May 21st, 2012· Fixed some PlayLater videos from incorrectly indicating recording errors.
· Fixed an infrequent PlayOn crash from occurring on certain Windows installations.
May 18th, 2012· Fixed Netflix videos not being sized correctly.
May 17th, 2012· Fixed audio issues with older versions of Flash
· Fixed direct serve of mp4 files on PS3
· Improved folder selection dialogs for My Media and PlayLater
May 16th, 2012· Fixed Pandora login not working.
· Fixed Provider Login Browser not working properly for ESPN, ESNP3, HBO GO.
May 12th, 2012· Fixed no videos showing for Conan using TBS.
· Fixed Adult Swim "All Comedy Shows" folder.
May 8th, 2012· Improved logic for not showing control bars for Netflix
· Improved logic for maintaining HBO GO login state
· Fixed HBO GO cutting off portions of the video
· Fixed CNN and HBO GO not working on certain XP machines
· Fixed Pandora
· Added missing full episodes for Comedy Central
· Fixed YouTube playlists not working
· Fixed ESPN.com listing no videos for TV Shows
· Fixed BET not showing all available content
· Fixed Spike TV not showing full episodes
· Fixed Lua host issues for compressed content downloads
· Fixed PlayOn browser window for certain PC configurations
· My Media improvements
· Improved database synchronization during shutdown
· Fixed missing subtitles in certain cases
· Fixed subtitle language preference in PlayOn Settings
· Improved CPU optimizations during file scanning
· Increased speed and stability during media file scanning
· Fixed crash related to playlist files
April 25th, 2012· Fixed MLB missing content and player controls being visible.
· Fixed PlayLater recordings not being visible in PlayOn for some users.
· Fixed My Media causing server crashes due to corrupted media files.
· Fixed inconsistent and erroneous Netflix error messages.
April 18th, 2012· Improved OWN channel loading speed
· Fixed discovery problems on some machines after reboot
April 12th, 2012· Added Hulu Recommended folder for users with Hulu logins
· Improved Netflix from sometimes showing control bar
· Fixed Netflix genre browsing for some accounts
· Fixed Netflix search results for PlayLater
· Fixed Netflix issues for Canada customers
· Fixed HBOGO video sizing issues on some Windows XP systems
· Fixed My Media not always correctly saving database on PlayOn shutdown
· Fixed numerous My Media issues that were crashing PlayOn server
· Added latest full episodes to SpikeTV
· Allowing users to select cable provider in PlayOn Settings for TBS
· Fixed MLB duplicating games when listing current season matches
· Fixed CPU test in PlayOn Settings
· Fixed early stop of videos for Great American Country
· Fixed broken logic for PlayLater storage path location affecting some users
· Fixed system tray notifications for users using Windows RDP sessions
· Plugin API now supporting HTML5 sites
April 4th, 2012· Fixed Netflix Canada not working.
· Fixed Netflix player controls visible for some videos.
· Fixed notifications not working and messaging excessively.
· Fixed provider login test dialog not allowing new windows to open.
· Fixed firewall rule duplicates and private location settings (prevented discovery of PlayOn).
· Fixed tubeCore playback not working.
· Fixed Windows 8 Consumer Preview 1722 installation error (must still install .NET 3.5 first).
· Fixed My Media directserve not working for certain file types.
· Fixed My Media monitoring floppy drives.
· Fixed My Media track sorting.
· Improved My Media options dialog.
April 2nd, 2012· New channel: HBO GO (free as part of PlayOn Lite for limited time)
· New channel: Disney
· New channels: ABC, NBC, FOX
· New channels: HGTV, DIY, FoodNetwork, Cooking Channel, Great American Country, Travel Channel
· Fixed MLB
· Fixed Vevo
· Fixed Comedy Central listing no videos
· Fixed issue with Pandora playing multiple streams
· Fixed Netflix for subgenres and kids folders
· Improved video thumbnail image caching
· Built-in custom browser form for ISP/cable provider logins
· Reduced overall size of installation and patch files
My Media no longer "beta":
· Ability in PlayOn Settings to specify file extensions that should be served directly to devices, without transcoding
· Option in PlayOn Settings to transcode as fast as possible (helps improve fast forwarding)
· Better support for media on network shares (NAS, etc.)
