The stream that is broadcast in DVB-T is in MPEG2 - so it is just stored to disk.
No conversion.
It might not even be necessary to demuliplex it as it stores it... since the player can do that at run time.
Each multiplex has a handful of channels - maybe 6 or 7 TV plus around 5 - 10 "radio".
A typical home user would get 3 - 6 multiplex.
Remembering that this was just a demo of how things could change... I think we will find that BBC R&D used freely available software on their Linux box.
As a few people are starting to realise - this was a technoiogy demonstrator from a broadcaster's R&D centre - not an imminent product release.
I wasn't at the event but I have listened to the audio recording.
Basically it is just a technology demonstrator from BBC R&D. Maybe someone is indeed using it to assess possible market interest but I can't see the BBC making it.
Allowing the selection of what to watch by browing/searching the EPG is also nothing particularly special.
If TV-Anytime really gets going - then the MetaData broadcast with the programmes would allow much more elaborate selection of what to watch and automatic selection of what to delete.
OK - so it wasn't to record an entire digital multiplex 24*7 - but Linux distributions with Digital TV support can take 6 cards.
If the splitting of the entire mux into the channels or even programmes is being done in real-time (it might not be) then they could easily discard certain channels (kids, music etc).
FYI - DABDig not limited to DAB. It also tries to schedule into some other apps including DVB stuff and Leadtek Winfast. Others might work - if they support TVPI/TVVI (TitanTV format)
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The stream that is broadcast in DVB-T is in MPEG2 - so it is just stored to disk. No conversion. It might not even be necessary to demuliplex it as it stores it ... since the player can do that at run time.
Each multiplex has a handful of channels - maybe 6 or 7 TV plus around 5 - 10 "radio".
A typical home user would get 3 - 6 multiplex.
Remembering that this was just a demo of how things could change ... I think we will find that BBC R&D used freely available software on their Linux box.
As a few people are starting to realise - this was a technoiogy demonstrator from a broadcaster's R&D centre - not an imminent product release.
I wasn't at the event but I have listened to the audio recording.
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Basically it is just a technology demonstrator from BBC R&D. Maybe someone is indeed using it to assess possible market interest but I can't see the BBC making it.
Allowing the selection of what to watch by browing/searching the EPG is also nothing particularly special.
If TV-Anytime really gets going - then the MetaData broadcast with the programmes would allow much more elaborate selection of what to watch and automatic selection of what to delete.
Didn't Sony announce something like this a year ago some ago - their Type X with up to 7 TV cards?
Announced in May 2004 and I htikn shipped in November 2004
(in Japanese)
http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Product/X/
and
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGX-X90P/
and English write up here:
http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/179/sony_monste
OK - so it wasn't to record an entire digital multiplex 24*7 - but Linux distributions with Digital TV support can take 6 cards.
If the splitting of the entire mux into the channels or even programmes is being done in real-time (it might not be) then they could easily discard certain channels (kids, music etc).
FYI - DABDig not limited to DAB.
It also tries to schedule into some other apps including DVB stuff and Leadtek Winfast.
Others might work - if they support TVPI/TVVI (TitanTV format)