HiMedia Q5 Android Media Player Review

[genosyde]

HiMedia is usually known for their Realtek based media players but recently they have started producing Android based players. The Realtek players are well known for their high compatibility with all kinds of video and audio formats. When making the switch over to Android, HiMedia has put a lot of effort into making sure that their Android players perform as well as their Realtek players when it comes to playback support.

HiMedia Q5 Android Media Player Review


HIMEDIA Q5 ANDROID MEDIA PLAYER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

> OS - Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
> Chipset - Hisilicon 3716C, ARM Cortex A9 1GHz
> Memory - 1GB DDR3
> Built-in Storage- 4GB (2GB for OS, 2GB available space)
> Network - WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
> Additional Storage - SD / SDHC / MS PRO card reader
> Video Formats - TS, M2TS, TP, TRP, MKV, MP4, AVI, RM, RMVB, WMV, ASF, FLV, VOB, DAT, MPG, MPEG
> Audio Formats - MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, AAC, FLAC, MKA
> Video/Audio Output - HDMI (up to 1080P), Composite Audio/Video, Y/Pb/Pr Video, S/PDIF Coaxial (digital audio), S/PDIF Optical TOSLink (digital audio)
> USB Ports - 3 USB 2.0 Host
> SATA Ports - 1 SATA interface for SATA HDD
> Size - 170 x 115 x 24.5 mm
> Weight - 500 g

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Nice machine will give Minix Neo X5 a run for the money !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw9XNXY4Y7M

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just got mine yesterday - really nice device. brushed aluminium. lots of connectivity (all you could wish for - even SATA). Live chinese TV with a remote control for who needs it (believe it's a custom app - quite impressed with the easyness it works)

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root

in case someone needs to root this amazing little box (love the AC3 and smooth fast forward in movies)

adb connect %var%:5555
adb root
adb remount
adb push su /system/bin
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su


replace %var% with the ipadress of your q5.

download the root toolkit (adb program and superuser.apk) from here http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shar...5&uk=520615393

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pictures of the device and its nice aluminium case can be found here (if you open in google chrome it auto-translates from chinese)

http://bbs.himedia-tech.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=58276&extra=page%3D1

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in case someone needs to root this amazing little box (love the AC3 and smooth fast forward in movies)

adb connect %var%:5555
adb root
adb remount
adb push su /system/bin
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su


replace %var% with the ipadress of your q5.

download the root toolkit (adb program and superuser.apk) from here http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shar...5&uk=520615393

Picaye: are you shure this are the exact steps?

shouldnt be conneted thought usb?

abd of the device was able to accept connections using wifi or Ethernet connection?

[tatubias]

Firmwares:

1.0.3 (2012-11-06)

Changelog
The Android system platform
1) New openGL driver, improve graphics performance and accelerate the speed of webpage browser
2) Fix the but that NTP sometimes fail to get the time
3) Added support for remote operation of the Chinese input method
4) Modify the network DNS refresh mechanism in network anomaly
5) Add new module such as Google Maps, Google contact modules,
6) Built-in China Android Market.
7) Improve the stability of AirPlay, and change the UI of AirPlay
8) Fix the Q input issue of the HiControl
9) Fix the Volume of work some time

Media Playback
1) Add external subtitle supported for BDISO and Blu-ray directory (SRT, ASS, SSA )
2) Improve the performance of BDISO Playback
3) Speed up the loading time of BDMV and BDISO
4) Add One new format of Blu-ray PGS
5) Fix A/V sync issue on some VC1 video
6) Fix one bug of PGS subtitle display
7) Add LPCM 7.1 support ( Amplifer need)
8) optimize the performance of DTS-HDMA
9) Fix one bug on 59.94, 60Hz source
External Subtitle file for BDMV and BDISO

The ISO file
Afanda.Iso
Afanda.Srt
The BDMV directory
Speed and passion 5/BDMV
Speed and passion 5/speed and passion 5.srt

HiControl 1.0.3

1) Add phone input method for Hicontrl
2) Add phone voice input method
3) Fix the q issue of HiControl
4) Improve the HiControl device finding
5) Add online upgrade for HiControl
6) can be installed from apk.hinavi.cn

Firmware download

http://v.himedia-tech.cn/Q5/103/update.zip

Q5 1.0.4（2012-11-30）

http://v.himedia-tech.cn/Q5/104/update.zip

Q5 1.1.1 （ 2012-12-27） (THIS IS THE LATEST)

http://v.himedia-tech.cn/Q5/111/update.zip

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Here it is the CPU Spec sheet.