· Support for USB-attached devices
· Better hierarchy and structure of media file folders and categories
· Ability to include iTunes playlists, specified in PlayOn Settings
· Added extraction of thumbnail images for local video media
· Improved efficiency of overall metadata extraction from media files
· Dynamic cover art for all media, if possible to acquire from online sources
· Including embedded or external subtitles in transcoded output
· Option in PlayOn Settings to indicate preferred subtitle language
· Checking and respecting parental control metadata in local files
· Samsung TVs: showing thumbnail images as well as ability to directly serve .srt subtitle files
March 8th, 2012· Fixed Amazon VOD playback
· Improved TV.com season and episode title descriptions
· Fixed certain playback issues for Fox Soccer 2Go
· Improved certain Netflix browsing scenarios
· Improved video thumbnail image caching logic
· Fixed PBS Kids
· Fixed BET
· Fixed ESPN
· Fixed MLB
February 27th, 2012· Fixed CBS not showing up on root browse.
· Fixed Amazon VOD browsing and playback problems.
· Fixed Netflix Canada and Suggestions For You.
· Fixed SyFy not working.
· Fixed FoxSoccer2Go enable/disable not working.
· Fixed videos failing to start or record.
· Improved browsing speed on Roku and Mobile devices.
January 10th, 2012· Fixed incompatibility with Netgear entertainment devices.
January 9th, 2012· Fixed FoxNews 'Latest News' content not working
January 7th, 2012Features and Changes:
· Fixed Hulu missing TV shows by name
· Fixed Netflix control bar being visible for some users
· Fixed YouTube videos not working if embedding was disallowed
· Fixed CNN not working
· Fixed FoxNews not working
· Fixed OWN not working
· Fixed ESPN3 not working on Roku devices
· Fixed SpikeTV content ending early on Xbox
· Fixed mobile app scrolling problems on iOS 5
· Added support for additional Samsung devices
· Added beta support for Android Ice Cream Sandwich
December 29th, 2011· Fixed MTV not working.
December 20th, 2011· Added support for PlayOn channel packager packaged plugins.
· Fixed TV.com not working.
· Improve support of CBS videos with lengthy ads.
· Improved Roku playback with latest Roku firmware.
· Reduced volume for non-mobile devices.
· Added support to disable the What's New channel.
December 20th, 2011· Fixed missing PBS content.
· Fixed CBS not working.
· Increased default transcoding volume.
December 20th, 2011· Fixed Pandora not working
· Fixed some Netflix Canada content not working
December 20th, 2011· Added Netflix Recommended folder
· Added What's New channel
· Fixed some Netflix episodic content not listing properly
· Fixed FoxSoccer showing player controls
· Fixed CartoonNetwork videos not starting properly
· Misc support dialog improvements
October 24th, 2011Features and Changes:
· Temporarily rolled back My Media improvements, as some users were experiencing server issues
· Crackle channel now able to play rated R movies
October 7th, 2011Features and Changes:
· Added support for Flash 11.
· Fixed CBS showing player controls at low performance setting.
· Fixed TV.com showing player controls.
· Fixed Vevo video duplicates.
August 19th, 2011· Fixed Amazon VOD content not working
· Fixed CNN content not working
· Fixed ESPN content not working
· Fixed TBS content not working
· Fixed TV.com content not working
July 22nd, 2011· Fixed Hulu Plus content and accounts not working
· Fixed Netflix login not working, including Netflix.CA
· Fixed ESPN3 videos not working
· Included CBS Big Brother show support
· Fixed [adultswim] not listing shows
· Removed TBS listing duplicate content under the root folders
· Fixed TV.com shows
· Fixed Amazon Prime content
· Fixed FoxNews not listing shows
· Fixed Pandora
· Fixed some CBS shows
· Fixed some OWN shows
· Fixed some SpikeTV shows
· Fixed some ComedyCentral shows
· PlayerBounds Lua shorthand/alias corrected
May 6th, 2011· Fixed incorrect binding redirects that could break certain plugins.
