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Dune HD Max 8K

Premium full-sized 4Kp60 Dolby Vision & HDR10+ Media Player

on Realtek RTD1619DR with 2 HDD racks and Hi-Fi audio.

Advanced connectivity, 2x HDD: hot-swap + internal, Hi-Fi audio DAC, High-End toroidal PSU, premium case, OLED display.

Review by LatestInTech.com

Key Features

Premium full-sized casing

Standard 43 cm design fits perfectly into your audio/video rack.

Hi-Fi analog audio outputs

The media player has high-fidelity analog stereo audio outputs (2xXLR + 2xRCA) based on a premium 32-bit DAC (AKM AK4493EQ or ESS ES9038Q2M) with industry’s leading level low distortion characteristics. You can play music in the most advanced DSD format in "Direct DSD" mode, as well as in various lossless formats, including FLAC / PCM up to 384 kHz.

Hi-End PSU

Toroidal power transformer with separated circuits for digital and analog parts ensures excellent video and audio quality.

Big OLED display

Big matrix OLED display on the front panel displays current time, playback position, currently played song, and supports navigation through the menus of the media player even when the TV is switched off.

Two HDD racks

Front panel hot-swap HDD rack can be used to easily and quickly insert and exchange 3.5" SATA HDDs. Rear panel HDD slot can be used to install 3.5" or 2.5" HDD or SSD.

Advanced silent cooling

The media player has a silent cooling system based on 120mm Hi-End ultra-low-noise fan from Noctua.

RTD1619DR media processor

The newest RTD1619DR media processor is the most advanced and the most powerful media processor from Realtek with Dolby Vision support.

Two HDMI output ports

The additional HDMI output port allows getting the best picture and audio quality in various scenarios, for example, when using a 4K/HDR TV and an A/V receiver without 4K/HDR support.

Dolby Vision and HDR10+

The media player supports not only HDR technology (supported by the previous generation of media players), but also the most latest and advanced Dolby Vision and HDR10+ technologies. In conventional HDR technology, the brightness range is set at the beginning of the film and does not change during the film, so completely dark and completely bright scenes may have insufficient detail. In the latest Dolby Vision and HDR10+ technologies, the brightness range can vary from frame to frame, so the maximum picture detail is provided even in scenes that contain only dark or only light elements.

Dolby Vision VS10 video processor

The advanced Dolby Vision VS10 video processing engine ensures maximum image quality when playing any type of content (SDR, HDR, Dolby Vision) with any type of video output signal (SDR, HDR, Dolby Vision), improves the SDR/HDR/Dolby Vision conversion quality, minimizes the effect of "posterization" ("banding") due to more advanced 12-bit video processing. This gives benefits even when using the media player with older TVs that do not support Dolby Vision.

Playback of Dolby Vision ISO/folder structures

The media player supports direct playback of movie ISO/folder structures in Dolby Vision format (MEL and FEL). The extended Dolby Vision information is used and transmitted to the TV to improve the picture quality. This is possible due to the unique video playback and output engine created by Dune HD. Other RTD1619DR-based media players do not support this. Dune HD media players are the only hybrid network media players in the world that combine this functionality with support for Internet video services and Android applications in one device.

Widest support for Dolby Vision file formats

Dolby Vision is supported for all popular file formats (MKV, MP4, TS, M2TS, ISO, movie folder structure). All popular Dolby Vision profiles (P4, P5, P7 MEL and FEL, P8) are supported. The media player supports the largest number of variations of Dolby Vision file formats of any other media player.

Dune HD Dolby Vision Purifier

This technology, unique to Dune HD media players, optimizes Dolby Vision files on the fly for maximum compatibility with the Realtek RTD1619DR media processor. This helps to ensure the most stable playback, including incorrectly encoded files (which often cause freezes, stuttering, sound out of sync on other media players).

VP9 profile 2 and YouTube 4K HDR support

The media player supports not only the old VP9 video codec (which does not support HDR), but also the newest VP9 profile 2, which supports HDR and which is used in YouTube for 4K HDR content.

+77% faster CPU

The media player has a 6-core ARM A55 CPU – which is +77% faster than 4-core ARM A53 used in the previous generation media players.

+50% faster GPU

The media player has the new GPU Mali-G51 – which is +50% faster than Mali T-820 used in the previous generation media players.

