Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:32 pm
This is also my primary player and I am wondering what the heck is going on?
The picture quality of Splash easily beats the most popular HTPC front end called XBMC. It has Detail Boost, Light Boost, Motion2, Color Saturation, Brightness/Contrast, its by far the BEST Quality I have ever seen, that does not require me to mess around with my Nvidia settings. As everyone knows, Nvidia Control panel is a horribly slow piece of software and it messes up Desktop Brightness/Contrast settings when connecting TV via HDMI, so its better to leave Nvidia Control Panel alone and do any settings from within Splash. Here are some IMPORTANT Updates Splash REALLY needs.
1) Android Remote Control over Wifi or Use YATSE which already Exists for Android. So one can Fast Forward and Rewind Files.
2) TV Interface. Bigger Buttons, etc to view on HDTVs.
3) Larger Fonts in PlayList for HDTV. Larger fonts for EVERYTHING so one does not have to squint their Eyeballs.
4) PRECISE Controls of Brightness/Contrast. The SLIDER Controls are TERRIBLE. If you are on a Couch with a Wireless Mouse, Getting a Precise Control on the Slider is next to impossible. Example. Movie is not bright enough, and want to set Brightness to 25, but its always a Hit or Miss. The FONT is so Small, and you cannot use the Mouse Wheel to Raise or Lower the Slider Controls.
5) DUAL AUDIO OUTPUT: Ability to Output 1 Audio Stream to Multiple devices Simultaneously. Player Reads Dolby Digital, and sends it to Optical, while also sending a Stereo Stream over HDMI.
XBMC Eden Dual Audio patch does this! So it is Entirely Possible. We would like to have Stereo, and also be able to select Realtek to send the Dolby Digital or DTS through Optical or Coax. Please Put DUAL Audio functionality. 1 Stream, 2 Outputs (1 stereo and 1 Surround). It is VERY useful when you are only watching a TV show and only want Stereo, but if you are watching a Movie, you can Simply Turn on the AVR, and have a Surround Sound going through Optical.
6) This is Less Important but Useful. A Movie Library Function where you can Scroll through or view Movies without using Windows Explorer.
PLEASE make these Changes to the User Interface and I can promise you will KILL XBMC Video playing Functions.
There are Very Important features that are SORELY needed in this player. I guarantee that once you guys put those features there, everything else will be HISTORY. There is no Video player that offers a better Picture.
Please give us some news. We need a Major update, not just small tiny updates. I see a lot of the issues people are having is because of issues unrelated to Splash at all. But the issues I have described here are what will bring Splash the respect it deseves.