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[C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - popcornhour - 05-07-2010 11:01 AM

Dear customers,

Please be informed that Popcorn Hour C-200 firmware release:
02-02-100428-19-POP-408-000
and NMT apps:
02-02-100318-19-POP-408
is available for update.

Goto Setup->Maintenance->Check for firmware update
OR
for offline update and release notes, download from:

http://www.popcornhour.com/download/C200/firmware-C200.html


please download this package and follow then the instructions inside the zip file!!!!


Quote:
!SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEXT FIRMWARE!
We are currently switching to a new Sigma SDK which should fix:
1.) Avatar BD issues and also issues with other BD's like Up, Pirates of the Caribbean,..........
2.) HD Audio passtrough for fileplayback (ts, m2ts and mkv)
3.) new HDMI drivers
4.) DDP in MKV stream
and many more, this will need some time, because we need to port everything over to the new SDK, we hope that we can bring it soon to the public.

Regards,
Werner
!SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEXT FIRMWARE!


BD Playback without internal HDD
Quote:1.) Format an USB Stick with 2GB or more to ntfs,fat32 or ext3
2.) Plugin the Stick
3.) Now you can playback BD's with BD-J and BD Live


Quote:IMPORTANT: THIS WORK ONLY 5 TIMES IN EACH OF THE SETUPS!
DVD Region Setting:
1.) Insert an DVD Disc which has the Region you wanna setup, if the Region is not the same as the Disc has, it wont work!
2.) Please go into the Setup Page
3.) press now "Slow, 1, 6, 8, 3" on your remote (SLOW means the |> Button on the Remote)
4.) now an popup shows up, on the remote use the number for the region you wanna set.

Quote:1 Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda
2 Western Europe, incl. United Kingdom, and Central Europe; Western Asia; including Iran, Israel and Turkey, Egypt; Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho; French overseas territories
3 Southeast Asia; South Korea; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Macau
4 Mexico, Central and South America; Caribbean; Australia; New Zealand; Oceania;
5 Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Continent of Africa, excluding Egypt, South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho; Central and South Asia, Mongolia, North Korea.
6 People's Republic of China, Hong Kong

BD Region Setting:
1.) go into Setup (no need to put an BluRay into the drive)
2.) press now "Slow, 1, 6, 6, 3" on your remote (SLOW means the |> Button on the Remote)
3.) an popup shows up, on the remote use the number keys to select the region you need.

Quote:1 = Region A
2 = Region B
3 = Region C


RELEASENOTES FIRMWARE
Code:
Release date : 7 May 2010
Firmware version : 02-02-100428-19-POP-408-000