4 GB RAM

This is 2x more than in the previous generation media players, and gives better performance for the most heavy apps.

32 GB flash

This is 2x more than in the previous generation media players, and gives more space for the most heavy apps and internal storage.

Android 9

For Android applications, the media player uses a modern Android version 9.0. This provides improved support for the newest Android apps.

3 antennas

3 external antennas (two antennas for Wi-Fi 2T2R + one separate antenna for Bluetooth) improve the performance of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Bluetooth 5.0

The media player uses the new Bluetooth version 5.0 (the previous generation media players were using version 4.x).

Other key advantages over competitors

Best-in-class movie ISO/folder structure playback

Realtek-based Dune HD media players have the best-in-class support for playback of movie ISO/folder structures, including full support for 4K, 3D, HD audio. Movie ISO/folder structures can be played from any source - local drive (USB, SATA) or network drive (SMB, NFS). A special engine helps to ensure smooth playback of the entire movie w/o any audio/video interruptions even when playing movies with complicated structure.

Flicker-free framerate/resolution switching

Dune HD media players implement its own advanced flicker-free approach for automatic framerate and resolution switching, which performs video mode switching before the start of file playback (rather than after). Most other Realtek-based media players perform video mode switching after the start of file playback, which causes unpleasant flickering.

Auto framerate/resolution switching for Android applications

Dune HD media players are the only media players based on Realtek media processor which implement automatic framerate and resolution switching not only for file playback, but also for Android applications. With proper support for all framerates, including 23.976 and 24.0.

Professional-grade controls for video output parameters

Advanced setup controls allow professional users and installers to fine tune the video output parameters in the best way for a particular setup. In particular, it is possible to configure what chroma subsampling modes should be used for each individual HDMI video mode. The majority of competing media player models do not have such controls.

Widevine L1 and premium video services

Support for Widevine Level 1 DRM (the most advanced DRM level) makes it possible to watch premium online video services with HD and Ultra HD video quality. Media players w/o Widevine Level 1 support can only output Standard Definition video in such services.

Stereo and multichannel SACD playback

You can play top quality Super Audio CD (DSD) music files in all any popular formats (ISO, DFF, DSF), including both stereo and multichannel files, including files which use DST compression. Multichannel DSD files can be output to HDMI as high quality multichannel PCM (up to 176.4 KHz). Stereo DSD files can be output to HDMI and S/PDIF as high quality stereo PCM (up to 176.4 KHz).

Linux-based Dune HD OS

The media player runs a unique hybrid OS which consists of a Linux-based Dune HD OS (to ensure stable operation and smooth media playback) and Android OS (to support Android applications), which run simultaneously.

Dune HD Android Playback Accelerator technology

This unique technology intellectually manages the resources of Android OS to minimize the influence of Android OS on the media playback engine and ensure smooth and high-quality video and audio playback.

Dune HD ecosystem

Based on open Dune HD SDK and APIs, various TV-optimized applications, plugins, extensions, GUI skins, collection management solutions, integrations with home automation systems are available via official Dune Store, 3-party vendors, and from the huge user's community.

Dune HD UI

The famous Dune HD UI, developed and polished during more than 12 years, specially optimized for the use on TV screens and operation via a standard remote control, tuned for the best possible usability, makes it easy and convenient to use the media player.

Dune HD movies organizer and movies encyclopedia

“My Collection” function organizes a user's movies collection into a nice looking catalog. A comprehensive movies encyclopedia provides the information about hundreds of thousands of movies with detailed descriptions, posters, cross-links between movies and persons, trailers, direct links to online video services, etc. Advanced file browser automatically recognizes movies.

Dune HD mobile app

The unique Dune HD mobile app (Dune Control) for iOS and Android mobiles devices provides full access to all functions of Dune HD media player in a very convenient and powerful way. It fully replaces the standard IR remote control, allows browsing and choosing the media content directly on your mobile device (the menu shown on the mobile device mirrors the menu shown on the TV screen), and includes Now Playing section for convenient media playback control.

Smart home

The media player provides the powerful IP Control interface and has a lot of options for integration into Smart Home and Home Automation systems, such as Control4 and Crestron.

