Vizio-Co-Star (Reviews), Your Hands On Experience

[tannor]

I have been testing AC3 for several days now, I believe it only works with some movies, but with some movies with AC3, it will not work ... You just have to add your own AC3 support, don't wait for Vizio Corp ...! I know we have been told that AC3 is not suppose to work on the Co-Star, yeah right ...(lol) I will do more testing ...!

*Your above test profile will not work ...

what do you mean profile will not work? It seems to work fine for me

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[Wisdom]

<Profile id="150" name="Vizio Costar" extendsProfileId="1">
<Transcoding>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="mp3" aBitrate="320" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="matroska" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="matroska" aCodec="dca" />
<Matches container="mpegts" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="mpegts" aCodec="dca" />
<Matches container="mp4" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="mp4" aCodec="dca" />
<Matches container="avi" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="avi" aCodec="dca" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>

I had a test profile something like yours several pages back, but it was giving me a lot of errors via my XML editor, some commands will not work with the Vizio Co-Star ... My AC3 command works very well, it's just that some movies will not cooperate ...(lol)

[Wisdom]

what do you mean profile will not work? It seems to work fine for me

Ok, very good, I will give it a test run now ....

[Wisdom]

Yes, your new Profile works very well, awesome ....! In the above photo, I named your Profile the "Vizio CostarCodecpak" .... I did my AC3 profile a little different from yours, but the way you did yours, I believe you should now be able to get some AC3 sound, maybe not with all AC3 movies ...




<Profile id="150" name="Vizio Costar" extendsProfileId="1">
<Transcoding>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="mp3" aBitrate="320" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="matroska" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="mpegts" aCodec="ac3"/>
<Matches container="mp4" aCodec="ac3"/>
<Matches container="avi" aCodec="ac3"/>
<Matches container="matroska" aCodec="adts" />
<Matches container="mpegts" aCodec="adts"/>
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>

The above Serviio CoStar DLNA/UPNP Profile with AC3 is by Developer Tannor ...!

[Wisdom]

I will keep working on the AC3 Vizio Co-Star audio issue, still it's not a deal breaker for me ....!



</Profile>
<Profile id="150" name="Vizio Costar" extendsProfileId="1">
<Transcoding>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="mp3" aBitrate="320" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="matroska" />
<Matches container="mpegts" />
<Matches container="mpeg" />
<Matches container="avi" />
<Matches container="mp4" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>
<Profile id="151" name="Vizio Costarac3" extendsProfileId="1">
<Transcoding>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="matroska" />
<Matches container="mpegts" />
<Matches container="mpeg" />
<Matches container="avi" />
<Matches container="mp4" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>
<Profile id="152" name="Vizio CostarCodecpak" extendsProfileId="1">
<Transcoding>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="mp3" aBitrate="320" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="matroska" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="matroska" aCodec="dca" />
<Matches container="mpegts" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="mpegts" aCodec="dca" />
<Matches container="mp4" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="mp4" aCodec="dca" />
<Matches container="avi" aCodec="ac3" />
<Matches container="avi" aCodec="dca" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>
</Profiles>


<Profile id="153" name="Vizio CostarMkvMp3" extendsProfileId="1">
<Transcoding>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="mp3" aBitrate="320" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="matroska" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>
</Profiles>

[Wisdom]

They are four (4) different Serviio Profiles for the Vizio Co-Star, you can get all the latest Serviio Profile for the Vizio Co-Star all-in-one package here SerVVVioo Plus For The Vizio Co-Star.zip ......




Mkv Files NOW Works Like A Charm With The GTVBox With Mp3 Audio ......!BooYaaaah

You can get the above (NEW UPDATED) Serviio Profile (DLNA/UPNP) For The Vizio Co-Star (See Below/Above Also), already packaged into the original Serviio Profiles package (Profile.xml) ...



