Release: 1.8.44
Date: 10/8/2009 12:00:00 AM
Recommended For:

• All new and existing installations

• Adds Blu-ray disc archiving
• Adds press-and-hold functionality to IR remote for Blu-ray top menu. (Standard press-and-release will activate Blu-ray pop-up menu.)
• Adds new "format" filter for browsing only Blu-rays or DVDs
  
• Adds control via TCP and UDP
• Adds option for setting static network address
  
• Adds options for changing picture settings (i.e. brightness, contrast, saturation, hue)
  

• Miscellaneous bug fixes

• Streaming Blu-ray over the network requires a gigabit network switch
  
• Existing VN1-x NAS Servers (both Rack and Cube) are limited in their ability to stream Blu-ray movies:
• VN1 Servers can only stream 1 Blu-ray at a time
• Discs should not be archived while streaming a Blu-ray
• VS1-x and VS2-x Server/Players may exhibit interrupted video if a Blu-ray is archived to the machine during playback
• When deleting a Blu-ray, it may take up to 30 seconds for the player that deleted it to become responsive again

Release: 1.7.25
Date: 7/13/2009 12:00:00 AM

Recommended For:

• All new and existing installations

• Significantly improves Blu-ray playback. Blu-ray is now much more tightly integrated into the application. The "Disable Blu-ray" option has been removed from the system settings.
  
• Lists now ignore initial articles (e.g. "The Beatles" will be listed in the B's, not the T's)
  
• Searches now utilize a "contains" model instead of a "starts with" model. So, a search for "Grail" would return "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
• Adds numerous discrete RS-232 commands. See the System Reference Guide for the list of new commands.
• Adds ability to change the server that a Player (or Server/Player) is connected to.
  
• Adds "Factory Defaults" option to System menu. This returns all settings except the parental controls settings to their factory defaults.
  
• Adds ability to cycle through aspect ratios by pressing the List/Covers button on the remote during movie playback.
  
• Minor usability improvement to the underscan slider.
  

• Resolves video quality issues
• Resolves issues with PAL DVDs
  
• Fixes time of day issues
• Numerous miscellaneous bug fixes

• Some newly released Blu-ray discs may not be recognized by the system and will be ejected from the tray.We will release updates to handle new Blu-ray releases as often as possible.
  

Release: 1.6.37
Date: 5/21/2009 12:00:00 AM

Recommended For:

• All new and existing installations

• Adds improved method for correcting overscan/underscan
• Updates DVD drivers to recognize the latest discs
• Improves title editing for long titles
  

• Fixes HDMI connection issues, including audio over HDMI
• Fixes time of day issues
• Numerous miscellaneous bug fixes

• After updating, the resolution may revert to 720p. Use the Settings menu to change back to desired resolution.
• After updating, the resolution may rarely revert to an unsupported resolution. Press and hold the Menu button on the remote for 15 seconds to reset to 720p and then use the Settings menu to adjust to desired resolution.
• If power or the network is interrupted during the update process, the unit will need to be powered down via the front power button (brief press) and then the update will need to be manually restarted.
• Blu-ray support remains inconsistent. Certain Blu-ray discs will cause the unit to lock up. We recommend leaving the Blu-ray Support system setting "Disabled" for the moment.