So, I just got this and I really want to like it, but I'm having issues.
[Constant]Playing music the background constantly cuts out when you do anything else in the foreground. Both Google Music and Amazon do it. I'm streaming, but I can see that the song has been downloaded. This is my number 1 issue.
[Intermittent]Sometimes the touches don't register on the screen. It's like there is a dead spot. I can touch elsewhere and back and it works fine again. Tried screen recalibration, same issue.
[Intermittent]The GPS doesn't shut off after apps get location. Eventually this kill the battery, but I can just turn it off.
[Random]Micro freezes like I have never seen on any android device. It's like the whole thing freezes. I'm not sure if this is related to the CPU firing up the other core (may be issue with #1)
I am lucky not to have the screen issue, and I'm familiar with the input lag issue (Transformer has it too). There is a lot to like about this tablet, but the music thing a deal breaker. Do I have a lemon, or is this normal?
Things I love:
2 USB Host Ports!
4x3 screen for browsing (not so great for some games and video)
FAST Harware acceleration
Remote is nice to use a player (I bought these. http://www.staples.com/Cyber-Acoustics-Portable-Speakers/product_860830 Needed a small adapter to access the USB port, but it works awesome!)
Sharp screen
More to come
Netflix issue
After Archos fixed the Sleep of Death issue, my ONLY issue is that sometimes when watching Netflix for awhile, the tablet crashes and reboots. Doesn't seem to do that doing anything else, including watching movies off the internal drive.
Thanks for the info.
I did a fully recovery and it's better. I played with the browser for about 5 minutes and only had one minor hickup with the built in player running in the background. Also, the browser was smoother.
I was messing around with Google Music and it hiccuped several times while scrolling around the song list, but nothing like it did this morning. I got another dead spot too. Tap away, tap back and it worked again. Weird stuff.
I picked it up cheap and I really like it, but if it reverts to the former issues, I have to send it back or try to warranty it.
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Update
I reinstalled a bunch of stuff and it's happening again. It's not as bad as it was, but it may be due to that I haven't installed as much. It may be related to memory, because it seems worse when more is running. I sent an e-mail to Archos. Let's see what they say.
I have problems when using the wifi as well...
I have minidlna Debian server at home and all the movies that i watch over wifi have problems. If i copy them via ftp to the tablet there is no problem at all... they play perfect even most demanding HD ones (fullhd 1080p)
One problem that was most frequent was that if i put my Tp-Link 740 (150mbps LiteN) router in 802.11n mode the wifi drops often and reboots my router. In 54mbps G-only mode the link is more stable, the router does not reboot and the link does not drop, but the video streaming across wifi is bad. Ftp transfers work very good (3~3,5 MB/s with AndFtp).
The router works perfect in N-mode with my laptop and SGS II, even FullHD streaming to phone, no problem.
(running 4.0.4)
Hi, skip to the next paragraph if you only want to hear about the hulu problem. I broke down and tried another Chinese off brand android device due to the price (under $40 with shipping) and I'm actually pretty happy this time. This is the best one yet. Had a couple minor things but I was able to fix them (annoying keyboard overlay kept coming up even with an external kb so I killed the process, then it did the same with voice rec typing so I disabled that process too)... flash was clunky but I was able update it, in the market no less, and it was better. I'll finish the mini review with netflix works well.
But, finally, to the problem. Hulu plus goes sideways once the first set of commercials tries to run after the video starts (re: the commercial/s before the show are ok). It tries to run the commercials at the same time as the next segment of the show. Looks sort of like two separate windows with the commercials on top. Waiting out the commercials does not work / the overlay wont go away. I'll add; the hulu video quality looks great. Much better than my older single core a9 device which seems to have a low frame rate. Also; I'm not trying to block the commercials and I can't find any ad blocker software on my device.
Any ideas? This would be a pretty cool device if Hulu worked on it (read my kindle books on my big tv, surf the web, keep and eye on my email, supports all the meeting software apps and has a good Citrix VM client piece...).