Instructions For Installation:

*The advantage of the Serviio Profile (DLNA/UPNP) For The Vizio Co-Star, it gives you the technology to play (Mkv Files With Mp3 Audio), plus it has Mp4, Avi and Mpegts containers built IN also ...
You can get the (NEW UPDATED) "Serviio Profile (DLNA/UPNP) For The Vizio Co-Star", already packaged into the original, ALL-IN-ONE Serviio Profiles.xml (Unzip) download HERE SerVVVioo Plus For The Vizio Co-Star.zip ......

1.\ Download the above file to your PC/Laptop, copy the file to >Program Files> Serviio> config> and just overwrite the Profile.xml file that's already there and restart your PC/Laptop ... Once your PC/Latop is back up, open the Serviio server, set up your Vizio Costar profile via the drop menu on the line that says "Local Player", the green dot should be there too (See Above Photos) ...

2.\ You can copy the Vizio Costar Profile in the above post and make you own Serviio Co Star profile ....

[Xzyl]

I am not yet a Vizio Co-Star owner, I will have to wait until next tax return before I can order one, nor do I have any other types of smart devices to test with. I remember earlier in the thread that there was no success with getting either Hulu or Hulu Plus to work. Has anyone yet tried the modded Hulu apk or willing to give it a try?

Hulu Apk Modified to Work on All Android Devices – xda-developers

If so then:

1. Did it install?

2. Did it launch?

3. Were you able to playback video from original Hulu or Hulu Plus?

4. If it did play video were there any problems or issues? *Note there is a known issue with search not working?

Thanks in advanced.

[tannor]

Mine shutdown again, went to a total black screen after we exited Netflix to go to Live TV. This is the 3rd or 4th time since we got it on Saturday. I also noticed it gets very hot, and warm very fast. I contacted support and they said it is normal to get very warm since there is no fan.


They told me maybe we are not closing our applications, and have too many to open. He showed me if you hold down the V button for 3 seconds brings up a menu and can close apps which I never knew.

I will try this and see if it fixes it, if it keeps happening I think I will just end up returning unfortunately.

[CatfishRivers]

I am not yet a Vizio Co-Star owner, I will have to wait until next tax return before I can order one, nor do I have any other types of smart devices to test with. I remember earlier in the thread that there was no success with getting either Hulu or Hulu Plus to work. Has anyone yet tried the modded Hulu apk or willing to give it a try?

Hulu Apk Modified to Work on All Android Devices – xda-developers

If so then:

1. Did it install?

2. Did it launch?

3. Were you able to playback video from original Hulu or Hulu Plus?

4. If it did play video were there any problems or issues? *Note there is a known issue with search not working?

Thanks in advanced.

According to this thread it doesn't work with first generation GTV products:

"Breaking News" HuluPlus.apk Has Been Successfully Modded By Vgeezy - xda-developers

I found post #23 (from the above thread interesting):

"The reason that it doesn't work with the GoogleTV is that it needs to have a statically linked flash library for x86 android. GTVHacker has put together a way to make a GoogleTV NDK for the revue. Not sure if that will help it on the Sony GTVs."

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Hmm sounds like that is inferring that the app is based on NDK - if so it won't work with the second generation GTV devices either. That is unless Google surprises us and releases NDK support for Google TV.

[mdvalenz]

I am not yet a Vizio Co-Star owner, I will have to wait until next tax return before I can order one, nor do I have any other types of smart devices to test with. I remember earlier in the thread that there was no success with getting either Hulu or Hulu Plus to work. Has anyone yet tried the modded Hulu apk or willing to give it a try?

Hulu Apk Modified to Work on All Android Devices – xda-developers

If so then:

1. Did it install?

2. Did it launch?

3. Were you able to playback video from original Hulu or Hulu Plus?

4. If it did play video were there any problems or issues? *Note there is a known issue with search not working?

Thanks in advanced.

I tried the modded Hulu from that link awhile ago. It allowed me to get Hulu on my Android phone, and I was able to install it on the co-star, but it closes right away. Not a force close either, I think it did a check for the flash version installed and closed when it saw it wasn't the right one.