April 27th, 2011Features and Changes:
· Fixed Netflix login failures.
· Fixed Interactive Services popup when using PlayDirect plugins/scripts.
· Fixed loss of window focus when transcoding starts on Windows XP/Server 2003.
· Fixed AudioOnly MediaFormat (PlayDirect) not being honored.
· Added pluginDebugMode registry setting for making browser visible for plugins/scripts.
April 26th, 2011Features and Changes:
· Support legacy Lua script routines for apiversion="2" scripts.
· Make browser object and window accessible in new plugin api.
· Add cookie routines to new plugin api.
· Rename new plugin api mouse methods (breaks compatibility with 3.3.X plugins/scripts).
April 21st, 2011· Fix PlayDirect not working when used with Lua scripts.
April 20th, 2011· Added PlayDirect (New Plugin API)
· Added Fox Soccer channel
· Fixed CBS videos not working
· Fixed MLB player drawing on the desktop
· Fixed poor frame rate on Windows Server editions when locked
· Fixed Netflix episodic content
· Fixed Netflix low performance setting issues
· Fixed OWN and Syfy not sorting properly
· Various BET, CC, TV.com, MTV fixes and enhancements
· Improved UPnP support
April 11th, 2011· Workaround Roku A/V Sync issues caused by latest firmware update
· Fixed Vevo shows not working
· Fixed TV.com shows not working
· Fixed some Cartoon Network shows not working
· Fixed MLB not working
· Added parental control support to TV.com
· Improved UPnP support
April 5th, 2011· Fixed incompatibility with Windows Server 2008
· Fixed Pandora login not working for some users
· Enhanced Amazon VOD content browsing
· Additional Mobile Access UPnP enhancements
March 17th, 2011· Added NCAA March Madness
· Amazon Prime enhancements
· Fixed SpikeTV framerate issue
· Enabled Apple AirPlay
· Added ability to install .lua/.luacomp/.plugin files with PlayOn Settings
March 14th, 2011· Fixed Netflix login failures for some users
· Fixed flash and silverlight warnings on very first run for new users
· Fixed server connections randomly not working after changing the mobile port while the server is running
· Updated links to the new website
March 10th, 2011· Added support for Amazon Prime
· Fixed Hulu videos about to expire from not being playable
· Fixed Netflix New Arrivals
· Fixed SpikeTV missing videos
· Fixed Syfy missing videos
· Fixed Vevo missing videos
· Fixed MLB missing pre-season videos
· Fixed Cartoon Network shows Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, Adventure Time and Star Wars: Clone Wars
· Improved Flash and Sliverlight tests at startup
March 2nd, 2011Features and Changes:
· Additional fixes for Netflix logins not working
· Fixed certain Cartoon Network videos not always playing
February 16th, 2011Features and Changes:
· Fixed CBS not working due to site changes
· Fixed drag/drop issue when sorting channels
January 29th, 2011· Added [adult swim] channel
· Added Quick Start guide
· Added ability to sort channels
· Added Xbox 360 sorting prefix (enable in PlayOn Info channel)
· Added support for Sony Bravia TVs
· Added ability to stream My Media, Pandroa and YouTube to iPhone and Roku for Basic and Partner Licensed users
· Added ability to stream partner edition content to iPhone and Roku
· Moved The Ultimate Fighter under Spike TV
· Fixed duplicate CBS video items and folders
· Fixed disappearing Fox News items
· Fixed Netflix queue retrieval issues
· Fixed Flash version required issues
· Fixed missing root items when certain plugins are loaded
· Improved iPhone and Roku serving
· Improved overall server stability
December 13th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed missing Comedy Central clips.
December 8th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed additional Netflix videos from stopping early.
· Added lower resolution ESPN3 feeds for low-end PCs.
December 7th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Improved default YouTube video quality, including removal of control bar.
December 6th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed some Netflix videos from stopping after only a few seconds.
· Improved startup time for Netflix videos.
· Fixed issues with some YouTube videos unable to play.
December 3rd, 2010Features and Changes:
· Improved startup performance for most videos.
