Cabletime Mediastar 780HD
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and MPEG-2 HD/SD I
Product Description
The MediaStar 780/HD is an HD IPTV Receiver for delivery of High Definition TV and Multimedia content to any HD ready display screen. Designed to run over existing and future networks, this IP based solution should revolutionise HDTV and Digital Signage delivery by extending the reach of visual communications within an organization.
Features and Benefits
* Decodes HD/SD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and MPEG-2 streams
* Renders JPEG, PNG, HTML
* Digital HD output via HDMI to 1080i
* Digital SD (PAL & NTSC) output via HDMI
* Analogue HD output via YPbPr/RGB to 1080i
* Analogue SD (PAL & NTSC) outputs via YPbPr, RGB and Composite outputs
* Decode both SD and HD channels
* RS232 screen on/off control
* Serve up to the minute webpages
* IP control via Touch Panel Control systems
* Linux based reliability
* IR Remote Control for channel, volume and setup
Overview
High Definition TV
The support of HDTV offers a vastly improved viewing experience and with the continued support of SDTV, the MediaStar Evolution 780/HD IPTV Receiver ensures the ever changing TV requirements for an organisation can be supported through the deployment of the 780/HD units in conjunction with the MediaStar Evolution IPTV Headend.
The 780/HD IPTV Receiver delivers the benefits of the latest low bandwidth video compression standard, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, and offers the user the ability to drive the latest High Definition screens through both High Definition HDMI and Analogue outputs.
It can decode both HD and SD, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and MPEG-2 encoded network streams so that video and audio can be viewed over an IP network.
Multimedia Delivery
Amongst the many applications suitable for the 780/HD IPTV Receiver are corporate communications, which often require a one-to-many multicast, whether to local, national or international audiences. This may involve the delivery of live TV channels, specific training programmes and digital signage. It brings the potential of visual communication to every display within an organisation.
Staff will feel better informed, empowered and involved with information delivered right into the heart of an enterprise quickly and efficiently. Increasingly, provision of digital signage is being carried out over IP networks and applications range from small displays in retail outlets to giant outdoor displays in stadiums and arenas.
When used in conjunction with the MediaStar Evolution IPTV Headend, the 780 Receiver is able to deliver the highest quality signage content, streamed across local and international networks to serve the highest quality HD resolutions to remote screens and displays.
Connectivity
The 780/HD IPTV Receiver is the perfect companion to the HD display. It is designed to maximise the visual quality of digital display devices such as plasma screens and LCDs, delivering High Definition TV and PC content at 720p and 1080i and through the on-board rendering engine, the ability to also up-scale Standard Definition TV.
Video is output in a wide variety of formats including Composite, VGA - WXGA, RGB, YPbPr, HDMI, at up to 1080i resolution.
Sources may include HDTV, SDTV, VGA and HDMI outputs from Signage PCs, all delivered as IP network streams. In addition to receiving live MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and MPEG-2 HD/SD streams, the 780/HD IPTV Receiver will also play out PowerPoint presentations (converted to HTML), JPEGs, PNGs and HTMLs.
Reliable
It can operate in standalone mode or under the control of the central MediaStar Administration system. It has Browser/RS232/USB and IR remote control interfaces and is built around an ultra reliable dual-core computing engine running under Linux.
Included within the scope of delivery:
780/HD ITPV Receiver unit, Quick Start Guide, 1.5m HDMI to HDMI cable, Phono to Phono Composite cable, 5V DC external power supply.