Hardware
NexTVision develops, manufactures and markets a line of Internet Protocol broadband advanced digital set top boxes that deliver IPTV, Video-on-Demand, VoIP and a wide variety of other interactive services to the television set. NexTVision digital set-top boxes are low cost, feature rich, computer similar products. Products operate with all broadband delivery systems - Ethernet as well as DSL, cable, satellite and wireless modems. Both standard definition and High definition TV are supported. These digital set top boxes are among the first of a new generation of digital home products that process the major VOD formats- MPEG 2, MPEG 4 and VC 1. Codec processing is hardware based. NexTVision products enable the service provider to migrate, at any time, from an MPEG 2 delivery to VC 1 or MPEG 4 format without a change of hardware Nextvision has been actively engaged in the IPTV and VOD sector since its inception in 2000.
Fontana Model
The service provider who is not utilizing fiber, satellite or cable as transport may find that bandwidth over copper is not sufficient to provide the Mbps necessary for high definition TV in a multiple TV household. Obviously, fiber infrastructure is an expensive solution. An alternate delivery format of TV over satellite with VOD over broadband IP provides the ideal solution. The NexTVision models include an integrated TV tuner- cable, satellite or terrestrial- as well as a hard drive for DVR functionality. The recently introduced Fontana 'hybrid" model, is truly a set top box for tomorrow.
Hardware Features and Specifications
Hardware
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• Microprocessor • Media Core CPU • Hard Drive (DVR) • Main Memory • Flash Memory |
: 270 MHz low voltage, MIPS 32 : 300 MHz : 120 GB, 7200 rpm, 8 MB cache : 256 MB DDR RAM : 32 MB |
| • Power Supply, external, 12 volts | |
Operating System
• MS CE 5.0, Internet Explorer 6.0
• Remote software upgrade
Streaming Video
• DVB Tuners (2) - S, C, or T
• MPEG 2 hardware, DSP, decoding, HD
• VC 1 hardware, DSP, decoding, HD to 720p
• MPEG 4, AVC hardware, DSP, decoding, SD
• IGMP
• RTSP support
• Alpha blending
Streaming Audio
• MPEG 1 Layer III (MP 3) stereo hardware
• MPEG 4 3 AAC
• Dolby AC-3 Dolby digital
Digital Rights Management
• Secure Media Encryptonite
External Video Connectors
• HDMI
• Component
• S Video
• Composite Video
• RF
Audio Connectors
• Digital stereo (S/PDIF)
• Analog stereo, right/left
Other Connectors
• Ethernet 10/100 Bast T
• USB ports (2)
• Infrared Receiver
Physical
• Dimensions: 32 cm x 22.1 x 6.4
• Unit Weight: 3.3 kg.
Options
• PVR (hard drive sizes: 80 GB to 200 GB)
• Wireless 802.11 g
• Infrared keyboard
• SCART
Fontana-Lite
Fontana-Lite is the ideal low cost IPTV/VOD set top box. The Fontana-Lite product employs the same printed circuit board design and processors as the more fully featured 'hybrid' Fontana model. Only the twin TV tuners and hard drive are excluded. At a 40% cost savings this is a fine solution for a basic, quality set top box product for well under $200.
BAST MODEL: FONTANA-LITE SPECIFICATIONS 12.01.06
Hardware
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• Microprocessor • Media Core CPU • Main Memory |
: 250 MHz low voltage, MIPS 32 : 2 Trimedia chips at 270 MHz each : 128 MB DDR |
| • Power Supply, external, 5 volts, 50 watts | |
Operating System
• MS CE 5.0, Internet Explorer 6.0, DRM
• Remote software upgrade
Streaming Video
• WM 9, hardware, DSP decoding, High Definition to 720P
• MPEG 4, H.264 hardware, DSP decoding, Standard Definition
• MPEG 2, hardware, DSP decoding, High Definition
• IGMP
• RTSP support
• Alpha blending
Streaming Audio
• MPEG 1 Layer III (MP 3) stereo hardware
• MPEG 4 3 AAC
External Video Connectors
• Component
• S Video
• Composite Video
Audio Connectors
• Stereo, right/left
Other Connectors
• Ethernet 10/100 Bast T
• USB 1.1 ports (2)
• Infrared Receiver
• On/off switch
Physical
• Dimensions: 10 cm x 15 x 2.5
• Unit Weight: 2.5 kg.
Options
• Linux operating system, Firefox browser
• MPEG 2 DSP decoding, High Definition