Vimu Media Player for TV

Vimu Media Player for TV$3.39

Rated 3.95/5 (506) —  Free Android application by Alexander Kolychev

About Vimu Media Player for TV

Advanced media player for Android TV and Google TV devices.

Key features:
- One minute setup!
- Optimized for the TV.
- Support for most common file formats: MKV, AVI, MP4, MOV, FLV, TS, MPTS, WMV, DIVX, 3GP, VOB, MP3, FLAC, ALAC, JPEG (depends on device capabilities).
- Hardware decoding up to 4k (HEVC/VP9) on Android TV for compatible devices.
- Grid, list and double list navigation.
- Works as UPnP Renderer (DLNA Push) on Android TV.
- Simple and fast Leanback UI for Android TV.
- Android TV Picture-in-Picture mode support (7.0+).
- Navigation and playback from internal storage, SD cards and USB drives.
- Navigation and playback from Windows shares (SMB).
- Navigation, search and playback from UPnP/DLNA servers.
- Navigation and playback from WebDAV servers.
- Navigation and playback from NFS servers.
- Switching audio tracks in multilingual files.
- AC3, EAC3, DTS pass-through on Android TV.
- Support for external SRT subtitles in any encoding (you need to have an srt (lower case extension) file in the same directory as your movie file like movie.mkv and movie.srt).
- Support for embedded MKV, MP4 in SSA/ASS,, SRT, DVBSub and VOBSub formats
- M3U playlists support.
- Streaming (progressive download) from HTTP/HTTPS sources.

This app is ONLY compatible with TV boxes and TV-sets. Tablets and phones are not supported!

DOCUMENTATION:
http://www.vimu.tv/

OFFICIAL SUPPORT FORUMS:
Google Group: https://groups.google.com/group/gtvbox


UPnP/DLNA streaming is reported to work with Twonky, Logitech Media Server, TVersity, TVMOBiLi, Mediatomb, XBMC/Kodi and Plex Media Server. SRT subtitles are supported from some servers. MKV subtitles are supported on all servers (if no transcoding). Covers and sheets are NOT supported for UPnP/DLNA, however ViMu will display covers/thumbnails provided by your server.
UPnP indexing and search feature is proven to work with Twonky, Logitech Media Server and Kodi.

If you have no sound while playback, your video file might have unsupported audio track (like DTS).
If some of your files fail to play you can get REFUND for 3 days after purchase.

Apps is compatible with all official Android TV and Google TV units.
App MAY BE compatible with some non-official TV Boxes based on Android 6.0 and higher.

Note, that Google TV only supports a legacy version of the app. Not all advertised features will be available.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Vimu Media Player for TV version Varies with device on your Android device!
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Android package: net.gtvbox.videoplayer, download Vimu Media Player for TV.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
- PGS subtitles support.
- Constant time display feature.
- Screen is now going 100% dark after some time in pause state.
- Fixed colour for some bitmap subtitles.
- Fixed subtitles break after seek.
- Correct detection of forced subtitles.
- Fix Aspect Ratio for 1.85:1 content.
- Fixed freeze if online content is not available.
- Progress bas are not correctly updated in list mode after playback.
- Some UI fixes and media engine improvements.
Name changed  Name changed! ViMu Media Player for TV now is known as Vimu Media Player for TV.
Price update  Price changed from $2.79 to $3.39.
Price update  Price changed from $2.99 to $2.79.
Name changed  Name changed! ViMu Player for TV now is known as ViMu Media Player for TV.

What are users saying about Vimu Media Player for TV

C70%
by C####:

It's a great application for my Sony Bravia 55XS7005. I had many problems with the Sony Android native player when play from DLNA server. This player is the most stable what I tried. Maybe some features would be nice when select the audio stream and subtitle. I prefer to have a popup window to select the languages. And a most useful features would be a button for just toggle switch on/off the subtitle. When I watch some movies with more subtitles (3-4 or more) and just want to switch on /off without going through all the languages before off. Great and fast support from developer! Response in a few minutes, great!!!

D70%
by D####:

this is what i was looking for great player works great with my xbr55/850d but does not show any movies on my USB hard drive or stick on my xbr55/850c

E70%
by E####:

It just needs a few gui tweaks and couple bug fixes, and this will be a great app. It times-out when using the transport on a NViidia Shield and the adio type select could be easier to change.

C70%
by C####:

"M3U playlists support." Nope...

C70%
by C####:

This app deserves every star it gets.. It's my favorite app on the Sony Internet player. I had to do a factory reset(NEVER do that) because you will loose EVERYTHING, and the old links on the old apps don't work anymore, and nothing with google will work. I have found work-arounds for all that I lost except this app, and google would not let me download it. The author kindly helped me fix this problem, and I now have this app running again. Thank you Alexander. If your still using the google TV system, This is probably the only video player you will ever be satisfied with. BUY it, it's inexpensive and worth every penny

O70%
by O####:

Already bought it before I realized the metadata they are showing in the screenshot is from a XBMC server..I assumed too fast from the pic that this player scrapes metadata.my bad

N70%
by N####:

This app was the only app for Sony TV that works flawlessly over a streaming network with different file types. ViMu is user friendly and very fast. Thanks Author for the great app!!!!