1. Minimum NMT apps 02-02-100318-19-POP-408
2. BD/AVCHD/DVD/CDDA
    - external SRT subtitle support for BD
        - Put SRT file (same name as BD title folder name/ISO name) at same directory level
        - Start main movie playback, then use SUBTITLE key to toggle embedded/external SRT subtitle.
    - Fixed some DVD disc playback on NTSC & PAL mode, cannot restore composite output after playback (Bug #5000407)
    - Fix volume up/down, audio muted (Bug #5000401)
    - Added handling for BD initial audio/subtitle language settings according to setup
    - Save/resume bookmark support - currently not persistent (only saved to volatile memory)
    - Disabled non-functional ZOOM/PAN key BD-J playback.
    - Fixed playback via SMB crash with certain file (Bug #5000457)
    - Fixed audio track swicthing failure on first keypress of Audio key (Bug #5000464)
    - Fixed initial language/subtitle setup doesnt work with BD disc (Bug #5000492)
    - Fixes for BD/DVD parental control function  
    - Fixed for external SRT subtitle font size during BD playback (Bug #5000489)
    - Fixed certain BD subtitle cannot display
    - Fixed PCM via HDMI audio loss after DVD playback (Bug #5000272)
    - Optimise external SRT support (word-wrap etc)
    - Fixed for audio out-of-sync for BD playback after adjust audio offset
    - Persistent bookmark/resume for BD on harddisk
    - Fixed SimpleBD time seek inconsistentcy in certain cases
    - Fixed external SRT cannot display Hebrew properly, broken in previous RC1
    - BD navigation method now selectable (Setup -> BD/DVD/Audio CD: BD Navigation)
        - File View: basic file browsing
        - Simple BD: simplified BD navigation
        - AVCHD + SimpleBD: AVCHD and simplified BD navigation
        - Full Navigation: Full BD navigation
    - Fixed certain titles show wrong elapsed time in SimpleBD mode
    - Fixed select different audio track at SimpleBD Menu will cause playback to wrongly skip ahead by > 1 hour (Bug #5000460)
    - Fixed shuffle icon not displayed on front panel when in Audio CD shuffle playback (Bug #5000540)
3. Video and Audio playback
    - Fixed HDMI audio cannot recover after turning TV off and on again (Bug #5000032)
    - Changes for MP4 HTTP streaming, for better key responsiveness and buffering.
    - Fixed Dolby Digital DRC setting not applied properly
    - Fixed audio stuttering in certain MP4 clips (Bug #5000377)
    - Fixed certain TS file cannot get width/height and aspect ratio when resume from bookmark.
    - use 1920x1080 resolution for subtitle rendering
    - Marquee window for BGM displaying brief ID3 info
    - Fixed crash if MKV chapter name is too long
    - Fixed stuttering in certain MP4 (Bug #5000456)
    - Fixed font size in certain SSA subtitle
    - Subtitle pos Y adjustment; Added timeout (20sec) to clear OSD menu after idling
    - myihome and WMP11 streaming failure; broken in previous release
    - Fix for TV recorded TS stream
    - Changed audio sync adjustment; now 10 msec per step with -2sec ~ +2sec range
    - Fixed FLAC (96kHz/24bit) playback have no audio output on certain HDMI TV (Bug #5000434)
    - Fix for TV recorded TS stream with PMT > 0 could not playback
    - Save on-the-fly "audio sync" setting persistently
    - Fix for standby mode during video/music playback (Bug #5000458)
    - Fixed incorrect TV mode display on infobar when set to HDMI/Component 576p (Bug #5000461)
    - Fixed no subtitle display with certain MKV (Bug #5000409)
    - Fixes for certain mkv and mp4 playback stuttering or audio loss
    - Fix MIB clip freeze and audio jitter for TrueHD core
    - Fixed Scaling/Zooming/Panning issue when in SD TV mode
    - FIxed certain SSA not displayed with user-selected ANSI codepage
    - Removed non-functional Hue setting from Video-Setup menu
    - Fixed external .srt and internal PGS subtitle for M2TS format overlapped (Bug #5000503)
    - Fine-tuning of mp4 playback performance
    - Fixed volume setting always reset to 0 after rebooting (Bug #5000406)
    - Patch for certain MOV file recorded by Canon EOS1D Mark IV DSLR cannot playback
    - Playlist navigator for music playback (first phase)
        - press Green button during music playback (not available for BGM)
        - only simple navigation (up/down, Enter keys) now, press Green to close or timeout after 20sec
        - not applicable with UPnP or HTTP-based server
    - Fixed music playlist navigator cannot display after BD playback
    - Fixed subtitle menu inconsistency when subtitle if set off by default
    - Fixed Arabic Tashkeel shaping error in subtitle (Bug #0000272 part1)
    - Fixed displaying of "0.wav" on front panel bug of previous RC2
    - minor graphical changes and new image for music and playlist screen
    - Fixed black screen display when playback ended during playlist navigator mode
4. Photo app
    - Fixed player freezed upon playing certain corrupted image (Bug #5000424)
    - Pressing Power key will stop slideshow and goto 'standby'
5. System/Network
    - Corrected Dolby disclaimer
    - Unique USB device names for repeated names
    - Setup
        - Adjustment for page layout in SD mode
        - Fix for BD PiP and parental control level settings saving issue
        - Fixed DVD setup page settings cannot update if parental password wrong or canceled
        - minor modification of layout and translation
        - Fixed BD PiP and BD Navigation does not restore when default factory setting selected
    - Network listing navigation page up/down using front panel key
    - Added TCP receive window size adjustment (in Setup -> Network)
        - value between 1500 and 32000 bytes
    - Persistent saving of subtitle color, fontsize and pos setting
    - SATA Hotplug support
6. Browser
    - Fixed File copy issue with certain USB device
    - Delete one file should show 1/1 on osd instead of 0/0
    - Fixed rename folder fail and cannot see original name on popup
    - Fixed file operation problem with '?' or '$' in filename
    - Language pack translation and pop-up message word wrap fix
    - Hotplug USB-HDD OSD message fix
    - SATA Disk volume label if applicable.
7. Torrent
    - Fixed scheduler UI refresh issue
    - Torrent setting page UI misalignment fix (Bug #5000462)
8. PHF (ROBIG)
    - Fixed flashapp missing images
    - Added new PHF apps: channelcom, nextnewnetwork, malaysiakiniTV
    - Fixed volume control jump two steps
    - Fixed mp3 sound issue where it stops after 2 sec
    - Improved font display (e.g. some characters truncated)
    - Pressing Power key will stop PHF and goto 'standby'
    - Fixed when PHF with music is playing in the background, start an music playback will cause crash or vice-versa
    - Fixed some characters truncated vertically
    - Fixed an issue related to Photobucket where one GIF crash upon decoding
9. NMT Apps
    - NMT apps install to USB device. Separate NMT apps installation from Media partition.
    - Fixed various issues after new NMT installation introduced in previous release


RELEASENOTES NMT Apps
Code:
NMT Apps Version : 02-02-100318-19-POP-408

Release Notes :
1. Minimum firmware version to use this NMT App is 02-02-100318-19-POP-408
2. BitTorrent
    - Torrent page sometimes displays a duplicate entry for the last torrent in the list.
    - Don't show torrent page when torrent not started
3. NMT apps run from USB device support. Separate NMT apps from Media partition.
   For example, to allow NMT apps running on USB stick, and Media on removable HDD.



RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - Dave_D - 05-07-2010 11:04 AM

Thanks for this Smile

A-200 should be next Smile


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - Adrgha - 05-07-2010 11:09 AM

Just updated. Looks good so far. SRT subtitle rendering is greatly improved, athough there is still room for further improvements (anti-aliasing?). But much better than it was before! Also, persistent saving of subtitle settings is great too!

More testing to commence. Cool


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - dlrgr6 - 05-07-2010 11:18 AM

Thanks for the update. I appreciate the hard work.


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - kachukuma - 05-07-2010 11:19 AM

Cool!

Good updates...

no new UI I see this time around... NEXT ONE? Wink


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - WayneG - 05-07-2010 11:20 AM

Updating mine now, hope it fixes my audio dropout problems.
Looks like the user manual update is also online:
http://support.popcornhour.com/article.aspx?ID=1100


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - Adrgha - 05-07-2010 11:23 AM

Ok, I can't get external .srt subtitles to work on Bluray ISO's anymore. I can't choose "external" like I could before. Anyone else?


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - sjones - 05-07-2010 11:28 AM

Thanks for the update.

I've just updated and the the Simple BD navigation looks useful. However, when using this I no longer get HD audio even if the HD audio track has been selected. On a movie with DTS-HD I get DTS audio and on a movie with Dolby TRUE-HD I get Dolby Digital. I have to revert to Full BD navigation in order to get HD audio.

Kind regards,

Steve


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - werner - 05-07-2010 11:32 AM

thats normal, because simple bd is like fileplayback, with the next firmware we will support hd audio passtrough, as you can read in the special notes i made Wink. Currently only Full Navigation and AVCHD support HD Audio passtrough.

Regards,
Werner


(05-07-2010 11:28 AM)sjones Wrote:  Thanks for the update.

I've just updated and the the Simple BD navigation looks useful. However, when using this I no longer get HD audio even if the HD audio track has been selected. On a movie with DTS-HD I get DTS audio and on a movie with Dolby TRUE-HD I get Dolby Digital. I have to revert to Full BD navigation in order to get HD audio.

Kind regards,

Steve



RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - Adrgha - 05-07-2010 11:35 AM

Are SRT subs confirmed to work on BD ISO's in this release? I have tried 3 different movies that worked fine with external subs before the update, and neither work now Huh Are there any newly added settings I'm missing?


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - SS. - 05-07-2010 11:39 AM

just updated test 2 Bluray ISO but C-200 hang, will test more.
1) King Kong
2) Transformers

tested play ISO from NAS work smoothy using smb share.
but some still stuck or BDlive menu unstable, HD Sound can not fetch.

Should i change iso to BDMV folder to get smoothly playback? or this is firmware problem?


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - sjones - 05-07-2010 11:41 AM

(05-07-2010 11:32 AM)werner Wrote:  thats normal, because simple bd is like fileplayback, with the next firmware we will support hd audio passtrough, as you can read in the special notes i made Wink. Currently only Full Navigation and AVCHD support HD Audio passtrough.

Regards,
Werner

Hi Werner,

Thanks for your prompt reply. When you say "special notes", what are you referring to?

It would be very useful if you plublished a list of known issues as part of the release notes for a new firmware. Is this something you could provide?

Kind regards,

Steve


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - Adrgha - 05-07-2010 11:46 AM

(05-07-2010 11:35 AM)Adrgha Wrote:  Are SRT subs confirmed to work on BD ISO's in this release? I have tried 3 different movies that worked fine with external subs before the update, and neither work now Huh Are there any newly added settings I'm missing?

Ok, I tried a BD folder, and external SRT subs work with that. So it appears that BD ISO external subtitle support is broken.


RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - nilis - 05-07-2010 11:52 AM

@sjones

Werner refers to the special announcement at the top of the first post in this topic:
Quote:!SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEXT FIRMWARE!
We are currently switching to a new Sigma SDK which should fix:
1.) Avatar BD issues and also issues with other BD's like Up, Pirates of the Caribbean,..........
2.) HD Audio passtrough for fileplayback (ts, m2ts and mkv)
3.) new HDMI drivers
4.) DDP in MKV stream
and many more, this will need some time, because we need to port everything over to the new SDK, we hope that we can bring it soon to the public.

Regards,
Werner
!SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEXT FIRMWARE!



RE: [C-200] Firmware 02-02-100428-19-POP-408 (02-02-100318-19-POP-408 Apps) (07.05.2010) - Sharro - 05-07-2010 12:00 PM

Haven't tried but will do so tonight. Cool

Thanks for all the work put into this, specially persistent subtitle settings as I reboot a lot my c-200.

All the best,

Sharro