Playing RMVB files with Synology Video Station on Roku

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As requested by one of the reader to give an update on this.. I forgot about it .. Sorry.

Indeed I managed to set up Synology Video Station on Roku. It is like an app on Roku but is called a Channel.

Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Launching it:
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Have to manually enter the server IP address number:
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Once you have entered the user id and password to gain access to your Synology, you will arrive at this screen. Ugly.
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

The transcoding settings are OFF. I kept it as it is.
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

No way of setting anything except ENGLISH which has an impact as you can see later:
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Go to the TV shows. I have already set up a TV Show folder in the Synology Video Station itself on the Synology.
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

You can see my TV serial !
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Sharp eye readers will notice something weird…
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Now compare this with how this is set up in the Video Station:
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Yes Roku is missing all the Chinese characters 🙂

Okie.. Does not matter. At least it works for RMVB files.

My Beloved HK Serials on my ROKU 3 🙂
Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

Playing RMVB Files on Video Station Channel on Roku

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