Download: http://www.hisilicon.com/engdownload...0DataBrief.rar



Some of the important stuff shown on this doc are:

Key Specifications
CPU
* High-performance core solo ARM Cortex A9 processor
* Mechanism of providing dual-core services, processing
capability of 2500 MIPs
* Built-in I-cache, D-cache, and L2 cache
* Hardware JAVA acceleration
* Floating-point coprocessor

Memory Control Interface
* Double-data rate 2 (DDR2)/DDR3 interface
− Maximum memory of 1 GB
− 32-bit memory width
* Serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash
* NAND flash

Video Decoding
* H264 MP, HP@ level 4.1
* MPEG1
* MPEG2 MP@HL
* MPEG4 SP@ levels 0–3 and ASP@ levels 0–5
* MPEG4 short header format (H.263 baseline)
* Divx4–6
* AVS baseline@ level 6.0
* H.263
* RealVideo8/9/10
* VC-1 AP
* Decoding capabilities of 1080p (30 fps) and 576i (25 fps) or
480i (30 fps)
* Video post-processing such as denoising and deblocking
Picture Decoding
* Full high-definition JPEG decoding, a maximum of 64
megapixels
* PNG decoding, a maximum of 64 megapixels
Audio/Video Encoding
* H.264/MPEG-4 video encoding, a maximum of
720x576@25 fps
* JPEG encoding
* Variable bit rate (VBR) and constant bit rate (CBR) modes
for video encoding
* 1-channel audio encoding
* Echo cancellation

Audio Decoding
* MPEG L1/L2 decoding
* Dolby digital and Dolby digital plus decoding
* AC3 transparent transmission
* Down mixing
* Resampling
* 2-channnel sound mixing
* Intelligent volume control

TS Demultiplexing/PVR
* 3-channel transport stream (TS) inputs including 1-channel
intermediate frequency (IF) input
* One built-in quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
module
* 1-channel QAM loopback output
* A maximum of 96 packet ID (PID) filters
* Full-service personal video recorder (PVR)
* Recording of scrambled and non-scrambled streams
* Advanced encryption standard (AES), data encryption
standard (DES), or triple data encryption standard (3DES)
data encryption
* Content protection for universal serial bus (USB) devices
* Content protection for serial advanced technology
attachment (SATA) or external serial advanced technology
attachment (eSATA) hard disks

Security Processing
* Advanced security features
* One-time programmable (OTP) and chip ID

Graphics Processing
* Enhanced full-hardware 2D graphics acceleration engine
* Full-hardware anti-aliasing and anti-flicker
* Full-hardware 3D graphics processing unit (GPU)
acceleration engine
* Standard OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1/1.0 OpenVG 1.1 interfaces

Display Processing
* 2-layer on-screen display (OSD)
* 16-bit or 32-bit color depth
* Two background layers and two video layers
* 1920-pixel width for each layer
* Image enhancement

Audio/Video Interface
* Output norm of PAL, NTSC, or SECAM and force standard
conversion
* Aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9, force aspect ratio conversion,
and scaling
* 1080p 50(60)/1080i/720p/576p/576i/480p/480i outputs
* Receiving of standard-definition and high-definition signals
* Simultaneous output of high-definition and
standard-definition signals from the same source or different
sources
* xvYCC (IEC 61966-2-4) standard for color gamut
* Digital video interface
− High-definition multimedia interface 1.4 (HDMI 1.4)
with high-bandwidth digital content protection 1.2
(HDCP 1.2)
− One BT.656/601 or BT.1120 video input (VI) interface

