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(This post was last modified: 2014-09-21, 01:23 by Roby77.)
So if they don't do the hardware and don't release software also products that claims to be open are like any cheap and unsupported chinese box without the support of chip manufacture
And yes Syabas staff is not well know for good firmware support
also the last a400 has bugs open from almost one year
Fire tv chromebox and nuc works now without any lies or non legit software
if a company lies before the launch of a new product i couldn't imagine once sold to customers
save your money
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(2014-09-21, 00:13)shomari Wrote: (2014-09-20, 22:38)Bluesmanuk Wrote: Having tested 2 of the modded XBMC's, even though they played 720p Tears of Steel, the 1080p version (http://trailers.divx.com/hevc/TearsOfSte...9_HM11.mkv) would not play without having half of the screen turn green.
The latest Helix Alpha nightly build did play the 1080p version and although not perfect, it was watchable, so it shows how well Kodi is coming along.
It also played all of the test files that I had been using to evaluate the Tronsmart R28 flawlessly, where the modded builds struggled with even some of the more basic files.
What I did notice in Kodi that I had not seen before, although had not really looked, was this
http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv283...607c24.png
Whether the allow multi threaded software decoding feature has been there all along I don't know but I do know that this version has become my new player of choice in terms of XBMC use.
Multi-threaded software decoding is a part of official stable for a while now.
The non-compliant xbmc plays 4K HEVC with ease. I posted a video showing it.
1080p, same on QPRO.
The modded one didn't play the 1080p file on my R28 though, where as Kodi did.
Did you get a chance to test the 1080p file?
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Hi all,
I'm going to be building an Intel nuc xbmc build soon last time I tried was when xbmc was on version 10 since then I know it has come leaps forward.
Now I also own popcorn a410, modded hdi dune prime 3.
Now for me the popcorn a410 with it sigma8911 chipset and vxp processing produces the best video quality and sound when using ess dac for stereo music, you have side by side mode where you can switch on vxp processing and then watch any video with vxp processing on one side of the screen . I have number of demos I always try on new players. But I dislike the movie wall I use yamj and NMJ one but they are slow to process on the pc etc also lack of some code support h10bit, mvc mkv 3d, h265 mkv.
Recently I tested a xbmc 13.1 on friends setup and the it just ticked a lot of the boxes but I have not tested fully yet.
The tears of steel 1080p, h10bit mkv I have tested on my galaxy note 3 with mx player inc the dts plug in and plays them back perfectly so know the hardware is capable just better codec support.
I also used to own the mede8er 1000x3d which can playback h10bit and mvc mkv 3d files.
Thanks
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(2014-09-21, 05:15)shomari Wrote: (2014-09-21, 01:37)Bluesmanuk Wrote: The modded one didn't play the 1080p file on my R28 though, where as Kodi did.
Did you get a chance to test the 1080p file?
Accelerated HEVC video playback with the linked 1080p file. Let me know if you'd like any additional info/tests.
The experience is not consistent across devices due to firmware differences; shared objects, and even kernel configs. But the most common [or significant] difference I've encountered so far with regards to accelerated HEVC playback in the non-compliant XBMC is firmware related. That's why the file won't play properly on your box, but plays well on mine.
Thanks for the vid.
With no consistency across devices, that does answer the question and I guess it might also end up giving rise to the same kind of issues in future, even if in possession of the sources.
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I just read about these boxes...
Checked in a hurry all pages here.
So i can conclude (is this true?)
No audio passthrough (so no dts-hd?)
A question about 3d
Xbmc doesnt do full 3d bluray (not able to play 3d mvc).
So i can conclude these boxes also dont do 3d mvc right?
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Good but what about heat dissipation and xbmc performance with heavy skin or long list of files
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@4:18 it shows various screen resolutions and refresh/fps rates including auto.... does that mean it will framerate sync to any of the selected resolutions or that you select just one for UI output.
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(2014-09-23, 07:55)Skank Wrote: I just read about these boxes...
Checked in a hurry all pages here.
So i can conclude (is this true?)
No audio passthrough (so no dts-hd?)
A question about 3d
Xbmc doesnt do full 3d bluray (not able to play 3d mvc).
So i can conclude these boxes also dont do 3d mvc right?
As I understand it Android was designed for tablets and mobiles so it will take the multi channel HD Audio and downmix to Stereo as that is the only supported option on those devices.
Android 5 currently in Beta release is supposed to cover this including framerate sync for various types of display refresh rates.
On Linux it's a different ball game but success there depends on the quality of the Rockchip SDK and patched to be developed to unlock the chips AV capabilities.
Or a mediaplayer application like xmbc/Kodi that knows how to unlock the chips AV capabilities independent of the Operating System.... You might have read some post on that here