PS
HBO Go also works but video quality is bad. I think it is on HBO's side. They probably have the resolution set low for phones and pads; not high enough for a larger TV.... They just gave in on HDMI video so maybe they'll fix this soon...
thanks
Well; didn't seem to be ad blocking related in the end. I switched to Hulu 2.6.2 and it is working. Down side is screen refresh seems slower than the current version... but it works.
Hi all, just want to share some simple workaround on how to achieve MHL lag free gaming.
(Some of you might have already know how to do this, but this simple info will still benefits other users)
I search the forum & found little information on this topic, hence I decided to write one myself :fingers-crossed:
Our Z Ultra use MHL 1 (Not MHL 2 or 3) & when I first connect it to my TV, the display is being fixed at: 1080/24p
At 24 frames per second, I can watch movies & videos without issue. But I noticed a minor lag when I open apps & the whole phone UI just feels slow....
Things get really worse, when I try to play games via MHL output on my TV (I use dualshock 3 controller + sixaxis app)
The lag is killing me & made most 60FPS games unplayable, I even tried 30FPS games & still notice a minor input lag.
For gaming, basically we need 60FPS output, 24 or 30 FPS is not smooth enough.
With some simple tweaks, we can force the Z Ultra to output 720p at 60FPS (We sacrifice the 1080p display quality in order to achieve a smoother 720p output)
First, you need to access the service menu by dialing *#*#service#*#*
After that, select Service tests, scroll down to TV-Out Test & select it
Now connect your phone to your TV via MHL cable/adapter & make sure that it's properly connected.
select Video format
There are a few options to choose from, for gaming we need 60FPS so we choose [email protected]
After that, disconnect the MHL adapter from your phone & then reconnect it again.
The phone should now output 720p at 60FPS to your TV.
Note: If you restart or shutdown your phone, you will need to access service menu & do this simple workaround again.
This should work with other Xperia models as well, as long as you are able to access the service menu & change those settings.
Hope the above info helps
UPDATE: I notice my MHL adapter (3rd party) stops charging the phone after I change the TV output resolution.
If your adapter is doing the same thing, just disconnect it from your phone.
Plug in your microUSB wall charger & let it charge for around 30 seconds.
After that, connect your MHL adapter again to your phone, the problem should be gone.
awesome tip!
now able to play Adventures of Mana on Z1C at 60fps on HDTV, thanks much!
Note 4 user here. There's no service test menu, and no TV out test menu. :/
Hi,
I'm very new to android tv boxes and kodi but I'm tech savvy so no issues with getting it all up and running but I do have a question about cpu core usage in kodi, is it normal for the program to only ever use two cores, even on a quad core tv box.
I was having a lot of performance issues with the mxq, especially when watching 1080p content, lots of momentary freezing etc so I brought up the overlay to see only two cores listed and they were often both maxed out. I also had buffering issues, I put the speedtest app on the box and ran numerous tests, even through a wired connection I was only getting around 15mbps over my 80mbps connection, I did read about stock firmwares on these boxes are often not that great so I found a custom rooted firmware and flashed that, that sorted out the ethernet speeds as I got 75mbps down on the first test but only two cores were ever visible or used in kodi and as they were often maxed out the performance suffered as a result.
I installed the free version of system tuner on the box and by using the app to change the cpu mode to either on demand or performance fixes it instantly, 4 cores are now being used in kodi, all buffering issues are gone, unless they're server side issues of course and I can even watch live streams in hd, something this box couldn't do without constant freezing and buffering when only having access to two cores.
Smartie36 said:
Hi,
I'm very new to android tv boxes and kodi but I'm tech savvy so no issues with getting it all up and running but I do have a question about cpu core usage in kodi, is it normal for the program to only ever use two cores, even on a quad core tv box.
I was having a lot of performance issues with the mxq, especially when watching 1080p content, lots of momentary freezing etc so I brought up the overlay to see only two cores listed and they were often both maxed out. I also had buffering issues, I put the speedtest app on the box and ran numerous tests, even through a wired connection I was only getting around 15mbps over my 80mbps connection, I did read about stock firmwares on these boxes are often not that great so I found a custom rooted firmware and flashed that, that sorted out the ethernet speeds as I got 75mbps down on the first test but only two cores were ever visible or used in kodi and as they were often maxed out the performance suffered as a result.
