Support MPEG2 codec when available

Support playing video using the MPEG-2 codec when supported by the device. Enabled
by option since MPEG-2 requires high bandwidth and some users report issues with
MPEG-2 decoding on some Roku models.

source/Main.brs

@@ -380,6 +380,16 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
                 SignOut()
                 wipe_groups()
                 goto app_start
+            else if button.id = "play_mpeg2"
+                playMpeg2 = get_setting("playback.mpeg2")
+                if playMpeg2 = "true"
+                    playMpeg2 = "false"
+                    button.title = tr("MPEG2 Support: Off")
+                else
+                    playMpeg2 = "true"
+                    button.title = tr("MPEG2 Support: On")
+                end if
+                set_setting("playback.mpeg2", playMpeg2)
             end if
         else if isNodeEvent(msg, "selectSubtitlePressed")
             node = m.scene.focusedChild

source/ShowScenes.brs

@@ -194,6 +194,22 @@ function CreateHomeGroup()
         new_options.push(o)
     end for
 
+    ' Add option for mpeg-2 playback
+    playMpeg2 = get_setting("playback.mpeg2")
+    if playMpeg2 = invalid
+        playMpeg2 = "true"
+        set_setting("playback.mpeg2", playMpeg2)
+    end if
+    o = CreateObject("roSGNode", "OptionsButton")
+    if playMpeg2 = "true"
+        o.title = tr("MPEG2 Support: On")
+    else
+        o.title = tr("MPEG2 Support: Off")
+    end if
+    o.id = "play_mpeg2"
+    o.observeField("optionSelected", m.port)
+    new_options.push(o)
+
     ' And a profile button
     user_node = CreateObject("roSGNode", "OptionsData")
     user_node.id = "active_user"

source/utils/deviceCapabilities.brs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ end function
 
 
 function getDeviceProfile() as object
+    playMpeg2 = get_setting("playback.mpeg2") = "true"
 
     'Check if 5.1 Audio Output connected
     maxAudioChannels = 2
@@ -25,6 +26,19 @@ function getDeviceProfile() as object
         maxAudioChannels = 6
     end if
 
+    if playMpeg2 and di.CanDecodeVideo({ Codec: "mpeg2" }).Result = true
+        tsVideoCodecs = "h264,mpeg2video"
+    else
+        tsVideoCodecs = "h264"
+    end if
+
+    if di.CanDecodeAudio({ Codec: "ac3" }).result
+        tsAudioCodecs = "aac,ac3"
+    else
+        tsAudioCodecs = "aac"
+    end if
+
+
     return {
         "MaxStreamingBitrate": 120000000,
         "MaxStaticBitrate": 100000000,
@@ -66,8 +80,8 @@ function getDeviceProfile() as object
             {
                 "Container": "ts",
                 "Type": "Video",
-                "AudioCodec": "aac",
+                "AudioCodec": tsAudioCodecs,
-                "VideoCodec": "h264",
+                "VideoCodec": tsVideoCodecs,
                 "Context": "Streaming",
                 "Protocol": "hls",
                 "MaxAudioChannels": StrI(maxAudioChannels) ' Currently Jellyfin server expects this as a string
@@ -142,6 +156,8 @@ function GetDirectPlayProfiles() as object
     mkvAudio = "mp3,pcm,lpcm,wav"
     audio = "mp3,pcm,lpcm,wav"
 
+    playMpeg2 = get_setting("playback.mpeg2") = "true"
+
     di = CreateObject("roDeviceInfo")
 
     'Check for Supported Video Codecs
@@ -154,6 +170,11 @@ function GetDirectPlayProfiles() as object
         mkvVideo = mkvVideo + ",vp9"
     end if
 
+    if playMpeg2 and di.CanDecodeVideo({ Codec: "mpeg2" }).Result = true
+        mp4Video = mp4Video + ",mpeg2video"
+        mkvVideo = mkvVideo + ",mpeg2video"
+    end if
+
     ' Check for supported Audio
     if di.CanDecodeAudio({ Codec: "ac3" }).result
         mkvAudio = mkvAudio + ",ac3"