I’ve just uploaded a new Viliv S5 photo-set into the gallery. Also on Flickr and embedded below. For more info on the Viliv S5, see the S5 info-page.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Viliv S5 MID/PND/PMP /UMPC (!) Gallery http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6433
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Thank you for the eye candy! I am obsessed with the s5 as I continue to get my daily dose of unboxings, reviews, and anything viliv s5esque (even things that I have seen before). I can’t wait to get my paws on a premium… Where can I get one of these today/ Pleeeeease!
nobody Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
The missing microphone or a mic-in-port costs some sympathy though
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Hello Chippy,
Thank you for uploading the eye candy. I am very interested in this unit and I am anxiously awaiting the US release near the end of April (hopefully)
I was wondering if you have tried to play .mkv 720p or .mkv 1080p files yet? I have seen a video of someone playing both resolutions just fine. I would like a second verification. I have yet been able to find a portable unit that can in fact play these without stutter.
So I don’t get blasted by why would you want it to be compatible when it can’t support that resolution. Almost my whole video library is made up of .mkv 720p and .mkv 1080p.
Thank You.
Chippy Reply:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 pm
its difficult to define 720 and 1080p.
MKV is a container, not a codec format (my knowledge)
MPEG4 (xvid, divx) play well at up to 8mbps on CPU
H.264 plays in CPU to about 4mbps
H.264 play in chipset (with correct setup and codecs) to about 10mbps average.
MPEG2 goes up over 10mbps
MJPEG over 16mbps
WMV up to about 5mbps
These are the averaged-out figures I have in my head from Wibrain i1, Viliv S5 and Kohjinsha SC3 testing.
Steve
JeCh Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Hi Chippy, talking about video decoding, I have a few questions. Does the device come with a preinstalled H.264 DirectShow decoder? If yes, what decoder is it? Just today I heard that some guys from Intel are working to add H.264 and VC-1 DXVA decoding to the great MPC-HC player. They work on supporting G45 graphics, I hope they’ll support GMA 500 too. Do you have any information about it?
Also what are the options for video output? I can see there is a multi I/O port but what does it support? I hope there is a HDMI/DVI and s-video output.
Also could you please try if it is possible to run Elisa (http://elisa.fluendo.com/) and XBMC (http://xbmc.org/) on the S5? That would be perfect for multimedia playback.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
ok, who do I have to marry , kill or sell my soul to to get one, and are they really shipping or is this for testing????
Chippy Reply:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Shipping in Korea but I know that Viliv are working with Mobilx and Dynamism and ‘others’ to get this shipped out.
My belief is that Viliv have a big demand in local markets and might take this low-risk route for their initial sales. I guess it depends on how much they want to invest in paying up front for the production line.
Again, my thoughts; I think they see a big demand in Europe and U.S. but I expect the availability dates to slip as they continue to serve their home market. I think we’ll see this available in about 4 weeks.
I don’t have the official line though. Fingers crossed that it’s coming earlier.
Steve
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 pm
I’ve been trying to look at the various pictures floating around but haven’t been able to determine if the S5 has a headphone jack. Does the Viliv S5 have a headphone jack?
JeCh Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Yes, it has. Just look at the official site: http://www.myviliv.com/eng/product/s5.asp
March 24th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Steve, I was wondering if you could compare your experiences with the u820/2010, to this one thus far?
March 24th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Hi Steve!
Please the answer to questions:
- When will be on sale Viliv s5 with 3G
- Noise
- Heating
Thanks.
admin Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 7:29 am
3G later in the year for EU. (I expect summer)
No heat (warm like every MID but not hot)
No noise.
March 24th, 2009 at 5:24 am
And how many real battery life?
- With WiFi
- Without WiFi
admin Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 7:31 am
Read first impressions…
http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/viliv-s5-umpc-detailed-first-impressions
Steve
March 24th, 2009 at 5:37 am
Hello Chippy and thank you for your response.
Not sure if this helps but here is whats inside the mkv container:
720p : English, 6065 Kbps (6372 Kbps) 1280*688 (1.860) at 23.976 fps, AVC
1080p : English, 8446 Kbps (8892Kbps) 1920*1040 at 23.976 fps, AVC
By the way I emailed Viliv and they said this product will be realeased near the end of April in the US. Not sure if they will make that happen but I hope they do. With the Korean market creating such a demand as you said, I dont know if they can supply the US market anytime soon.
Viliv also sent this over to me. Its all pretty much on there web site and UMPC Portal, this just makes it easy to find it all:
EXPOLING THE POSSIBLITY: VILIV S5 PEMIUM.