· General stability improvements for most channels.
· Fixed Netflix New Arrivals and Genres for some accounts.
· Fixed MTV "Jersey Shore" videos.
· Fixed control bar appearance for PBS videos.
· Minor Hulu browsing improvements.
· Allowing Pandora login reattempts without PlayOn restart.
November 16th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Major core improvements to video startup logic.
· Fixed Pandora login issues.
· Fixed Roku crashing issue when attempting to play videos through PlayOn.
· Improved video playback for Nick.com.
· Added Conan O'Brien to TBS.
· Fixed Netflix browsing for certain movies missing durations.
· Made live events for NHL refresh much more often on day of game.
· Fixed mobile access issue for certain routers.
November 6th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Fixed YouTube playback issues.
· Minor efficiency improvements to Netflix browsing.
November 4th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Minor improvements to transcoding engine.
· Improved patcher version detection logic.
October 30th, 2010Features and Changes:
· ESPN3 logins for ISPs that support/require it through Options button for ESPN3 channel in PlayOn Settings. (Note this is beta.)
· GoogleTV beta support.
· Fixed certain Wii videos from ending too early.
· Netflix.ca Genre fix.
· Fixes to Flash detection issues.
· CBS browsing improvements.
· A/V sync and advertisement handling improvements.
· NFL Game Rewind video clipping improvements.
October 25th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Additional Nick.com improvements.
· Fixed playback errors for some users with Windows XP.
October 25th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Added NFL Game Rewind (beta) channel.
· Fixed NHL blackout issues.
· Fixed Netflix browsing issues with TV shows.
· Fixed Comedy Central browsing issues.
· Fixed Nick.com issues.
· Improved mobile browsing.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.*
October 15th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed Hulu playback issues for certain Flash versions.
· Fixed Comedy Central logic for finding most recent episodes.
· Fixed Amazon VOD login issues affecting some users.
· Improved blackout checks for NHL.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
October 15th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Added Nick, TBS, and BET channels.
· Added initial beta version of Netflix Canada.
· Added MLB post-season.
· Fixed playback issues for latest NHL games.
· Fixed Pandora login.
· General improvements for mobile device pages.
· Increased size of channel images.
· Known Issues
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
October 4th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed South Park playback issue.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
October 2nd, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed incorrect text in PlayOn Settings.
September 29th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed Comedy Central's South Park videos not starting playback.
· Fixed YouTube videos not starting playback.
· Fixed iPad poster images not showing for all channels.
· Fixed mobile out of date errors with ESPN3 and other channels.
· Fixed CPU test not returning accurate results.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
September 28th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Fixed Hulu videos not starting playback.
· Fixed Hulu videos ending playback early on Xbox 360 sometimes.
· Fixed CBS display of certain characters in media titles.
· Fixed mobile videos loading forever on iOS < 3.2.
· Fixed mobile access not discovering PlayOn over 3G for some users.
· Fixed scripts/plugins with special characters breaking mobile browsing.
· Removed highlighting of media items while scrolling in mobile browser.
· Known Issues
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
September 28th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed Hulu videos not starting playback for some users.
· Added channel images to mobile browser main page.
· Known Issues
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
September 23rd, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed ComedyCentral shows stopping playback after some advertisements.
· Fixed ComedyCentral clips not starting playback.
· Fixed YouTube videos not starting playback.
· Fixed issue preventing viewing of My Media images on mobile devices.
· Fixed iPad only being able to play one video per run of web app.
· Improved iPad browsing experience and image quality when on LAN.
· Improved automatic port forwarding error reporting.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
September 11th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Added iPad support.
· Added PBS Kids channel.
· Added new fall shows to CBS.
· Fixed missing items in Amazon VOD library for some users.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· Some Samsung devices may require special selecting videos and then playing them twice to achieve proper playback.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
September 7th, 2010Features and Changes :
· Fixed some Amazon VOD TV shows stopping playback early.
· Fixed Comedy Central not always starting playback.
· Added support for Hulu Plus.
Known Issues :
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
September 4th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed Amazon VOD not working.
