HIMEDIA H8 OCTA. 16-OCT-2015. FIRMWARE HMD-1.0.7 FUTEKO-EN

[hdmkv]

My bad... when you said HiMedia player, I assumed Q5. Glad it works with H8... so this is a fixable issue via Kodi I'd think.

[MortUK]

I did some more testing with this tonight... Watched a full movie with the new firmware..

Full quality bluray Remux (mkv) with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, 2D.. Played using the Kodi interface..

 I was quite impressed with the picture quality, looks like it has had a boost in quality since the last release, definitely better quality than my Raspberry Pi now... No 24p support though... It stayed in my native resolution 1080p/60fps

Played around a bit, pause, start fast forward, rewind etc.. A couple of audio qwerks when doing that but no real issues, Kodi appears pretty stable with no crashes..

I tried the internal player as well and this plays at 1080p/24p

Mort..

[clovis99]

I'm disappointed the this update didn't fix the output video of Kodi to my Samsung 1080p TV and there is no ability to change it.
Please help if you no a fix. Thanks!

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[futeko.com]

In Kodi, DTS-HD and TrueHD pass through are present BUT..

TrueHD..... Working
Dts-HD..... Not working, weird audio effect still present, can be fixed by pausing/un pausing the video.. very annoying.
Dolby..... Not working, Weird audio effects..

3D iso.... Gives option for 3D but plays Side by Side or in 2D..

NO ADD-ON SUPPORT.!!! NOT EVEN SKINS.!!! NO PVR...

With the Himedia internal player...

TrueHD.... Working
Dts-HD.... Working
Dolby.... Working
DTS.... Working

3D iso... Working... Full frame packed...

UPDATE.....

I've tested the 7.1 pass through in this firmware... With all other players that I've used I've only ever achieved 5.1 audio.. I actually thought there was an issue with my setup that I couldn't solve.. I have 2 test audio tracks with DTS-HD and TuruHD 7.1... Nothing will play them in 7.1.. Not even my Raspberry Pi that is supposed to or my Vidon box. (Which is virtually in the trash I might add)

This update plays them perfectly.!!!! :-) FULL 7.1 HD audio...

With the internal himedia player and with Kodi.! (Although with Kodi you need to  pause then un pause the DTS-HD track)

Thanks for the comprehensive testing.

Can you describe the Dolby / DTS HD weird audio effect in more detail? I don't get it here with Denon amp. Can anyone else provide feedback on this?

I suspected that result for 3D ISO. At least it works in Himedia player, I will report back to Himedia that SBS is not a satisfactory solution for Kodi.

I don't have problems installing add-ons. SYSTEM - Settings - Add-ons - Install from repository works for me. I've just installed a couple of skins and video add-ons.

[futeko.com]

I did some more testing with this tonight... Watched a full movie with the new firmware..

Full quality bluray Remux (mkv) with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, 2D.. Played using the Kodi interface..

 I was quite impressed with the picture quality, looks like it has had a boost in quality since the last release, definitely better quality than my Raspberry Pi now... No 24p support though... It stayed in my native resolution 1080p/60fps

Played around a bit, pause, start fast forward, rewind etc.. A couple of audio qwerks when doing that but no real issues, Kodi appears pretty stable with no crashes..

I tried the internal player as well and this plays at 1080p/24p

Mort..

Yes, that's the current situation with auto frame rate switching. 24p switch works in Himedia player, but no auto switching in Kodi. I suspect this is tricky to fix but I'll add it to the list for Himedia.

[futeko.com]

I'm disappointed the this update didn't fix the output video of Kodi to my Samsung 1080p TV and there is no ability to change it.
Please help if you no a fix. Thanks!

This is an oddity. The interface is 720p upscaled to whatever the system resolution is set to. Not sure why it's like this, I will ask Himedia and add it to the feature request thread.

[clovis99]

I'm disappointed the this update didn't fix the output video of Kodi to my Samsung 1080p TV and there is no ability to change it.
Please help if you no a fix. Thanks!

This is an oddity. The interface is 720p upscaled to whatever the system resolution is set to. Not sure why it's like this, I will ask Himedia and add it to the feature request thread.

I hit display on TV to see what resolution the unit is producing, and it does say 1080P. So that's good. This 720p value within Kodi is not a true reflection on what is actually happening thru the videoout of the HDMI to TV (i guess).
I was pleasantly surprised to see all my addon's still within Kodi upon upgrading to 1.0.7 firmware.
Thanks!
Clovis99

[MortUK]

Thanks for the comprehensive testing.

Can you describe the Dolby / DTS HD weird audio effect in more detail? I don't get it here with Denon amp. Can anyone else provide feedback on this?