Multimedia Experience with I-TUNES
By simply downloading the I-tunes from http://www.apple.com, you can enjoy the same experience of I-POD touch. It is strength of “Window XP based Portable open platform”. You can enjoy the millions of contents such as video and mp3 files through I-tunes shop, Amazon.com and etc.
Availability of contents can be varied depending on region of county.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6xIGzqW_kc
Full Internet Experience and Dual Browsing System: FastWeb Browser service vs. MicroSoft IE
Viliv S5 has MS IE for full internet experience as well as Fastweb browser like Apple’s Safari.
Comparing with MS IE, Fastweb Browser is server based web viewing solution. It is at least 5 times faster than MS IE due to reducing the browsing data even though it does not play the movie clip in the internet. It must be shinning more under limited bandwidth environment such.
The fastweb service is not free. It will be charged after 6 month user trial.
You can feel the difference how it is different from MS IE after watching the linked video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGW1sEf1WJM&feature=related
TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION AND GPS APPLICATION
Viliv S5 is a GPS built in window based ultra mobile PC system. You can feel the performance of GPS and exploring the possibility of “Window XP based Portable open platform”. Also, Video will introduce you how it is easy to install viliv S5 in your car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=BbBKl7-nB6s
For North America,
You might realize how you can utilize the GPS built in viliv S5.
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,4832,00.asp
See the detail review of GPS software for North America
Garmin Mobile PC: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2336525,00.asp
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2009 with GPS Locator: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334407,00.asp
And Europe and Asia PC map are available for Garmin and MAP King as well. New PC Map will be added.
720P & 1080P HD VIDEO PLAYBACK
Atom Silverthorne processor equipped viliv S5 can support hardware accelerated video Playback. Most of 720P HD video is supported except WMV 720P, and H.264 codec encoded 1080p video clip can be played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvrYL2Xksig&NR=1
720P TV out through Multi-Output Cable Port & Cable(Cable is optional)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su-0IU4BU_g&feature=related
In General Performance of Viliv S5
http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/02/viliv-s5-pre-orders-sold-out-in-15-minutes-review-information.
EXPOLING THE POSSIBLITY: VILIV S5 EXPRESS: NO GPS, 16G SSD MODEL.
The long lasting battery life and XP based Ultra mobile system gives new possibility of mobile office. Viliv S5 Express equipped with SSD can increase the battery time at least one and half hours.
See the lots of B2B application for your sales person using mobile office viliv S5 with existing PC infrastructure.
Sales Force Automation S/W
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,4828,00.asp
AND LOTS OF APPLICATIONS: EXPLORING THE POSSIBLITY
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,2201,00.asp
I Hope that helps. Thank you
Mike
admin Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Mike. 6mbps of AVC (I assume H.264 or WMV9) will be a little too much for the S5 IMO unless you can get it running in hardware. When I got the device, divx and h.264 were being decoded in hardware ok. WMV wasn’t.
Steve
March 24th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Thanks Steve!
I would be very glad to see comparison Viliv S5 and yours Everun S66HS
Thanks.
Chippy Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
My Everun S66HS got split up for parts unfortunately (I fixed a few customer Everuns from when I sold a batch of them) but i’ll definately be doing video and full reviews soon.
Steve
March 25th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Its very strange that so much attention is given to the Viliv S5 yet there is no follow up or review or anything regarding the Viliv S7 and X70 atom for quite some time.
Even the Viliv website have only the S5 up for sale.. what about the Viliv S7 and X70… anyone knows when they are expected to be released, any hint or idea would be highly appreciated as I am thinking about buying a Gigabyte 7″ m704, but if Viliv is launching any of the 7″ devices I will gladly wait…
Any idea Chippy, Mike W ???
Please someone reply
(Note to Mike W to which VILIV email address did you send, was it in english??)
March 25th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Hello khanchi,
I saw the Viliv S7 info but this unit did not appeal to me. The email address is on the Viliv web site. I sent an email to viliv@myviliv.com and they responded to me within a day. There is a ton of information on the S7 in this forum.
I am not sure about the release date (Chippy can comment on that if he knows) but from what I read. Viliv sold 100 units in Korea and they had to be sent back to have the casing modified. The plastic shell (casing) of the unit was not molded correctly and the finish quality ended up looking horrible. I don’t remember all of the details, came across this during my research of the S5. Most of the info was in Korean so I had to use Google to translate the pages. You can firm that up with your own research.
I may be going with a Everun D60H after all of my research. I just wish there was another product capable of handling .mkv 720p movies without a stutter. I am quite impressed with the D60H, battery life is not as great as I would like. But I guess power is a the trade off to battery life.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
How does it handle XBMC? Would be nice if you can use it like a small portable media center.