Analog video interface
− One composite video broadcast signal (CVBS) interface
− One YPrPb interface
− One S-Video interface
− Six built-in video digital-to-analog converters (DACs)
− Configurable output interface
− Macrovision and vertical blanking interval (VBI)
* Audio interface
− Left-audio and right-audio channels (RCA output
interface with low impedance and imbalance)
− Sony/Philips digital interface (SPDIF)
− One built-in audio DAC
− One digital audio input/audio output (AI/AO) interface
(pulse code modulation (PCM) with multiple time slots)

Peripheral Interface
* One eSATA/SATA interface (with integrated physical layer
(PHY)), supporting 1.5 Gbit/s or 3.0 Gbit/s rate
* One peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe)
interface (with integrated PHY)
* Two USB 2.0 host ports (with integrated PHY)
* One 8-bit secure digital input/output (SDIO) interface
* Two 10/100 Mbit/s adaptive Ethernet ports supporting the
2-layer or 3-layer switch function or one 10/100 Mbit/s or
10/100/1000 Mbit/s adaptive Ethernet port
* Three universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART)
interfaces
* Two smart card interfaces, supporting T0, T1, and T14
protocols
* One infrared (IR) receiver processor and two input
interfaces
* One light emitting diode (LED) and keypad control interface
* Three inter-integrated circuit (I2C) interfaces
* 13 groups of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) interfaces

Others
* Fast startup
* Downloading and running of boot programs through the
serial port
* Passive standby and low-power consumption
* Entire standby power less than 1 W
* Typical entire power less than 9 W in operating mode
* 756-pin plastic ball grid array (PBGA) package with 31 mm
x 31 mm dimensions and 0.8 mm pitch




Looks better thant the himedia q4.

[tatubias]

To un pack the rom for tweaking you will need to do the following.

1 - Download the rom. into your linux machine or linux virutal pc
2 - unzip it you will get all the img files from the rom.

sample:
root@debian:/home/tatubias/HiMediaQ5/unpacked# ls -la
total 281284
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Mar 26 13:07 .
drwxr-x--- 3 tatubias tatubias 4096 Mar 26 13:04 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8192 Feb 29 2008 baseparam.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65536 Feb 29 2008 bootargs.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4320524 Feb 29 2008 boot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 427976 Feb 29 2008 fastboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 58997 Feb 29 2008 logo.img
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 26 13:04 META-INF
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3492444 Feb 29 2008 recovery.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 279166968 Feb 29 2008 system.img
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8236 Mar 19 17:37 unyaffs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 34194 Mar 19 09:47 unyaffs2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107400 Feb 29 2008 userdata.img
root@debian:/home/tatubias/HiMediaQ5/unpacked#

3 - To un pack the system.img you will need to do the following.

a) in your linux pc or virtual pc download unyaffs2 - Download yaffs2 Utility
b) you will get a latest.tar.gz file
c) un pack it
d) enter the directory that was un packed and compile the application todo that you need only to run make command.
e) copy the unyaffs2 and mkyaffs2 to the directory that you have unziped the rom.
f) run: (go to the directory that you have the system.img and unyaffs2 files)

mkdir system
./unyaffs2 -p4096 -s200 system.img ./system

g) now you have unpacked the system.img now you can start tweaking the rom.

