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Hardware and Features
This is the box shown at the Mediacast in London. As you ca see, it is based on a modular system with currently 3 single modules (from bottom to top):
a basedevice with a lot of high integrated hardware
a PVR-/DVD-extension with a harddisk and a DVD-recorder
a 5.1 audiodecoder
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Basisgeraet
250 MHz IBM PowerPC 405 Processor (350 Mips)
80 MB RAM
8 MB Flash ROM
one Common Interface (CI) slot
two smartcard reader (Conax + Conax oder Conax + Seca)
hardware MPEG-audio- and videodecoder
ready to support MPEG4
hardware MP3 audiodecoder
DVB-S (Sat), DVB-C (Kabel) und DVB-T (terrestrisch) tunermodels
100 Mbit/s fullduplex Ethernet interface
USB connector for keyboard, mouse, foto camera, etc.
graphical LC-Display
built-in IDE (UDMA-66) master/slave connector for all standard harddisks
optical out (S/PDIF Toslink) for PCM, AC3 and DTS
Video-connectors:
- two SCART
- one Composite (CVBS)
- one S-Video
one 12V software controllable output
Linux based
multi language OSD
hardware assisted display of pictures (photocd, foto camera, etc.) on TV
unlimited channellists
unlimited bouquet- and favourite lists
very fast and smooth channel switching
fast and completely automatic channelsearch
DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0
DVB-compliant EPG
EPG-support fuerfor non-DVB formats (MTV, Canal+ etc.)
Teletext support
Multimedia applications like Web-browser, E-Mail-client etc.
PVR-/DVD-extension
built in harddisk, currently 80 to 120GB
built in DVD Recorder supports DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW
integrated 6 in 1 Flash Card reader (Compact Flash, MMC etc.)
timeshifted recordings
trick replay (fast forward, rewind, slowmotion, instant replay)
start recordings through timer, epg, quick start
recordings are accessible from any PC connected to the same network
copy recordings from harddisk to DVD
DVD-Video conforming (enables playback in any DVD player)
playback of DVD Video and SVCD
playback of CD audio, including CD-Text support
playback of MP3 CDs
Kodak Picture-CD and Photo-CD support
the DVD recorder inside the box is shared through the ethernet in a way that every PC can use it as if it was built directly into this PC (allows recording to DVD from the PC)
5.1 Audiodecoder
Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 Multichannel Decoder
Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Pro Logic und Stereo Mode
Maximum, Standard, Late Night Dynamic Range Compression Mode
Precision Digital Output Volume and Mute Control
Precision 96KHz/24bit ADC and DAC with Lowpass Active Filter
EEPROM Setup Status Memory when AC Power Shut Off
With frendly support from MNC Ltd. und Chaintech Computer Co Ltd.
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