I installed the free version of system tuner on the box, used it to change the cpu mode from hotplug to on demand and that sorted it instantly, 4 cores are now being used in kodi, all buffering issues are gone, unless they're server side issues of course and I can even watch live streams in hd, something this box couldn't do without constant freezing and buffering when only having access to two cores.
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What overlay are you referring to?
I'm interested in seeing if my box has the same problem.
Press 'o' on the keyboard while video is playing, you'll get the codec info overlay with a wealth of information displayed including the cpu core usage.
Smartie36 said:
Press 'o' on the keyboard while video is playing, you'll get the codec info overlay with a wealth of information displayed including the cpu core usage.
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Perfect, I'll do that and see it I'm on the same boat
EDIT, indeed the governor was set to 2 CPUs, now it's the 4, I think this will help a lot.
royeiror said:
Perfect, I'll do that and see it I'm on the same boat
EDIT, indeed the governor was set to 2 CPUs, no it's the 4, I think this will help a lot.
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Cpu governor on my box was set to hotplug, that shouldn't have been causing any issues but for some reason only two cores were ever active and used when running kodi.
Smartie36 said:
Cpu governor on my box was set to hotplug, that shouldn't have been causing any issues but for some reason only two cores were ever active and used when running kodi.
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As far as i know, more cores are active when more porgrams running. As for the buffering issues, momentary freezing problems seems related to internet connection speed, small RAM and Video decoding issues.
Tronfy said:
As far as i know, more cores are active when more porgrams running. As for the buffering issues, momentary freezing problems seems related to internet connection speed, small RAM and Video decoding issues.
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could also be to prevent over heating?
snoozy said:
could also be to prevent over heating?
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Yes, they can. One chip has limited ability to run programs and more cores and bigger RAM like Tronfy MXIV can handle that if more jobs need to do, which could prevent overheating in this way.
Apologies for joining your thread on an unrelated matter.
I am a non tech savvy newbie in awe of you guys. I have a recently bought MXQ which works fine but unlike my old android TV stick it dosent have bluetooth.
The MXQ has 4 unused USB ports and I have a bluetooth keyboard, mouse & 2 bluetooth dongles but the MXQ dosent recognise them.
Any ideas or advice would be appreciated.
Problem with MXQ box
Hi sorry but I could find how to post a new thread so I hope that someone reads this
I recently purchased a mxq box that was supposed to be fully loaded but every time I tried to set it up the same problem keeps happening firstly the screen is bright pink and positioned too far over to the right and when I press the cursor button on the remote then try to click on next the box turns itself off and I have to power the box off and back on again, I have tried to do a hard reset on it to see if it will sort the problem out but after it reboots the same thing happens again, don't suppose anyone has any ideas on how to sort it out?
I'm new to this and not that tech savvy so I will need laymans terms
Thanks
James
Really struggling with the buffering on this even on low quality. Have around 40mps intent speed which should be enough right?
Can someone explain how I find this system tuner app I'm lost.
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danbatch said:
Really struggling with the buffering on this even on low quality. Have around 40mps intent speed which should be enough right?
Can someone explain how I find this system tuner app I'm lost.
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OK I found a system tuner in the android app store. But can't find an option for changing mode from hot plug to on demand. Can anyone help?
Where are the settings located in the system tuner app?
Where to find the settings to improve performance in System Tuner.
Go to CPU Manager. Press the hot bug tab. It is a drop down menu. The bottom 2 are performance and on demand. Performance worked better for me. Less glitchy.
Hi I could really do with some advice. I'm a complete newbie when it comes to this stuff so bear with me
Bought the mxq box for my gf. Loaded up genesis (preinstalled). Most movies and shows only show links to prime wire and mrdeb. Most of these come up as no stream available or playback failed. The odd rare one plays but out of sync.
