Key Features

• Cinema without compromise. Two media processors
• Official streaming services (Netflix & Google Certified)
• Dual 3.5″ HDD racks
• Dual HDMI outputs
• Dual HDMI inputs
• Built-in advanced 8K HDMI switching
• Connector for external high-end power supply
• Dedicated port for USB DAC
• Premium full-sized casing
• New line of cutting edge 8K media players from Dune HD
• High-end S928X media processor with 8K, AV1, VS10
• Full 8K video support
• AV1 video codec
• Top performance
• 12 GB operating memory
• 96 GB flash memory
• Dolby Vision and HDR10+
• Dolby Vision VS10 video processor
• Dolby Vision profile 7 FEL
• Widest support for Dolby Vision file formats
• Playback of Dolby Vision ISO/folder structures
• Full support for HD audio
• Audio playback with original sample rate
• Vibration-isolated HDD racks
• Entire case as a heatsink for super-efficient silent cooling
• Premium 120mm fan for extra HDD cooling
• Maximum flexibility for Android apps

Other key advantages over competitors

• Best-in-class movie ISO/folder structure playback
• Automatic framerate/resolution switching
• Flicker-free framerate/resolution switching
• Multichannel DSD and other advanced music formats
• Widevine L1 for premium video services
• Linux-based Dune HD OS
• Optimized Android
• Dune HD Android Playback Accelerator technology
• Dune HD ecosystem
• Dune HD UI
• Dune HD movies organizer and movies encyclopedia
• Dune HD mobile app
• Smart home
• Proven history of software updates during a very long period

Other key features

• 1 Gbit Ethernet
• Wi-Fi 6
• Built-in Bluetooth 5.2
• Bluetooth remote with microphone, IR learning, Air Mouse, backlight, IR mode
• Additional Android TV Remote
• IR control
• Front panel display

Dune HD Max 8K Specification

Hardware

Media processor: Amlogic S928X-K/J (main system), Amlogic S905X4-K (Android TV)

Operating memory: Total 12 GB (8 GB – main system, 4 GB – Android TV)

Flash memory: Total 96 GB (64 GB – main system, 32 GB – Android TV)

Ethernet: 10/100/1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6), Dual Band 2.4+5 GHz, 2T2R

Bluetooth: 5.2

USB ports: 2x USB 3.0 host (main system), 1x USB 3.0 ATV port (Android TV, for service and special needs)

USB audio output port: One of USB ports is optimized for connecting external USB DAC (includes advanced noise filtering to minimize noise transfer from the media player to the external DAC)

Built-in HDD racks: 2x 3.5″ SATA HDD, each HDD up to 32 TB and more, hot swap, vibration isolation

HDMI1 output: Main output (video + audio), HDMI 2.1a up to 8Kp60 HDR / 4Kp60 Dolby Vision, experimental support for 120 Hz (up to 4Kp120), full support for all formats of HD audio (up to Dolby TrueHD and DTS X)

HDMI2 output: Audio-only output, HDMI 1.4, full support for all formats of HD audio (up to Dolby TrueHD and DTS X)

HDMI inputs: 2x HDMI inputs, HDMI 2.1a up to 8Kp60 HDR / 4Kp60 Dolby Vision / 120 Hz (up to 4Kp120), full support for all formats of HD audio (up to Dolby TrueHD and DTS X), HDCP 2.3, video + audio passthrough to HDMI1 output, audio extraction to HDMI2 output, audio extraction to S/PDIF and analog audio output

Analog audio output: 2xRCA (stereo audio)

S/PDIF output: Optical S/PDIF, Coaxial S/PDIF

Front panel display: Multi-segment LED display HH:MM:SS; additional indicators for system status, active input source (media player / HDMI IN 1 / HDMI IN 2), active system (main system / Android TV)

Front panel power button: Yes

Front panel input selection button: Yes, selects the active input source (media player, HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2)

IR receiver: Built-in IR receiver, supports Dune HD IR codes and Google IR codes

IR input port: For connecting external IR receiver (included); 3.5mm minijack, T-R-S: 5V-IR-GND, L=14.5mm (→ details) 

Antennas: 2x external Wi-Fi antennas (detachable) + external BT antenna (non-detachable, because it is needed for Bluetooth remote)

Remote: Bluetooth remote with microphone (voice search), Air Mouse, IR learning, backlight, IR mode

Case: Metal (43 cm full-sized steel case with brushed aluminum front panel)

Cooling: Passive (entire case as a super-efficient heatsink) and active (120mm premium ultra-silent fan from Noctua for extra HDD cooling)

Dedicated chassis ground connector: Yes

DC input connector: For optional external high-end power supply (not included): 12V, at least 5.5A (66W), 5.5×2.1mm. NOTE: Disconnect AC power input when using DC input connector!

