IX2-DL DLNA + Vizio

Hello,
I recently purchased a new LenovoEMC IX2-DL NAS. First thing I did was update the frimware to 4.1.108.32627. Then I went on to configuring DLNA on it. Using the default "SharedMedia" folder I enabled "Media Sharing" (Both for the folder and under Media Server). Log in to the twonky server (ip:50599), and under status it see the number files. Under Shares it sees my laptop (media reciver type Windows 7/8) and My Vizio TV (media reciver type Generic Media Revicer). So far so good. Under Twonky Library, Video, Photos, i see nothing. Ignoring this as i can browse the videos and photos from TV/Laptop.
Now the Problem:
When i try to play any of the video files on my Vizio TV, it will not play. The TV seems like it has freezed, but turning of the NAS or restarting Twonky, TV comes back. It seem it may be stuck buffering or retriving the file or info. I thought it might be a codec problem with my videos. So i tried it with a sample sony mpg file (http://esupport.sony.com/docs/tv/sony_eye_candy.mpg) which would not require any transcoding/converting and is supported by DLNA certification process. When "serve" this file with my Laptop via DLNA to my TV it works perfectly. But when i try to serve this file using IX2-DL/Twonky the TV just Freezes (buffering/retreving file).
I tried changing the "Media Reciver Type" in Twonky to different types with no fix, (Vizio is not in the list, and FYI i have a Vizio E550i-b2).
What am i doing wrong? What is wrong with Twonky? Why will it not serve a simple MPG file!

Hello Ankit2
Try turning media server off via the lifeline web interface, reboot the ix2-dl, then turn media server back on and run a media scan.  After the scan has finished try accessing the DLNA/UPnP media shares via the Vizio tv.
If you are still having issues at this point, LenovoEMC support should be contacted so further troubleshooting and an incident can be done
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