root@debian:/home/tatubias/HiMediaQ5/unpacked/system# ls -la
total 84
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 Mar 26 13:08 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Mar 26 13:07 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 21:47 app
drwxr-xr-x 2 1005 1005 12288 Dec 27 08:13 bin
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1005 1005 1673 Dec 27 07:34 build.prop
drwxr-xr-x 5 1005 1005 4096 Dec 21 07:38 busybox
drwxr-xr-x 11 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 08:14 etc
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 158 Dec 31 1969 .flash
drwxr-xr-x 2 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 07:45 fonts
drwxr-xr-x 2 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 08:11 framework
drwxr-xr-x 8 1005 1005 12288 Dec 27 08:15 lib
drwxr-xr-x 3 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 07:36 media
drwxr-xr-x 3 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 07:14 samba
drwxr-xr-x 3 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 07:36 tts
drwxr-xr-x 8 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 07:43 usr
drwxr-xr-x 3 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 07:38 vendor
drwxr-xr-x 2 1005 1005 4096 Dec 27 08:12 xbin
root@debian:/home/tatubias/HiMediaQ5/unpacked/system#

if you want to repack the rom you will try the following command. (rename the original system.img to systemoriginal.img to avoid deleting it)

./mkyaffs2 -p4096 -s200 ./system system.img

This command will get all the files in ./system and will pack them into a image called system.img

[tatubias]

How to upgrade from setup menu
2012-9-1

1) Download the version according to your product Q5 update.zip
2) put the "update.zip" into USB disk (Q2 use update_Q2.zip, Q4 use update_Q4.zip)
3) goto setup--system upgrade, click "SDA" or SDB
4) Q5 will reboot and entering the upgrade mode, there will be a ROBOT screen



6. Wait for the smart tv box to complete the firmware update. Please be patient as it may take around 5 minutes to complete.



7.Box will auto reboot after upgrade is finished

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Recovery Mode Update:
1.Download the new firmware and place the firmware onto the ROOT directory of a USB drive.
2.Plug the USB drive into an empty USB HOST on the smart tv box.
3.With the smart tv box turned off,use a paper clip or tooth pick to press and hold the small pinhole restore button on the smart tv box.
4.While pressing the restore button,turn on the smart tv box. Continue to hold the restore button for 5 more seconds,then release it.
5.The restore mode will begin upgrading the firmware from the USB drive as below:




6. Wait for the smart tv box to complete the firmware update. Please be patient as it may take around 5 minutes to complete.



7. After upgrading, pls go to SETUP to check the firmware version.

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FAQ

Q:What is HiControl?

A: HiControl is an App developed by HiMedia.With this App,your Android smart-phone can be transformed to Touch-screen and Remote-controller for HiMedia smart TV box.Take control on your Android smart-phone while the action unfolds on your widescreen TV. With the Gravity Sensing of your smart phone, you even can play games such as Crazy Snow Ball on your HDTV.

Q:What is HiShare?
A:HiShare is an App developed by HiMedia.It can let you wirelessly share media file(video/audio/photo) from your Android smart-phone or pad to your HDTV via HiMedia smart TV box.

Q:Does Q5 support AirPlay functions?
A:Yes.AirPlay lets you wirelessly stream content from your iPhone,iPad or iPod touch to your HDTV via the Q5 smart TV box. More detail about AirPlay please check www.apple.com/airplay. (The Q5 support music,photo and video share).

Q:Does Q5 support DOLBY and DTS?
A:Yes, Q5 supports DOLBY and DTS very well.

HiControl
2012-11-24

HiContol: It is an App developed by HiMedia.With this App,your Android smart-phone can be transformed to Touch-screen and Remote-controller for HiMedia smart TV box.Take control on your Android smart-phone while the action unfolds on your widescreen TV. With the Gravity Sensing of your smart phone, you even can play games such as Crazy Snow Ball on your HDTV. Use your Android smart-phone to download the HiContorl app from http://apk.hinavi.cn/en.html now.

HiShare:It is an App developed by HiMedia.It can let you wirelessly share media file(video/audio/photo) from your Android smart-phone or pad to your HDTV via HiMedia smart TV box. Use your Android smart-phone to download the HiShare app from http://apk.hinavi.cn/en.html now.

[tatubias]

Here i have gathered some youtubes videos of the himedia q5 device

there are lot more video fo himedia q5 on youtube. so you can search them.

[tatubias]

Re: HiMedia Q5 Android Media Player Review

Hi im adding new video tutorial that shows you how to use the devices and you can see all the good stuff that it brings with.

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