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Applications
Media watching any-where
Encoding AV/TV input from various sources, such as TV, DVD, and STB, through real-time streaming over Internet for place-shift viewing
Simultaneous multi-channel streaming
Support for two player clients
Networking with HMC TV player and other HMC Streamers
Content streaming to remote HMC TV player client and other HMC Streamers to share
local media content
Content aggregator and preparation
Support for content aggregation for media content storage, management, and preparation
 
Features
Streaming
Receive/Encode TV broadcast
Stream media content (AV/TV) to clients
Stream over LAN or Internet
RTP for media data streaming
Synchronized audio video playback
Multiple simultaneous streams
Master – Slave mode streaming
Video CODEC
H.264/MPEG4 AVC
Resolution: QCIF, CIF, QVGA, D1
Real-time encode (NTSC; PAL)
Audio CODEC
AAC stereo
MP3
Photo
JPEG/PNG
Storage/Local Playback
QCIF/CIF/QVGA/D1 selectable
File management
Local file stream
Trick-mode playback
Real-time recording
Schedule recording
Playback Internet media
Playlist
Remote time shift
Content Preparation
Apple Video iPod
Sony PSP 1006
Network Protocol
Console interface
UPnP
IP, UDP/TCP, RTSP/RTP
Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE and DDNS support
System
RTSP streaming server function
Embedded Linux
Standby mode
Remote firmware upgrade
Wi-Fi interface
Bluetooth interface
DRM
 
Hardware
Processor
Host CPU and media DSP
Network
Fast Ethernet
Network failure recovery
Memory
PPC 64M SDRAM
BSP 64M SDRAM
16MB Flash
Rear Panel I/O
L/R Stereo audio in (x2)
Composite video in (x2)
S-Video in
L/R Stereo audio out (x2)
Composite video out (x2)
S-Video out
Component video out
Fast Ethernet
WiFi antenna (802.11b/g, optional)
Analog TV tuner
USB 2.0 (x2)
12V DC in
Front Panel I/O
IR Receiver
Status LEDs
Card Reader
IR Emitter
Infrared remote control over IP network (IRoIP)
IR Remote Control
Power standby mode
Channel switch
AV/TV toggle
TV browser
Card Reader
CF, MMC/SD, XD and Memory Stick
Plug and Play
Power
12V DC, 5A
Operating temperature: 0 to +40
Storage temperature: - 10 to +60
Humidity: 15% to 85%
 
Player Clients
Laptop Player Client Platform
OS: Microsoft Windows XP
CPU: Min Intel Pentium 4
1.2GHz with MMX, SSE and SSE2 support
Memory: 256MB
Display Card: DirectX compatible
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
DirectX 9.0c or above
Laptop Player Client
Player screen size: QCIF/CIF/ QVGA or full screen play
Volume adjustment
Automatic TV channel search
Channel switch, delete
AV and TV toggle
Network setting
Portable Player Client
PDA (O2 Xda Atom Life (3.5G))
OS: Windows Mobile™ 2003 & Windows Mobile 5.0
CPU: Intel XScale 400MHz or above
Memory: 32MB or above
QCIF/QVGA resolution
HMC TV Player Client
Player screen size: QCIF/CIF/QVGA/D1 or full screen play