Router is in the next room. There is also a VPN as gf works from home sometimes. This blocked chromecast. Could this be the reason?
Please help. Thanks!
Installing a new build to MXQ box
I dont suppose anyone has tried to change the kodi build on an MXQ box and if so how in heck did you do it cause Ive tried ABDShield but it doesnt connedt to the box and Ive tried to used straight off a USB drive and it never installeds always fails any ideas what can be done?!?!
Can someone please share some info on how to root mxq s850 please I would really appreciate it thanks.
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Everyone needs to start somewhere
nutspurxxx said:
Apologies for joining your thread on an unrelated matter.
I am a non tech savvy newbie in awe of you guys. I have a recently bought MXQ which works fine but unlike my old android TV stick it dosent have bluetooth.
The MXQ has 4 unused USB ports and I have a bluetooth keyboard, mouse & 2 bluetooth dongles but the MXQ dosent recognise them.
Any ideas or advice would be appreciated.
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Have you tried inserting a USB memory stick or at her USB device to check to see if any other devices are recognized?
I'm using Rapoo wireless keyboard/mouse
Smartie36 said:
Press 'o' on the keyboard while video is playing, you'll get the codec info overlay with a wealth of information displayed including the cpu core usage.
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Can this only be done with an actual physical keyboard, and not by bringing up an on screen keyboard?
Do the mxq boxes work only on some brands of television, i got the OTT TV box 4X 4X try to hook it up to my Toshiba TV and it kept turning the tv off, i hooked it to my Samsung and it works fine. I got another box bro unite mx android tv box and tried in on my Toshiba and it done the same thing cut tv off or won't let it come on
I got the box yesterday & all seemed to be working fine but today it wont let me watch anything. I either get an error message down the bottom right saying to check the log or it says "working..." and then just disappears without doing anything! Can anyone help? I followed instructions on how to debug but that didnt work.
It's now also saying it can't connect to server but it's fully connected to the wifi.
Hi,
I have been using my Nexus 7 (2012) in my car as a satnav and for listening to music by plugging it into the radio usb input. It played music fine using Google play but it's a bit slow now for the satnav bit so I bought an M5 tablet.
Satnav app works ok but getting the music to play is not so good.
With the Nexus I would connect it to the radio with a usb cable, switch on the radio, select usb, open Google play, select the album, select play and off it went....easy. Not the same with the M5, after opening google play I'm asked to select connection mode, charging, MIDI, transfer files, transfer photos. If I select any option other than charging it reverts after a couple of seconds to charging and occasionally plays the music after about 20 seconds (missing this part of the album). If I pause or stop then it'll occasionally stop or just continue.
If the Nexus can do all this well then surely the M5 can, am I doing something wrong.
Any suggestions much appreciated.
Cheers
Ron
Is your screen on when music cuts out?
Not sure about USB - but via bluetooth, EMUI devices have issues with background music playback. Your screen needs to be on and your music player needs to be in the foreground. Otherwise, EMUI situationally (I think it depends on the msuic player app and available RAM and other things) kills bluetooth/media processes in the name of battery optimization. Music playback behavior becomes as you describe. It's usually fixed temporarily by toggling bluetooth on and off a couple times, or it's fixed permanently by freezing the Power Genius app (with root).
That's not necessarily your problem - but just saying...
Thanks,
I've been through all the settings (I think) but no change, it's pretty rubbish really that a 6 year old tablet outperforms the M5 on a feature that you would imagine should get better integrated into a more modern device. The M5 may have some good features but there are some aspects that are difficult to live with and ultimately i'll probably return it.
Cheers
Ron
I think it's the Android version that is ``causing`` this, not the Mediapad M5
Hi,
Thanks, that's interesting, do I understand that you think that it's a feature (or glitch) in Android 8 and therefore all devices (all makes) running this version will be experiencing the same? It would be hard to believe that this version would be released without testing to see whether such a common use for these devices would work as they have for many years!
I'm really looking for a fix/work around.
Cheers
Ron