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Allow the user to pick the container and codecs to be used with the internal player.

NOTE! For video playback to work as expected, you need to run tvheadend compiled from my transcode_v2 branch!
Replaced the libav-based video player with builtin android player to gain hw-accelerated decoding.
Added VP8 and MPEG4 part 2 codec for use with external player.
Added the option of selecting a media container (matroska, mpeg-ps, mpeg-ts or pass-through).

Cache channel logos. The logos are stored on the cache provied by the android framework and will be cleared from time to time.

Added codecs options to the settings.
HW-accelerated playback on low end phones (like the ZTE Blade) works! You need my transcoding branch of tvheadend as of 6 april and a decent media player installed on your phone.

Added support for use of external media player to play recordings or live streams (http). This feature require tvheadend as of March 05.
Fetch programmes even if the channel is not broadcasting
Fixed sorting of recordings
Fixed crash if user tries to stream a channel without selecting a default resolution
Fix crash on Android 4.0 (ICS)
Show a small progress bar instead of a dialog when loading
Add menu options to search IMDB and EPG of a specific programme or recording

A major UI update with to many changes to list
Use the native search dialog provided by the platform
Removed the option to hide icons, the app should not crash anymore even when hundreds of icons are to be downloaded
Clear buffer after playback has stopped
Fixed bug where in some cases recordings of a programme where not displayed in the programme list
Fixed a bug where the last event in the epg was missing

Compiled the player for armv6 with a more recent version of libav → Stream is now playable on a ZTE Blade with the transcoding branch of tvheadend
Made it possible to manage recordings from a programme list (require tvheadend from at least 31 Aug 2011)
Allow the playback surface to rotate when the device changes orientation
Use correct aspect ratio on the playback surface
Show an estimation of the network speed (relative to the playback speed)

Added an overlay for the player with information on the stream. Long-press to toggle its visibility
Buffering during playback is now performed while the packets are still compressed (should save some RAM)