Built-in power supply: High-quality switching power supply with power saving features

Power input: AC ~100-240V, 50/60Hz

Dimensions (W x H x D): 430mm x 84mm x 330mm

 

Video

8K video decoding: Yes, up to 8Kp60 HDR; 8K content can be downscaled to 4K, 1080p or lower output resolution

8K video output: Yes, up to 8Kp60 HDR; any content can be upscaled to 8K output resolution

Video decoding: AV1, VP9 profile 2, H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VC1, MPEG4, MPEG2, MPEG1

HDR formats: Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG

Dolby Vision VS10 engine: Yes

Dolby Vision playback: Profiles 5, 7 (MEL and FEL), 8; various containers (ISO, movie folder structure, MKV, MP4, M2TS); DTDL (double-track double-layer), STDL (single-track double-layer), STSL (single-track single-layer). Double-track/double-layer video (profile 7 MEL, profile 7 FEL) is played with the use of data from both tracks/layers: video data from the first track/layer (with 10-bit color depth – the maximum color depth supported by OLED-panels in OLED TVs), extended Dolby Vision information (RPU metadata) from the second track/layer

Dolby Vision output: LLDV (Low Latency Dolby Vision / Player-led Dolby Vision), STD DV (Standard Dolby Vision / TV-led Dolby Vision)

Manual preference for LLDV or STD DV: Yes

HDR mode (SDR/HDR/DV) switching: manual and automatic (according to played content)

Framerates: all standard framerates including 23.976, 24.0, 25.0, 29.97, 30.0, 59.94, 60.0; experimental support for 120 Hz output

Framerate and resolution switching: manual and automatic (according to played content)

Video upscaling and downscaling: Yes

3D video support: Side-by-Side, Top-and-Bottom (TV requires manual switching into 3D mode)

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

BD playback: Lite (direct video playback without menu), Full Menu

DVD-Video playback: Lite (direct video playback without menu), Full Menu

Audio

Bitstream passthrough: bitstream passthrough of all Dolby/DTS formats (up to Dolby TrueHD Atmos and DTS X)

Decoding of Dolby/DTS formats: multichannel decoding (up to 7.1 channels) of all Dolby/DTS formats (up to Dolby TrueHD Atmos and DTS X)

Audio decoding: MPEG-1/2 layer I/II/III, AAC, LPCM, FLAC, multichannel FLAC, Vorbis, WavPack, APE (Monkey’s Audio), ALAC (Apple lossless), SACD DSD (stereo and multichannel) (supports output of decoded multichannel DSD as multichannel PCM to HDMI), multichannel PCM (up to 7.1), all Dolby/DTS formats (up to Dolby TrueHD Atmos and DTS X)

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

PCM audio output: original sample rate (44.1 to 192 kHz)

Other Features Dune HD Max 8K

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

Photo viewer functions: Slideshow, transition effects, picture rotation, zoom, view playlist, repeat, shuffle

Playlist file formats: M3U, PLS, CUE

Playlist functions: Build playlist from selected folders and files, build playlist from selected playlist files, view playlist file, view current playlist, quickly jump to next/previous or selected playlist item, repeat, shuffle, playlist of photo files, playlist of audio files, playlist of video files, mixed playlist of audio and video files

SMB client: Browse SMB servers/shares, manually connect to SMB share, directly access (read-write) and play files (SMB v1/2/3)

NFS client: Browse NFS servers/shares, manually connect to NFS share, directly access (read-write) and play files

SMB server: Share connected storage devices (internal HDD, USB HDD) and internal flash memory to local network via SMB protocol (SMB v1/2/3)

DLNA renderer: Stream audio from smartphones and other devices

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

IP control: Use the built-in IP Control interface to integrate the media player into Smart Home and Home Automation systems

OS and Apps

OS: Linux-based Dune HD OS + Android 11 AOSP (main system), Android TV 11 or higher

OS kernel: 64-bit

Android apps: 32-bit

Support for HDDs larger than 16 TB: Yes

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 DRM: Widevine L1

Google Android TV certification: Yes (Android TV system)

Netflix certification: Yes (Android TV system)

Functions requiring Internet connection: Some functions require Internet connection to verify Dune HD license. 1. Internet connection is required to play video files in the most advanced Dolby Vision format (DV Profile 7); w/o Internet, such files still can be played, but in HDR format (like in most media players of other brands). 2. Internet connection is required to play BD images with Full Menu; w/o Internet, such files still can be played, but with Lite Menu (like in most media players of other brands). In the future, the set of functions which require Internet connection may change.

Dune HD Max 8K Package Contents

Media player x1
Wi-Fi antenna x2
Bluetooth remote x1
Additional Android TV remote x1
PC power cord EU plug x1
PC power cord US plug x1
PC power cord UK plug x1
PC power cord AU plug x1
HDMI cable 8K Ultra High Speed x1
IR extender x1
Quick installation guide x1
19″ rack mounting brackets x2
Set of screws for 19″ rack mounting brackets x1

Notes

Some of the listed features may not be available in the factory firmware and may require installation or a firmware update.

The support for particular media formats and codecs and playback functions may depend on the used application; some formats and codecs and playback functions 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 over many years; now even smoother than before and with additional features

Direct network access: directly browse and play files stored on PC or NAS in the local network via SMB or NFS
My Collection: organize your movies and TV series into a nice-looking and convenient catalogueMovies catalogue: find any movies, even those which are not in your collection, via a common unified catalogue 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 movie catalogue
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 Favourites menu: easily access your favourite items: files, folders, movies, persons, applications, etc
Auto start: Configure which favourite item to open automatically on the player boot
Recent menu: see what you played recently and easily resume the playback or switch between the 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)
Links to Movies catalogue from Extended EPG: Easily view movie descriptions and find related movies, watch trailers, and watch movies via connected online video services
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 the 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 the App Store or from an APK file, and launch them directly from the Dune HD interface
Background playback: play music, radio, TV channel or video in the background while navigating through any menus of the Dune HD interface or even when using any Android application
Internet browser: view Internet websites on your TV, including video playback directly on websites (via Chrome web browser)