Proven history of software updates during a very long period

Dune HD is known for its reputation to listen to user's feedback and provide software updates for many years. For example, for some old models, software updates with additional functions are provided for more than 10 years already. This is possible due to the unique "single code base" approach, which means that firmware for all Dune HD models is based on the same software (continuously developed and improved according to user's feedback).

Other key features

HD audio support

The media player can output HD audio to the A/V receiver.

Full 3D support

Support for Side-by-side, Top-to-bottom and MVC formats ensures perfect playback of Full HD video in 3D.

Optical disc drive support (USB)

You can connect an external USB optical disc drive to play media files from optical discs (not encrypted only).

Dual-band 802.11ac 2T2R Wi-Fi and 1Gbit Ethernet

The media player is equipped with dual-band Wi-Fi supporting 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz + 5.0 GHz), with 2T2R support (double performance) and two external Wi-Fi antennas, which allows you to play a high-bitrate content through the air. The 1Gbit Ethernet port allows you to get maximum performance with a wired connection.

Built-in Bluetooth

The built-in Bluetooth interface allows you to easily connect various remote controls, wireless keyboards, mice, joysticks, audio speakers, headphones, headsets and other devices.

Premium IR remote with learning and backlight

The premium IR remote control has backlight and a learning function that allows you to configure the remote control to control not only a media player, but also a TV or other equipment.

Bluetooth remote with AirMouse function and Microphone (new batches: + IR Learning)

An additional Bluetooth remote controls the set-top box via a radio channel, provides the AirMouse function for convenient control of Android applications not optimised for controlling via a conventional remote, and provides the Microphone function for Voice Search in applications which support it. Old batches include the old remote model "R0" (AirMouse + Microphone), the new batches include the new remote model "R3" (AirMouse + Microphone + IR Learning).

IR input port and IR extender

The IR input port allows connecting an IR extender, which improves player installation flexibility. IR extender is included.

Power button on the front panel

You can conveniently switch the media player on and off also using the button on the front panel.

Specifications

Media processor: Realtek RTD1619DR

Operating memory: 4 GB

Flash memory: 32 GB

Wi-Fi: Dual Band 2.4+5 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac 2T2R, two external Wi-Fi antennas

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0, separate external Bluetooth antenna

Case: metal

Cooling: 120mm Hi-End ultra-low-noise fan from Noctua for efficient silent cooling

Front panel display: matrix OLED display

Power supply: toroidal power transformer

Power: AC ~220-240/110-120V, 50/60Hz

Dimensions (W x H x D): 425x310x76 mm

OS: Linux-based Dune HD OS + Android 9.0

Connectivity

Media sources: internal HDDs (SATA), external HDDs (USB), USB devices (USB flash drive, USB card reader, etc), external optical disc drives (USB), PC and NAS in local network (SMB, NFS, UPnP/DLNA, HTTP), other Internet and local network media sources

3.5" SATA HDD rack: install 3.5" SATA HDD directly into the media player

3.5"/2.5" SATA HDD/SSD slot: install 3.5" or 2.5" SATA HDD or SSD

1x USB Type-C host: connect the most modern USB Type-C storage devices

1x USB 3.1 host: enjoy the great performance of USB 3.1

2x USB 2.0 host: conveniently connect USB HDDs, USB flash drives, USB card readers, USB DVD/BD drives, USB hubs and other USB devices

HDMI 2.0b output: output any video signal up to the most modern 4Kp60 HDR

2nd audio-only HDMI output: output audio separately via the second HDMI output when needed (e.g. when using legacy HDMI Hi-End audio equipment w/o 4K HDR support)

Hi-Fi RCA analog stereo audio: output Hi-Fi audio from the built-in DAC using high-quality RCA connectors

Hi-Fi XLR balanced analog stereo audio: output Hi-Fi audio from the built-in DAC using professional balanced XLR connectors

RCA composite video + RCA analog stereo audio: connect to any A/V equipment

Coaxial S/PDIF and Optical S/PDIF: output digital audio to A/V receiver or external DAC via S/PDIF

Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s: ensure the best performance when connecting to your local network via cable

HDMI 2.0 input: connect an external HDMI source and display it fullscreen or picture-in-picture (non-protected video w/o HDCP, PCM audio)

