Okay, did some more testing... there was a
new SDK/firmware update, so did that first. After reboot, no more VidOn Media Center (VMC) launcher. Goes to following two-tab view (apps/settings):
I personally prefer this as XBMC is my jukebox of choice anyway, but I wonder if the VMC will return in a future update. Wolly? If so, I say make it optional.
Now I did extensive 3D testing, and unfortunately,
3D does not work! Tried about a dozen different 3D BD ISO's (main movie only rips and full rips w/menus). As there's no VMC now, I did all testing via VidOn XBMC. Whether I chose menu or selected by correct 3D playlist, the playback was always 2D. As
suggested by movie78 in the previous page, I tried setting 'Blu-rays' to '3D playback', but that just output everything as faux top/bottom format.
Again, as there's no VMC anymore, after XBMC, I tried
the file manager app and tried playing 3D ISO's that way. The box gives you 3 player choices ('Video Player', 'XBMC' and another whose name I forget). XBMC takes you to XBMC with the same results as above, while other two don't play the ISO.
With the latest SDK/firmware, playback quality seems to have improved a little. I watched about 15 minutes of 'The Dark Knight Rises' BD rip (MKV) toward the end, and it played smoothly and audio appeared to be in synch. Here and there, I see ever-so-slight lip-synch issues, but issue quickly disappears after about a minute or if you skip ahead a chapter. I specifically tried TDKR as it exhibits the green pixellated streaks issue on Amazon Fire TV (along with 'Bedtime Stories' and a couple other H.264 MKV BD rips). No such issues on VidOn.
Next, I tested a VC-1 title with 7.1 LPCM: '3:10 to Yuma'. Smooth playback and LPCM output fine. You only get a very brief pause/hiccup when you skip forward/back chapters, but then VidOn box resumes smooth playback right away.
Re: HD audio, as my AVR won't show whether 5.1 or 7.1, I tried halfelite's suggestion above. I already had several TrueHD 7.1 and DTS-MA 7.1 audio test files, and 7.1 does indeed seem to work. Also, the dropped frames with no 23.976 isn't that noticeable, but I really need to watch a whole movie over the weekend and see.
Finally, for now, I tested Netflix and two Android games. Oh, Google Play Store now works with the latest firmware. Signing into Netflix is impossible w/o a keboard/mouse (
see pic). VidOn box wouldn't recognize my Logitech K400 wireless keyboard, so tried Hausbell Mini H7, which worked fine. Netflix works fine, obviously designed for tablets and output capped at 480p, but not VidOn's fault, but Netflix. Quality is so-so, with some macroblocking visible on a 133" screen (again, as obviously designed for tablets).
For games, I tried 'Riptide GP2' and 'Beach Buggy Racing'. 'Riptide' wouldn't load (spinning circle forever) or just crash. 'Beach Buggy' did work. With my Hausbell keyboard I was able to start the game, but had no way to actually play it. I have a Microsoft Xbox360 remote I'll try later, but maybe an Android game controller is necessary.
Some additional pics (not already linked above):
http://i.imgur.com/1SLVZHo.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/db0xxmI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/i3JJB8x.jpg
Main issue for VidOn to fix: 3D, 3D and 3D!