· Fixed 100% CPU usage when discovering UPnP devices that return invalid xml.
· Fixed Hulu black bars on some players when performance is Auto/Max.
· Fixed incompatibility with some scripts/plugins causing mobile browsing to stop working.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
September 1st, 2010· Improved transcoder CPU usage.
· Fixed incompatibility with K9 Web Protection.
August 20th, 2010Features and Changes :
· Extended trial period for this month!
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
August 20th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed performance test always showing Low.
· Fixed unusually high CPU usage and memory leaks with some routers.
· Improved Mobile Access Automatic mode to support more routers.
Known Issues:
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers; use Manual mode instead.
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
August 17th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed MTV playback issues.
Known Issues:
· Some routers may cause MediaMall Server to leak memory in 3rd party UPnP library.
· Mobile Access Automatic mode may cause problems with some routers (workaround: use Manual mode instead).
· Mobile images navigation not yet supported.
· Mobile audio resources may fail playback with a blank page instead of showing the error message video.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
August 16th, 2010· Fixed Netflix failing to play more than 8s on some PCs.
· Fixed Hulu missing some shows.
· Fixed video error message serving for mobile devices.
· Fixed memory leak when UPnP is enabled with router's not following UPnP spec.
· Changed UPnP router discovery to support more devices
August 16th, 2010· Added Fox News channel.
· Fixed Netflix failing to play more than 8s.
· Fixed Hulu low framerate for 4:3 videos.
· Fixed Vevo titles that were missing from browse listings.
· Fixed CBS stopping playback after certain advertisements.
· Fixed mobile browsing issues with certain characters in titles.
· Fixed blank titles for My Media items in mobile browser.
· Fixed auto play of first and second videos in mobile browser.
· Fixed play button location in mobile browser when no thumbnail present.
· Fixed thumbnail aspect ratios in mobile browser.
· Fixed PlayOn Settings hanging on load with some routers.
· Fixed UPnP and link exceptions in PlayOn Settings.
· Fixed incorrect LAN IP being shown in Mobile Access diagnostics.
· Completely disable use of UPnP when not using Mobile Access Automatic mode.
August 16th, 2010· Fixed discovery issues with additional less popular DLNA devices.
August 16th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed discovery issues with some DLNA devices.
· Improved default mobile stream quality when streaming over the internet.
August 16th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Includes BETA support for iPhone and iPod touch mobile devices.
· Fixed ESPN3 distortion on some videos and devices.
· Fixed Comedy Central and Vevo distortion issues on some videos and devices.
· Fixed Netflix Browsing by genres.
July 17th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Properly fixed PlayOn Basic users from being locked out of non-Premium content.
· Fixed additional playback issues for CBS.com videos.
· Fixed Hulu login issues affecting some users.
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
July 17th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed playback issues for many CBS.com videos.
· Added beta support for Hulu video resume logic. When logged into Hulu account, a "Playback Options" folder under Hulu in PlayOn allows toggling between restarting videos vs. attempting to resume where last left off.
· Minor improvements to The Ultimate Fighter channel.
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
July 2nd, 2010· Features and Changes
· Added Vevo (Premium Preview) in beta.
· Added SpikeTV (Premium Preview) in beta.
· Added The Ultimate Fighter (Premium Preview) in beta.
· Hulu quality improved slightly on PCs with Max video quality setting.
· Fixed Hulu queue for some PCs.
· Fixed certain Netflix movies from stopping after only a few seconds.
· Fixed ESPN.com playback failure.
· Fixed intermittent startup problems causing 100% CPU usage.
· Fixed installer launching PlayOn Settings twice on some machines.
· Known Issues
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· PBS may not work if your PC has an associated Zune player.
June 15th, 2010Features and Changes :
· Fixed MLB playback errors.
· Fixed Hulu mature content playback blockages.
· Fixed issues with MTV video playback.
· ESPN3 sorting by reverse date.
· Fixed core UPnP logic to prioritize IPv4 addresses.
Known Issues :
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· PBS may not work if your PC has an associated Zune player.