I suspected that result for 3D ISO. At least it works in Himedia player, I will report back to Himedia that SBS is not a satisfactory solution for Kodi.

I don't have problems installing add-ons. SYSTEM - Settings - Add-ons - Install from repository works for me. I've just installed a couple of skins and video add-ons.

The audio effect is like a weird vibration sound, almost as if the audio is cutting out every half second or so. I've never experienced it anywhere else and the audio works fine in the Himedia player..

That's weird about the Addon's.. I get the repo but when i try and select it nothing happens.. I've tried to install from a Zip file and it tells me that dependancies are not met.. Anyone else, or is it just me.?

Mort.?

[futeko.com]

The audio effect is like a weird vibration sound, almost as if the audio is cutting out every half second or so. I've never experienced it anywhere else and the audio works fine in the Himedia player..

That's weird about the Addon's.. I get the repo but when i try and select it nothing happens.. I've tried to install from a Zip file and it tells me that dependancies are not met.. Anyone else, or is it just me.?

Mort.?

I hope for more reports about the HD-Audio problem. What sort of amp do you have?

Add-ons are definitely OK here. I just installed many using the config wizard tool from the most popular such site and everything installs and runs as normal.

[MortUK]

The audio effect is like a weird vibration sound, almost as if the audio is cutting out every half second or so. I've never experienced it anywhere else and the audio works fine in the Himedia player..

That's weird about the Addon's.. I get the repo but when i try and select it nothing happens.. I've tried to install from a Zip file and it tells me that dependancies are not met.. Anyone else, or is it just me.?

Mort.?

I hope for more reports about the HD-Audio problem. What sort of amp do you have?

Add-ons are definitely OK here. I just installed many using the config wizard tool from the most popular such site and everything installs and runs as normal.

It's a pioneer VSX-922 AV Reciever..

With the addons I don't even get the "get more" option under skins.. I've just had another look and I now get "cannot connect to network server" when I select the standard repo..

[futeko.com]

It's a pioneer VSX-922 AV Reciever..

With the addons I don't even get the "get more" option under skins.. I've just had another look and I now get "cannot connect to network server" when I select the standard repo..

I definitely have that option. Settings - Appearance - Skin (lists installed skins) - 'Get more' button is to the right of list.

Something has gone wrong somewhere with configuration. I suggest either reinstalling Kodi or reinstalling the firmware from scratch. Pre-installed custom Kodi is here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0f3sbzidd2vlv3z/Kodi_15.1_151000.apk

[MortUK]

It's a pioneer VSX-922 AV Reciever..

With the addons I don't even get the "get more" option under skins.. I've just had another look and I now get "cannot connect to network server" when I select the standard repo..

I definitely have that option. Settings - Appearance - Skin (lists installed skins) - 'Get more' button is to the right of list.

Something has gone wrong somewhere with configuration. I suggest either reinstalling Kodi or reinstalling the firmware from scratch. Pre-installed custom Kodi is here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0f3sbzidd2vlv3z/Kodi_15.1_151000.apk

Ok, reinstalling worked.! I had all ready tried reinstalling the update but I just got the same result... Installing the Kodi app on its own worked.. :-)

[dorol]

Same Dolby / DTS HD  weird audio here in Kodi.
I'm using Denon 1610 amp.
Also i have random video freezing problems when playing DTS HD movies with HW and HW+. Something like 20-30 times for a movie.
Only in SW not freezing but no HD audio and poor video quality.

UPDATE
I think the weird audio in Kodi is related to hardware acceleration.
Disabling and then re-enabling hardware acceleration i was able to play an entire movie without the weird audio bug.
Seems to work only until next boot.

[rafarataneneces]

4. Full HD-Audio native support in custom Kodi (DTS / Dolby Digital / DTS-HD MA / Dolby TrueHD).

Anybody has successfully tested an entire movie with 7.1 passthrough with Dolby TrueHD?

oh man oh man I hope that's the case because then I would like to buy this box and see if it works with Atmos :-)

[MortUK]

Same Dolby / DTS HD  weird audio here in Kodi.
I'm using Denon 1610 amp.
Also i have random video freezing problems when playing DTS HD movies with HW and HW+. Something like 20-30 times for a movie.
Only in SW not freezing but no HD audio and poor video quality.

UPDATE
I think the weird audio in Kodi is related to hardware acceleration.
Disabling and then re-enabling hardware acceleration i was able to play an entire movie without the weird audio bug.
Seems to work only until next boot.

Pausing the unpausing works for me with DTS HD.. I've watch a whole movie with no issues after doing this...

Standard Dolby and DTS I still have major issues with though.... I'll have to give the HW acceleration thing a try later...