SageTV STP-HD200 HD Theater Information Updates (Notifications only)

[Opus4]

This topic will be used to notify thread subscribers when a firmware update is available for the SageTV STP-HD200 HD Theater, or other notifications about the SageTV HD Theater.

The new SageTV HD Theater (STP-HD200) is now available in the SageTV store.

Details about it are here:
SageTV HD Theater information


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- Andy

[Opus4]

The SageTV HD Theater (STP-HD200) is now available for pre-orders in the SageTV store. They should be in stock on Dec. 16 and pre-orders will ship within a couple days of SageTV receiving the shipment.

The same links from the previous post:

Details about it are here:
SageTV HD Theater information

Store link:
SageTV HD Theater in the SageTV store

SageTV HD Theater with SageTV Media Center for Windows software bundle


Update: They are in stock & ready to ship as of Dec. 16.

[Opus4]

STP-HD200 Beta firmware version "20081217 0" is now available for testing.

To use beta firmware:
While in standalone mode, use the remote's number pad to enter the code 2382 ('beta') on the HD200's Settings -> System Update menu in order to tell it to look for the beta version. For help about how to update the firmware, see the HD200's manual (found in the box the unit came in) or this FAQ..


Changes for beta version 20081217 0 include the following:

Core changes:

1. Press Home while in Standby to power up in the last mode used when the HD200 was put into standby. (i.e.: more quickly connect to the last SageTV server the HD200 was connected to, if it was connected to one.)
2. HDMI compatibility updates
3. PAL support added -- Advanced Setup -> Multimedia -> TV Standard; choose NTSC or PAL
4. Experimental RC6 IR remote support -- can use the MCE remote
5. USB devices use the same path if disconnected and reconnected.
6. Fixed issue where Power button turned unit back off during startup.
7. Temporary fix for AC3 over spdif
8. Fix bug with some ALAC files
9. Improved HDMI detection for DTD modes
10. DTS passthrough support in ts/m2ts.

Standalone UI changes:

1. Search menu: added item for "All Results" at top of each column for Video searches. (Other search types already had that option.)
2. Integrated HD720 YouTube video support from default STV.
3. Updated auto-connect cancel dialog to allow using Stop to cancel the auto-connect or Play to force the connection to proceed w/o waiting for the 5 second timeout.
4. Added Now Playing panel to bottom of file browser menu.
5. Fixed use of Play, Pause, and Play/Pause on the file browser.
6. Updated Play listeners to play video/music regardless of whether the item is the same as the currently playing item.
7. Removed restriction for Workgroup selection where it was rejected if it had any non alpha-numeric characters.
8. File Browser: can use the Info command on USB devices to access options such as copying the files on the device or adding the USB's root path as an import directory.
9. Added Detailed Setup -> Customize option Display OSD between Playlist Segments, to control whether the OSD is shown after playlist segment changes.
10. Updated font preloading to only load the Bold font sizes that are used. Skip preloading other styles for now. Also updated text for image & font preloading to show progress: "n of N".
11. Added imported video's Date & Time stamp to the Video Detail screen.
12. Fixed button BG image in search results menu.
13. Updated Audio & Video connector pictures with photos of the actual connections.

[Opus4]

STP-HD200 Beta firmware version "20081219 0" is now available for testing.

To use beta firmware:
While in standalone mode, use the remote's number pad to enter the code 2382 ('beta') on the HD200's Settings -> System Update menu in order to tell it to look for the beta version. For help about how to update the firmware, see the HD200's manual (found in the box the unit came in) or this FAQ..


Changes for beta version 20081219 0 include the following:

Core changes:

1. Audio track selection in standalone mode (extender mode as well in next server beta)
2. New option for force hdmi modes (when configured in UI; see below)

Standalone UI changes:

1. Added Advanced Setup -> Multimedia option for "Force HDMI Display Mode", default is disabled.
2. File browser popup: If Play File is an option, give it default focus.
3. File browser: if a file is selected and the only option is Play, play it w/o showing the popup.
4. File browser: if username + password combo is not correct, ask whether to try again.
5. Video browser: Fixed issue where Play command didn't start highlighted video.
6. Advanced Setup -> Multimedia: added comment that AR modes are changed during playback.

[Opus4]

Beta firmware is now available for testing:
STP-HD200 Beta firmware version "200812122 0"


To use beta firmware:
STP-HD200: While in standalone mode, use the remote's number pad to enter the code 2382 ('beta') on the HD200's Settings -> System Update menu in order to tell it to look for the beta version. For help about how to update the firmware, see the HD200's manual (found in the box the unit came in) or this FAQ.


Changes for beta version 20081222 0 include the following:

STP-HD200
Core changes:

1. Fix for some cases of audio track selection

Standalone UI changes:

1. Added restart instructions for some settings changes that require a restart.
2. Fixed the "new drive detected" dialog so that it won't get shown if the Customize option has turned it off.
3. Fixed title of the "Advanced Setup" menu; was "Detailed Setup".
4. If the StorageDeviceAdded hook is fired while the screen saver is active, perform a wake-up before displaying the 'new drive' dialog.
5. Added Advanced Setup -> Customize option for "Use Repeat Detection for RC5 Protocol Remotes".
6. Reset videoframe/autoplay_next_music_file back to true before playing all music, in case a customization has set it to false.
7. Rescan import paths after copying a file to an import dir.

[_Demo_]

STP-HD200 Beta firmware version "20081230 0" is now available for testing.

To use beta firmware:
While in standalone mode, use the remote's number pad to enter the code 2382 ('beta') on the HD200's Settings -> System Update menu in order to tell it to look for the beta version. For help about how to update the firmware, see the HD200's manual (found in the box the unit came in) or this FAQ..


Changes for beta version 20081230 0 include the following:

Core changes:

1. Modify network share browsing code to previous version.
2. Fix bug when accessing network shares connected to a server with multiple interfaces.
3. Fix large file playback on network shares.