June 12th, 2010Features and Changes :
· Added ESPN3.com (Beta Premium Preview). Includes support for FIFA World Cup 2010.
· Added TV.com (Beta Premium Preview).
· Added PBS.org (Beta Premium Preview).
· Added MTV.com (Beta Premium Preview).
· Fixed gray bar issue with Hulu on certain PCs.
· Fixed Comedy Central playback for PCs without latest IE updates.
· Fixed Lua script support installation issue with patch installer.
· Enabled visual style support for PlayOn Settings.
Known Issues :
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
May 19th, 2010Features and Changes :
· Added full Comedy Central (Premium Preview), including South Park.
· Fixed Hulu video size for PCs with Low performance setting.
· Fixed Hulu playback failure issue, related to recent Hulu player changes.
· Fixed Pandora login.
· Fixed Netflix genre browsing issue.
· Fixed MLB playback failure.
· Fixed green bar that showed up on certain videos.
· Changed 14 day trial period logic to be based on first use of product instead of installation.
· Added PlayOn Premium license messaging in PlayOn Settings.
Known Issues :
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
May 5th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed CBS and Amazon VOD video listing issue affecting some users.
· Improved built-in LUA script support.
· Added support for LUA Script Manager (available from www.playonscripts.com).
· Fixed permissions issue affecting LocalFiles plugin (available from www.playonlabs.net).
· Fixed image art in PlayOn Settings for plugins/scripts with no image defined.
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
May 3rd, 2010Features and Changes:
· Added beta version of NHL.
· Fixed Pandora login issues.
· Expanded Hulu browsing categories.
· All plugins now run in "walled garden" to prevent problems with main PlayOn server stability.
· Direct LUA script support for PlayOn Plugins, integrated in cooperation and conjunction with playonscripts.com. The standalone LUA Scripts Plugin is no longer required, nor supported. Scripts can now include images and settings, just as other .NET plugins.
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
April 19th, 2010Features and Changes :
· Fixed MLB browsing error.
Known Issues :
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
April 19th, 2010Features and Changes :
· Fixed Netflix videos from stopping after a few seconds.
· Fixed "Hulu freeze" issue that affected people with specific sound card devices.
· Rearranged Hulu folder structure to avoid deep browsing crashes when game discs are in the PS3.
· Supporting YouTube videos with advertisements.
· Added "Current Season" view for MLB.
· Minor cosmetic fixes in PlayOn Settings.
Known Issues :
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
April 3rd, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed Comedy Central "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" episodes (clips not yet supported).
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
March 25th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed Wii video distortion issue.
· Fixed specific login issues for Pandora.
· Improved logic for Pandora accounts with privacy setting enabled.
· Fixed MLB login for foreign language PCs.
· Fixed NCAA March Madness video viewport at higher performance settings.
· Fixed sorting of CBS Evening News.
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
March 19th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed NCAA March Madness higher resolution feeds.
· Fixed CNN Money videos.
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
March 18th, 2010· Features and Changes :Added Comedy Central (Beta), initially supporting only The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Currently requires higher end PC for viewing.
· Added Pandora (Beta) support.
· Added NCAA March Madness Live Streaming.
· Fixed MLB.tv issue for Wii.
· Added missing CBS shows.
· Fixed certain CNN videos that were unable to play, and improved overall CNN video quality.
· Fixed bug in social networking for Twitter and MySpace posts.
· Wished everyone a Happy Saint Patrick's Day.
Known Issues :
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
March 15th, 2010Features and Changes:
· Fixed playback errors for MLB.tv.
· Fixed Hulu user queue listings that were missing episode titles.
· "My Media" local media sharing (still in beta) is now FREE even after PlayOn trial expiration.
· Added VLC Media Player requirement for "My Media", as foundation for future improvements to avoid unnecessary transcoding to specific devices.
Known Issues:
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
March 13th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Fixed Netflix browsing errors for New Arrivals.
· Added initial beta version of MLB.tv.
· Known Issues
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
March 9th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Fixed Netflix episode listing error.
· Improved logic for browsing CBS episodes.
· Further optimizations for CPU usage efficiency (mainly affects Hulu).