IR input: connect an IR extender for improved player installation flexibility

Power input: AC ~220-240/110-120V, 50/60Hz

Media Playback

4K Dolby Vision & HDR10+ video playback: decode 4K video content in various popular formats including H.265 10-bit and VP9 profile 2 up to 4Kp60 HDR, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision

4K Dolby Vision & HDR10+ video output: output 4K content up to 4Kp60 HDR, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision with pixel-to-pixel precision to 4K TV

HEVC: play video encoded using the latest H.265 codec. 2x picture quality increase over H.264

VP9 profile 2: play YouTube 4K HDR content

10-bit color encoding: play video encoded using the latest standards, with support for 1 billion of colors

HDR: play video in the newest HDR (High Dynamic Range) format. Superb picture contrast and details

HDR10+: the most latest and advanced HDR technology from Samsung. More details in bright and dark scenes

Dolby Vision: the most latest and advanced HDR technology from Dolby. More details in bright and dark scenes and best possible picture quality

Dolby Vision VS10 engine: advanced Dolby Vision VS10 engine for best possible processing of SDR, HDR and Dolby Vision content

Standard Dolby Vision output: output standard Dolby Vision signal for full Dolby Vision processing on TV side (TV-Led Dolby Vision)

Low Latency Dolby Vision output: output Dolby Vision signal in the modern LLDV format (Player-Led Dolby Vision)

Video output framerate: automatic (according to the played content) and manual; 23.976 Hz support

Auto framerate: output video with original framerate to ensure absolute smooth playback for all kinds of content

Auto resolution: output video with original resolution for best picture via Hi-End external video processing

True 24p output: ensure perfectly smooth playback of Hollywood movies due to full support for 23.976 framerate

Flicker-free auto framerate/resolution switching: HDMI video mode switching exactly before playback start, not after

Professional-grade controls for video output parameters: detailed configuration of HDMI chroma subsampling modes

Best-in-class support for movie ISO/folder structures: support for 4K, 3D, HD audio, smooth playback of movies with complicated structure

Advanced media player: play video in MKV and other modern video file formats, including top quality 4K and HD with very high bit rates (100 Mbit/s+)

Video file formats: MKV, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, M2TS, VOB, AVI, MOV, MP4, QT, ASF, WMV, ISO, folders

Video codecs: MPEG2, MPEG4, XVID, WMV9, VC1, H.264, H.265, H.265 10-bit, VP9, VP9 profile 2; support for very high bitrate video up to 100 Mbit/s and higher

Video upscaling: high-quality upscaling of SD video content to 4K, Full HD 1080p and other HD resolutions

3D video: play all popular 3D video formats, including MVC, Side-by-Side, Top-and-Bottom

HLS: ensure the best quality of Internet video using Apple HLS adaptive bitrate streaming protocol

DASH: get access to the newest Internet video services using MPEG-DASH adaptive bitrate streaming protocol

HD audio: output HD audio to your A/V receiver

Hi-End music: play music files in various Hi-End audio formats: 192/24, FLAC, Monkey's Audio APE, WAV/PCM, Super Audio CD (stereo and multichannel), etc

Super Audio CD: play top quality SACD music files in various formats (stereo and multichannel)

Audio codecs: MPEG-1/2 layer I/II/III, AAC, LPCM, FLAC, multichannel FLAC, Vorbis, WavPack, APE (Monkey's Audio), ALAC (Apple lossless), SACD DSD (stereo), AC3, DTS

Audio file formats: MP3, MPA, M4A, AAC, WAV, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis, WavPack, APE (Monkey's Audio), ALAC (Apple lossless), SACD ISO, SACD DSF, SACD DFF, AC3, DTS, DTS-WAV

Subtitle formats: SRT (external), SUB (MicroDVD) (external), text (MKV), SSA/ASS (MKV, external), VobSub (MP4, MKV, external SUB/IDX), PGS (ISO, TS, MKV)

Online subtitles: Automatically download subtitles from Internet

Picture file formats: JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF

Photo viewer functions: slideshow, transition effects, picture rotation, zoom, browse playlist, repeat, shuffle

Playlist file formats: M3U, PLS, CUE

Filesystems: FAT16/FAT32 (read-write), EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 (read-write), NTFS (read-write), exFAT (read-write), HFS/HFS+ (Mac OS Standard/Extended) (read-only), BTRFS (read-write)