M70%
by M####:

Well, at least it loads on the Nexus Player. Can't get it to accept any streams though and I've tried lots that work on other apps like vChannel, VLC and Channel Pear. Might be good for streaming local files though. I never tried that as I have other software for that. Looks like this still needs some work...

M70%
by M####:

This app deserves every star it gets.. It's my favorite app on the Sony Internet player. I had to do a factory reset(NEVER do that) because you will loose EVERYTHING, and the old links on the old apps don't work anymore, and nothing with google will work. I have found work-arounds for all that I lost except this app, and google would not let me download it. The author kindly helped me fix this problem, and I now have this app running again. Thank you Alexander. If your still using the google TV system, This is probably the only video player you will ever be satisfied with. BUY it, it's inexpensive and worth every penny

M70%
by M####:

I've paid for this app but I'm not able to use it. About 90% of movies will NOT play because the audio is not decoded - i.e. this app cannot decode audio formats.

T70%
by T####:

best player for the revue so far plays more codec video files than the video player that come with the device a great adition to the revue

Q70%
by Q####:

спасибо

X70%
by X####:

Well, at least it loads on the Nexus Player. Can't get it to accept any streams though and I've tried lots that work on other apps like vChannel, VLC and Channel Pear. Might be good for streaming local files though. I never tried that as I have other software for that. Looks like this still needs some work...

S70%
by S####:

Great app to buy for Sony NSZ-GT1 with a network hard drive. I can actually play all my formats with this app, when I had a connection issue 2yrs back I actually got help from the developer and solved the problem. Works with 1st gen Ipad streaming videos from most non subcribed websites though on the same sites it doesn't work with my android phone. Hopefully the developer fixes that issue, other then that this app is the best for older Google tv devices. A must purchase.

Q70%
by Q####:

I had to reset my system back to factory level, and now google play says it's installed, (it's not any longer, lost it in the reset) and wont allow me to download to the system again. (I'm Using a Sony internet player NSZ-GS7) With the reset, most of the google functions no longer work, and updating to where it was before the reset will not function.. I need the .apk file to reinstall it. How can I download this to one of my other registered tablets/phones/etc. so I can transfer it back to my NSZ-GS7..

S70%
by S####:

Best app for watching movies from my computer hands down!

S70%
by S####:

Wonder why zoom shifts screen to left.. can I zoom center?

V70%
by V####:

needs x265 support

S70%
by S####:

I happen to own a bunch of Google-TV devices including the Sony Blu-Ray, NSZ-GS7, ASUS Cube, and Visio Co Star. There are differences in playback depending on device. For example, MKV video plays fine on the Sony or ASUS Cube but there is no audio on the Visio Co Star. As well, high bit-rate video segments (like 1080p action sequences) can have decoding issues on the weaker processor models. So, for example, I will have an issue with the Google-TV Gen 1 Sony Blu Ray but not the Google-TV Gen 2 Sony NSZ-GS7. These may be more device related dependencies than software related.

V70%
by V####:

Great interface, intuitive and the devloper keeps the updates coming to fix any issues and breath more life into this application.

J70%
by J####:

This player is excellent. I mainly use this app in my google chrome box to stream my movies that are stored in a network drive shared through samba. It supports most of the commonly used video formats along with subtitles. I will be the happiest if this player could play DVD files and wma/wmv format video files.

R70%
by R####:

after fighting and fighting Plex . I installed XMBC , this is the perfect match. it plays smoother . It loads quicker. It is also easier to use. I just wish I found this quicker. Google TV Logitech Revue

V70%
by V####:

needs x265 support

K70%
by K####:

bought this app because it said it will play many formats that i was having an issue with but it was a waste of money because almost everything is unsupported. i can play more on the built in media player.

T70%
by T####:

It's been so long, this premium version need more updates. I use to be able to play many formats (i.e. mp4's), now I can't play those anymore. Please fix and upgrade for your fans.

T70%
by T####:

same file same apple device still on os 7, said not supported. new device ios 8 doesnt even register. interface seems clunky, difficult to find files, still somewhat useful for srt subs. using lg 47g2.

T70%
by T####:

I've paid for this app but I'm not able to use it. About 90% of movies will NOT play because the audio is not decoded - i.e. this app cannot decode audio formats.

Q70%
by Q####:

needs x265 support

T70%
by T####:

I purchased this app to be used with my Asus Cube with Google TV. The built-in player did not recognize subtitles. The Vimu player recognized .srt subtitles in streamed videos and displayed them appropriately.

T70%
by T####:

great app

T70%
by T####:

plays everything i need it to play

O70%
by O####:

best player for the revue so far plays more codec video files than the video player that come with the device a great adition to the revue

T70%
by T####:

I use this all the time with my Google TV. Works great with my hard drive with all my movies on it.

T70%
by T####:

please update!!! more and more files not playable

J70%
by J####:

One of the few vital Google TV apps imo

E70%
by E####:

for googletv

T70%
by T####:

amazing app!

R70%
by R####:

BEST

T70%
by T####:

when I checked "Index Content" option in UPNP it kept crashing in my sony GTV GS7. I bought this because I wanted to see my movies collection with cover arts. Very disappointed.

T70%
by T####:

great dlna player and network browser


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