http://www.beyonwiz.com/support/download.php
Hopefully soon the Beyonwiz Australia site will offer it up and also provide notification to those who have subscribed to the VIP club.
It came as a shock to the beta testers (thanks for the heads up benhsau on the "features in upcoming releases" thread!) as we knew it was coming, but hadn't got our hands on this version (although it only had a couple of subtle changes to the last beta tested anyway, certainly nothing that needed thorough testing anyway).
A manual is being edited by Aussies (Wiz users here on the forum actually) and almost ready, which should make it a lot easier to work out the various new (and old!) features of the Wiz.
As was said previously, this has a tonne of improvements, and well worth the upgrade as it is has plenty of both bug fixes and new features, here are the release notes for the S1:
Regards, and enjoy all.01.05.261
File playback enhancements:
Replaced Sigma Designs AVI playback code with an in-house implementation. You can use trick mode play on the previously not supported AVI files. Also, indexing over 2GB size is now possible.
During playback, the front panel displays the playback position as a 6 digit time code (e.g. 00:00:01). While the play bar is displayed on the screen, the front panel displays the file name. After 5 seconds the play bar is closed, the front panel reverts back to time code display.
When media file playback is paused, the front panel displays "PAUSE" alternating with the current playback position. The display alternates continually for 1 second each.
Files with very long name can be played successfully.
Resume play is provided up to 32 files recently played. The resume file list is kept and is available after a system shutdown/reboot. Resume play is only applicable for playback using the OK button, not for the PREV(|<<)/NEXT(>>|) button or multi-selection playback (using the BLUE button.)
You can choose among Always/Ask/Disable options for resume play in Setup/Misc./Preference/Resume Play.
Always: always start playback from resume point, if possible.
Ask: If there is a resume point then before playback starts a pop-up appears to ask where playback should begin.
Disable: always start playback from the beginning.
A-B repeat can be set without the play bar displayed. The play bar is automatically displayed after A or B markers are set.
A-B repeat is possible without the play bar being displayed.
Stopping DVD playback when "Mute" is activated does not lock the unit in mute mode.
Progress bar now displays as hh:mm:ss format.
Pressing the popup key while playing a file now close the progress bar and then open the popup menu (as it does for time-shifting and live TV).
Add exception handling for some cases of broken RADIO recording file (especially missing the stat file.)
File management enhancements:
Media files can be stored on the internal HDD under the contents folder.
Recording files can be stored on the internal HDD under the recording folder.
Delete confirmation pop up shows the name of the file to be deleted.
The ?Pop-up? menu was revised for all media types.
Folders and files on the internal HDD can be renamed using the ?Pop-up? menu.
Empty folders on the internal HDD can be deleted using the ?Pop-up? menu.
The estimated time of Copy/Move function on internal HDD is calculated based on internal HDD file transfer speed.
The warning pop-up regarding the file size for an internal HDD Move function has been removed.
The GREEN button deletes files and empty folders on the HDD, Network, USB drives and the Favorite list.
Time-shift enhancements:
When pause mode automatically de-activates after a long period, the front panel displaying "PAUSE" is fixed.
There is a new feature to warn if the time-shift buffer is in use and the contents are at risk of being lost. You will be warned on service change/setup/file player attempt while time-shifting.
This feature is turned ?On? or ?off? in Setup/Misc./Preference/Time-Shift Warning.
The time-shift warning popup times out after 5 seconds and will cancel the that was going to cause the time-shift buffer to be lost. The default button on the pop-up is set to ?Yes.? so that you only need to press OK to make the change happen (the time-shift buffer contents will be lost).
EPG enhancements:
EPG events that coincide with the current time (now) are displayed with blue shading. The current event of current (active) service is a darker shade of blue.
You can use the OK button to toggle timer recording/timer view/cancel timer of future programs. For current programs, the OK button only works for changing service.
In Setup/Misc./Preference, ?EPG Action? was added with options ?Change Svc? or ?Set Timer.? Default is ?Change Svc.? Choosing "Change Svc" makes the OK button always change channel in the EPG, instead of setting timers for future programs.
The PLAY button is assigned to set a view timer, same as the REC button is used to set a record timer. The STOP button is assigned to delete a timer, without a delete confirmation popup. Pressing PLAY button on a record timer will turn it into a view timer, and pressing REC button on a view timer will turn it into a record timer.
Instant recording enhancements:
If you attempt an instant recording while there are two recordings already active, a warning pop up will be displayed to allow the cancellation of active recordings.
Instant recording when time-shifting is disabled is now operational.
Timer enhancements:
Date/Start Time changeable with channel up/down keys in the add/edit timer popup. End time and/or File Name can be updated with ok key or moving into adjacent lines.
The add/edit timer popup of locked service will be automatically displayed as locked.
In the add/edit timer popup, changing the date now changes the file name if the name starts with an *(asterisk).
The on-screen keyboard GREEN ?Special Lock? button was corrected to be ?Special Characters.?
Shutdown speed is enhanced:
IceTV Remote schedule syncing on power off is prevented when the network is down or unavailable.
WizPnP-related issue is solved.
Setup enhancements:
In the Setup page, you can move selection right with the setup key.
Colour theme is applied. You can change the theme in Setup/Misc./OSD/Colour Theme.
In Setup/Network/Setting/Network Device, the setting is not changed until you press red key to apply setting changes or answer "Yes" to the "Confirm changes?" prompt.
Factory setting changed:
Default keyboard order is changed to 2ABC.
Default WizPNP server name is changed to ?beyonwiz.?
Aspect ratio enhancements:
Aspect ratio on WinTV service is enhanced on 16:9 displays. On 4:3 displays the workaround using the ZOOM button is still needed.
The ZOOM button feature was changed. On Live TV, the ZOOM button changes aspect ratio between 4:3 and 16:9. In the file player, ZOOM button works as the classic(previous) zoom function (Zoom 1, Zoom 2 and Zoom 3.)
During media file playback, number ?0? button changes aspect ratio between 4:3 and 16:9.
Known problems
MKV and H.264 AVI support
Some files with unusual frame rates may not be played properly.
Some files with multiple audio tracks may not be played properly.
Some files with embedded subtitles may not play properly.
CD/DVD auto playing feature is not supported in the contents play page.
For some media formats which do not support trick mode play, resume play cannot provided.
If playback of a file is stopped using the PREV or NEXT buttons, the resume position of that file will be lost.
The front panel displays "PAUSE" changed with the current playback position when recording file playback is paused. But the display does not alternate continually.
The ?Copy? and ?Move? menu items in the ?Pop-up? menu is enabled for files on a WizPnP server, but do not work.
The ?New Folder? menu item in the ?Pop-up? menu is enabled for files on a WizPnP server, but should not be used. Newly created folder is shown on the file list but will vanish.
In audio passthrough mode, files with WMA Pro audio track file (typically, some WMV files) will cause a freeze after a second skip operation.
In HDMI auto mode, some LCD TVs display black screen when start playback of a DVD title. With TV-OUT button, screen can be restored.
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