Widevine Level 1 DRM: enjoy premium online video services with High Definition video quality

Smart Home and Home Automation

IP control: integrate the media player with various Home Automation systems via network

Control4: integrate seamlessly into Smart Home installations based on Control4 technology via ready-to-use Control4 driver

Crestron: integrate seamlessly into Smart Home installations based on Crestron technology via ready-to-use Crestron driver

iOS and Android mobile apps: control the media player via the powerful Dune Control mobile application

Package Contents

Dune HD Max Vision 4K x1

Dune HD Premium IR Remote x1

Dune HD BT AirMouse Remote x1 (model R0 in old batches / model R3 in new batches)

Wi-Fi antennas x2

Bluetooth antenna x1

Batteries AAA x4

PC power cord EU plug x1

PC power cord US plug x1

HDMI cable x1

IR extender x1

Quick installation guide x1

19" rack mounting brackets x2

Set of screws for 19" rack mounting brackets x1

Set of screws for installing 3.5" HDD into rear HDD slot x1

Set of screws for installing 2.5" HDD into rear HDD slot x1

Notes

Some of the listed features may not be available in the factory firmware and may require to install a firmware update. The features marked with (*) are in development and are expected to become available in future.

The support for particular media formats and codecs and playback functions may depend on the used application; some formats and codecs and playback functions -- in particular those marked with (**) -- may be supported only in specific applications and may require to install a specific application.

Compatibility of the player with particular media content (files, streams, etc) may depend on specifics of media content encoding, specifics of the configuration of the player and player-connected equipment, and other factors; compatibility of the player with arbitrary media content is not guaranteed.

Compatibility of the player with particular applications (Dune HD plugins or Android applications) may depend on specifics of the application, particular usage scenario, and other factors; compatibility of the player with arbitrary applications is not guaranteed.

Compatibility of the player with particular equipment (A/V equipment, network equipment, storage devices, etc) may depend on particular equipment model, specifics of equipment installation, specifics of the configuration of the player and equipment, and other factors; compatibility of the player with arbitrary equipment is not guaranteed.

Product images may be imprecise and may have some differences in comparison with the real look of the product.

Accuracy of the information is not guaranteed; the information is subject to change w/o notice.

DUNE HD Interface

Famous Dune HD interface: convenient and smooth interface optimized for TV screens and remote controls, developed and polished during many years; now even more smooth than before and with additional features

Direct network access: directly browse and play files stored on PC or NAS in local network via SMB, NFS, UPnP/DLNA

My Collection: organize your movies and TV series into a nice-looking and convenient catalog

Movies catalog: find any movies, even those which are not in your collection, via common unified catalog with detailed movie descriptions, trailers and cross references between movies and persons

Direct links to online video services: quickly start watching a movie via connected video services directly from the movies catalog

Automatic movie recognition: easily view movie descriptions and find related movies when browsing your movies in the file browser

Advanced file manager: easily manage (copy, move, delete, rename, organize, sort) files directly in the file browser

Favorites menu: easily access your favorite items: files, folders, movies, persons, applications, etc

Auto start: configure which favorite item to open automatically on player boot

Recent menu: see what you played recently and easily resume the playback or switch between latest items

TV browser: watch TV channels (Internet TV, when configured) via a convenient Dune HD TV Browser

Extended EPG: when watching TV channels, see extended EPG information automatically downloaded from the Internet (when available for a TV channel)

Playlists: build playlists from selected items and folders or load playlists from files

Customizable user interface: enjoy a variety of user interface skins, customization options and Jukebox applications

Jukebox applications: use various 3-party Jukebox applications to organize your media collection into a convenient user interface

Dune HD applications: Easily install various applications and plugins with additional functionality from Dune Store or third parties

Plugins and extensions: full support for Dune HD PHP plugins API, Dune HD skins, dune_folder.txt mechanism

Android applications: install any Android applications via App Store or from APK file, and launch them directly from Dune HD interface

Background playback: play music, radio, TV channel or video in background while navigating through any menus of Dune HD interface or even when using any Android applications

Internet browser: browse the Internet on your TV, including playing videos directly on websites (various web browsers can be installed via App Store or from APK file)

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