EVA9150 Firmware Version 2.4.68

New Features & Bug Fixes:

• Support for NFS shares 
  • Faster throughput from NAS, better for high bitrate media 
  • Add NFS shares manually via "Manually Add File Share" screen
• Windows 7 compatibility
  • Detects and scans Windows 7 file shares
  • Access EVA9150 hard drive from Windows 7
• Support for native (internal) M2TS subtitles (PGS)
  • Subtitle tracks are listed as "Track N: Default" – we cannot tell the language
  • External M2TS subtitles are also supported. These are associated with the specific M2TS file name (e.g. 00010.srt). If playing seamlessly, you can use multiple external subtitle files (e.g. 00010.srt and 00015.srt).
  • Will use external subtitle file first if present
• New <Info> popup while playing video
  • Shows accurate audio codec and subtitle track info for currently playing track, in addition to video metadata
  • Change audio/subtitle track from popup
  • More subtitle sizes, better subtitle positioning
  • Skip to chapter for IFO/ISO main movie rips. Use SkipBk/SkipFwd to move by title. Left/Right moves by chapter within title
  • Press OK to close <Info> popup and apply changes
• Support for 24-bit, 192kHz WAV, FLAC
  • Enable "PCM passthrough" option in the audio settings menu (otherwise will be downsampled)
  • Multichannel FLAC support
• Seamless M2TS playback.
  • Use <play in order> on a group of files to start seamless playback (files must be in same directory). Files are played sequentially without gaps or buffering delays. Press SkipBk / SkipFwd twice to go to the previous / next file. (Press once if near the beginning or end of the current file.) This feature is useful for watching collections of camcorder videos, in addition to Bluray M2TS.
• Integrated MediaInfo
  • Press <Info> from the video/music browse screens to see details of selected item. Use Up/Down, ChanUp/Down to scroll/page
• UPnP/DLNA live browsing
  • UPnP/DLNA servers can be browsed live via folder browsing / live folder browsing
  • Use “Set Up Network Shares -> Build network shares list” to rescan UPnP/DLNA servers
  • ReadyDLNA servers (in addition to Windows Media Player servers) can now be added to library scanning

User Interface

• IP address entry (for Add File Shares, Network Config) 
  • Enter a number first to select dotted IP entry mode
  • Use <left>, <right> to move between IP address fields
• Improved network speed test, gives much more consistent results
• “New files found” message is now suppressed while videos/photos playing
• Added "No HDMI Mute" option in Other menu – workaround for HDMI renegotiate problems with some LG TVs
• Going to Music menu now jumps directly to last song played

Video Playback

• Added support for MKV files with VC1 video
• Improved MKV playback performance (with disk buffering off)
• Increased internal video buffering for HTTP MP4 files (YouTube, RSS). Some videos may take longer to start – use <Play> to start video while buffering
• Support for external subtitles for videos with internal subtitles
• • External and internal subtitles (m2ts, mkv) are now shown in a single list
  • In subtitle selection external subtitles listed first (so will be activated by default)
• Fixed IR responsiveness when playing some m2ts files
• Improved M2TS seek accuracy. SkipBk / SkipFwd now seek to ~30secs before/after current position
• Fixed support for PCM audio in DVD
• Fixed some MPG files with Dolby Digital misdetected as having DTS audio
• Fixed M2TS with single DTS-HD audio track playing without audio

Music Playback

• Added Internet radio retries when server too busy
• Fixed navigation issue in Internet Radio
• Music browser now indicates location of browsing (e.g. "Browsing artists")
• Music browser now excludes initial "The" when sorting (e.g. "The Beatles" will appear in the B’s)
• Added music track number to preview display

Stability

• Fixed intermittent crash setting up wireless
• Fixed crash when starting Internet radio when a video is playing
• Fixed intermittent crash associated with status bar window
• Fixed intermittent crashes playing MKV with subtitles
• Fixed freeze when searching for data save location on USB
• Fixed crash that can occur in hard drive check on some hard drives
• Fixed intermittent crashes related to background operations
• Fixed intermittent freezes related to accessing SMB (media preview, playing media, etc)
• Fixed intermittent crash related to SMB activity
• Fixed intermittent crash in album art browser
• Fixed crash when press <info> on "play randomly"
• Fixed intermittent freezes when stopping video playback
• Fixed intermittent crash playing DRM media when server is stopped/started
• Fixed intermittent crash in live folder browsing
• Fixed intermittent crash exiting photo browser
• Fixed crash configuring EVA wireless when another EVA already on network
• Fixed crash using HTML while also browsing media on EVA
• Fixed intermittent freezes while browsing PlayOn
• Fixed PlayOn menu item disappearing intermittently
• Fixed “A PlayOn service request in operation” message intermittently never clearing 
  Miscellaneous
• Fixed “Play all in order” only playing first song from HTML
• Fixed going to standby while using HTML interface
• Fixed problem preventing USB from being set as data save location (i.e. if no hard drive)
• Fixed missing album art when using Folder.jpg (with capital F)
• Fixed "No languages found" error after restore factory defaults

To Upgrade:

1. Download the correct firmware using the button below to a convenient place such as your desktop.
2. Unzip the file and copy the img file to the root of a USB flash drive
3. Plug the flash drive into the EVA9150.
4. Ignore the “Scanning” message.
5. Select More > Supervisor > Update > Specify a location
6. The img file should already be listed in the data entry window, if not, select the dropdown window and press the down arrow key to select the img file.
7. Select OK
8. Do not turn off your EVA9150 until the upgrade process has completed.

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