· Added additional programming for ESPN.
· Known Issues
· Some PCs may erroneously designate the PlayOn virtual audio driver as primary, requiring the user to manually reset which audio device should be the default through the PC Sound properties panel.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
February 4th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Fixed .NET 3.5 dependency error (SP1 no longer required).
· Fixed issue with error message handling in PlayOn Settings.
· Known Issues
· Some PCs may erroneously designate the PlayOn virtual audio driver as primary, requiring the user to manually reset which audio device should be the default through the PC Sound properties panel.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· Videos are missing in the total counts for CBS (100 maximum).
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
February 2nd, 2010· Features and Changes
· Fixed Hulu playback issues on machines with incomplete Office 2000 installations.
· Fixed Hulu sorting of certain show names.
· Fixed rare race condition issue where Hulu playback never started.
· Improved RDP state detection and error messaging.
· Known Issues
· Some PCs may erroneously designate the PlayOn virtual audio driver as primary, requiring the user to manually reset which audio device should be the default through the PC Sound properties panel.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· Videos are missing in the total counts for CBS (100 maximum).
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
January 27th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Improved Hulu playback issues for many reported issues.
· Fixed issues related to Hulu queue.
· Improved Hulu folder browsing, including shows that were missing.
· Fixed issue related to genres in Netflix.
· Improved error detection messaging in PlayOn Settings.
· Improved plugin error detection and reporting.
· Improved core browser stability.
· Fixed issue related to DirecTV device causing issues with other DLNA clients' interaction with PlayOn.
· Added unofficial support for LG BD390.
· Added social networking function (in beta) in PlayOn Settings, to allow users to automatically update their Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace accounts with what they're watching through PlayOn (added per user feature request).
· Known Issues
· Active RDP sessions with audio enabled will not allow video playback in PlayOn.
· Some PCs may erroneously designate the PlayOn virtual audio driver as primary, requiring the user to manually reset which audio device should be the default through the PC Sound properties panel.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· TVs with overscan may crop video borders.
· Videos are missing in the total counts for CBS (100 maximum).
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
January 12th, 2010· Features and Changes
· Closed captioning supported for Hulu (requires an account at Hulu with closed captioning enabled, and the login information entered in PlayOn Settings).
· Fixed issue with Hulu videos not working.
· Improved Hulu Queue logic.
· Improved Hulu browsing and categorization logic.
· Improved on-screen messaging for Flash installation errors.
· Fixed issue with certain Netflix documentary videos.
· Fixed issue with Netflix video playback on PCs with high DPI video settings.
· Improved notification logic for plugins that cause PlayOn to crash.
· Modified channel overview system in PlayOn Settings to accommodate future core channel additions.
· Added ability to enable/disable core channels through PlayOn Settings.
· Known Issues
· PCs with active RDP sessions may experience audio playback issues through PlayOn.
· Some PCs may erroneously designate the PlayOn virtual audio driver as primary, requiring the user to manually reset which audio device should be the default through the PC Device Manager.
· Low-end PCs may require manually setting video performance to "Low" to properly support Hulu and Netflix.
· My Media (Beta) currently supports limited audio and video codecs.
· iTunes M4A music files won't play correctly to Xbox 360.
· Wii interface not optimized for SDTV's (4:3).
· Videos are missing in the total counts for CBS (100 maximum).
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
· YouTube videos with advertisements not currently supported.
March 3rd, 2009Features and Changes:
· Server now automatically restarts every 24 hours during inactivity to mitigate memory usage.
· Added CBS "Late Night" programming.
· Fixed issue where certain Netflix videos could not play.
· Fixed ESPN.
· Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.
Known Issues:
· Netflix video sessions not properly closed in all cases, which may block PC browser access for up to 2 hours after starting a Netflix movie through PlayOn.
· Netflix Instant Queue changes through PC browser may take up to 10 minutes to be reflected through PlayOn. Restarting the server will force an update.
· Changes to a given Hulu Queue may not be immediately reflected through PlayOn.
· Videos are missing in the total counts for CBS (100 maximum).
· YouTube subscriptions and playlists are limited to 50 videos.
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