Are Himedia preparing a successor model to the Q5/10 Pro line?

[Frankie]

I wonder if there are any hints at that - the Pro line has been out for a while and they seem to get new models ready after about that time. Have they suggested that there would be any new models coming up on the horizon, e.g. with new Realteks etc.?

[futeko.com]

HiMedia have told us there will be a new HiSilicon chipset box near end 2019.

I know no details except that it will be 8K capable.

We'll keep this page updated with info as we get it: https://www.futeko.com/products/MP100.php

[LeoeL]

I think HFR is more necessary than 8k for a player.

[futeko.com]

I have no actual information about chipset, but HiSilicon do have an 8K and 4K@120fps chipset already:

http://www.hisilicon.com/en/Media-Center/News/display_8K
http://www.hisilicon.com/-/media/Hisilicon/pdf/Display/Hi3751V811.pdf

I repeat that I have no actual information about chipset! This is just the result of searching for 'hisilicon 8k'.

[Mount81]

8K and 4K / 120fps?! : What does it matter in "practice"? Nothing to me. Or maybe just "nonsense"... If the SDK sucks in the same aspects as it sucked with the current flagship line, it won make any change... No interlaced freque switching at all, 3D iso outputs at 24Hz... And no one lese tried to play along with their chipsets in the "mainline", except from HiMedia. The only things that still keeps -in some pont of view- the HiSilicon ahead is it's PQ quality... But there's no perfect Android or any other kind of affordable Player option. As far as I know Zidoo and Shiled still have it's PQ issues, Amlogic's and ATV 4K and Nvidia card based HTPC's suffer from improper HDR passthough.

The only satisfactory way is a strong mind-upper Radeon card based HTPC with MadVR, that will cost much-much more than any of the "out-of-the-box" alternatives...

[tmihai20]

120 FPS will matter, I can tell you there should be a significant observable difference if the TV can do 120 FPS. I know mine does (it is an old LG 3D TV from 2013). But the lack of a proper SDK will make or brake a device based on the new chipset.

[Mount81]

If you use the Android part for other apps, browsing, etc. that it may count. For video playback it won't. I don't thing that there will be other than a tiny amount of HFR movies in the foreseeable future (Ok, except from some home videos for an insignificant branch of users.). As there still aren't, and we are far deep in the middle of the UHD era by now. UHD BD and streaming providers still didn't brake the "24p boundary", and i don't thing that it will happen anytime soon...

[tmihai20]

Having a matched screen and video source, no matter where it comes from, will matter. We first need good and stable 4K at 60 FPS, then we can dream about 120 FPS and 8K. One of the most popular cable providers in Romania launched its first 4K channel, for free at the moment. I saw it on a friend's 4K TV, it looks gorgeous (his infant daughter even said "that is a lot of food" when she saw a show on it). By pushing the boundaries we can get better video at 1080p and 4K video sources. I am sure not all TV stations are doing a proper 1080p and that some do upscaling (Eurosport, History and maybe some of the local TV stations in Romania).

[mtenga]

[futeko.com]

[newbi14]

surprise?  For shure for  all of us. Q100 has same Silicon chip as Q5pro/Q10pro, does not make sense, maybe Imprex 2 engine & HiVXE does help, but many people has disabled ImprexEngine in Q10pro models, dont know what the new engine really make better, but for me it isnt interesting, if it dont move to 8K and more capabilities. THX

[mtenga]

I wonder whether the new q100 front display will show time remaining on a film rather than just time elapsed as before?

[pcristi]

@newbi14
Q100 is use same SoC as Q30/HiMedia Ai Hi3798MV200, possible new revision.
Q100 look to use same SDK version as HiMedia Ai with working CEC and normal power/suspend implementation, but this will see when BOX/FW will available.
Between Q100 box is not intend to be a upgrade of Q Pro series boxes.

[Mount81]

Q100 is use same SoC as Q30/HiMedia Ai Hi3798MV200, possible new revision.

So no wonder they list only N Wi-Fi and only USB 2.0...?

It's a kind off light version of the Q10 Pro.

[newbi14]

@newbi14
Q100 is use same SoC as Q30/HiMedia Ai Hi3798MV200, possible new revision.
Q100 look to use same SDK version as HiMedia Ai with working CEC and normal power/suspend implementation, but this will see when BOX/FW will available.
Between Q100 box is not intend to be a upgrade of Q Pro series boxes.

Ok, understand  THX