Specs & a look inside
We've got various documents giving details of the iplayer's tech spec, one of which is seriously techie and can be downloaded (168KB) in PDF format here (right-click to download).
But here's the spec according to Evesham's LOW site
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Dimensions |
(W) 315mm x (D) 155mm x (H) 50mm |
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Connections |
2 x Scart - video and audio
connections for connecting iplayer to your SD TV set |
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1 x HDMI - video and audio
connection for your HD TV |
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1 x stereo 3.5mm jack plug -
audio connection for connection to a external amplify / TV (stereo
L&R only) |
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1 x optical S/PDIF - audio
connection for connection to a external amplify / TV |
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1 x RF input - aerial input to
receive DVB-T signals |
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1 x RF output - aerial output
to forward on the RF signal to TV |
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1 x power input - 240v mains
connection to the iplayer |
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1 x USB -used for connection to
external storage or optional keyboard |
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1 x Ethernet (10/100) - used
for connection to broadband / PC |
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Hard disk |
80GB (up to 80 hours of SD TV
recording) |
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TV tuner |
DVB-T Freeview |
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Display |
Display compatible with all HD
plasma, LCD and CRT screens as well as all SD television sets |
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Resolution compatible with all
HD and SD resolutions 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i |
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Picture format compatible with
widescreen (16:9) and full screen (4:3) broadcast, with variable ratios
using letterbox or pan & scan modes |
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Control picture quality
(brightness, contrast, saturation, ambient lighting) |
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HDMI - High Definition
Multimedia Interface for digital end-to-end chain from broadcaster to
screen |
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Audio |
Optical Digital Audio output
S/PDIF for digital end-to-end chain from broadcaster to home cinema |
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Analogue stereo output (mini
jack) for legacy audio systems |
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Compatibility |
Compatible with Free-to-Air and
pay TV systems (subscription or pay per-view) |
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Fully featured digital teletext |
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Support for interactive
applications |
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Support for subtitles |
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VOD Video on demand ready.
Compatible with full-screen standard video on demand and video
streaming in MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 and Windows Media Video 9 formats |
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What's in the box? |
Evesham iplayer Media Centre |
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Aerial lead |
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Scart Cable |
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Ethernet cable (for network
connection) |
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Mains power cable |
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Remote control (including 2 x
AAA batteries) |
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Quick start guide |
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Warranty card |
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User Guide on CD |
And here are some extracts from that PDF techie document:
[advert]Like all Netgem’s terminals, the iPlayer® offers the following benefits:
* Guarantee of a very high degree of interoperability and stability, using lowcost standardised hardware and open software technologies
* Client support for numerous branded services like EPG, TV portal , live ratings, push/pull VoD and TVoD, fixed line services, videoconferencing, Media Centre etc
* Low-cost, fast and efficient development of new services,
* A full control over deployed technologies with low response time for resolving problems
* The ideal platform for both customer retention and revenue generation
Nominal specifications
Core hardware
Processor: Sigma Designs SMP863x 300MHz MIPS + 200MHz secure CPU Multi decoding
Graphics: True colour and alpha blending, flicker filtering, font antialiasing, PiP/PiG/GiP
Memory: 16MB Flash, 128MB or 256MB RAM
Hard drive: Embedded lownoise 2"5 HDD, variable capacities
Core software
OS: Linux
Middleware: Netgem DVB/HTML, MHEG5, Multimedia Player
Browser: Netgem TV Browser - HTML 4.01, ECMAScript (JavaScript 1.5), CSS1&2, DOM1, DOM2 Events Protocols : IGMPv2, HTTP1.1, SSL, RTP/RTSP, SNMP, DHCP, PPPoE, POP3, SMTP, IRC, P2P, FTP & SMB clients, UPnP (MediaServer), Windows Media Connect
Broadband
Ethernet: 10/100 Mbps MDI/MDIX RJ45 for wired, Power Line or Ethernet/Wifi connections
Wifi: Support for USB/Wifi adaptors
USB: Host device USB2.0 low/full/high speed for external HDD, USB keys, webcam…
Video/audio
WMV9/VC-1 MP@HL and VC-1 AP@L3
MPEG-4 part2 ASP@L5
—MPEG-2 MP@HL, MPEG-1
Audio decoding:
—MPEG-4 BSAC
—MPEG-1/2 layer I, II and III
—WMA9/pro
—Dolby Digital 5.1, Plus 7.1, Lossless 7.1
—DTS, DTS-HD
—Microsoft DRM10 (Cardea and Janus)
—HDCP content protection on HDMI
—AES, 3DES, DES encryption/decryption
—Macrovision content protection on SCART
—Other CAS and DRM systems available on request
Secure download service (network, USB, OTA)
Want more? Well, over in the main iplayer forum thread, agentdarv0 reported that he'd cracked open his iplayer and gave us a look at the motherboard.
iplayer motherboard, courtesy of
HEXUS.community member agentdarv0 (click for larger image)
What agentdarv0 also did was detail the make and model of hard disk and list out, as best as he could tell, the various chips on the board and their claimed features and functions.
5,400rpm, 8MB cache
Decoder - Sigma Designs SMP8635LF
The SMP8634 media processor provides a complete system-on-chip (SOC) solution with powerful multimediaprocessing, robust content security system, and a full complement of peripherals. Its advanced decoder engines support video decoding of H.264 (MPEG-4 part 10), VC-1 (as well as Windows Media®Video 9, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 (part 2) with multiple streams, up to the equivalent of two high-definition video streams.
High-performance graphics acceleration, multi-standard audio decoding, advanced display processing capabilities, and HDMI/HDCP output round out its multimedia core. Powerful content security is ensured through a dedicated secure processor, flash memory, and a range of digital rights management (DRM) engines for high-speed payload decryption.
The SMP8634’s 300MHz host CPU, 3.2GB/second unified memory controller, Ethernet 10/100controller, dual USB 2.0 controller, and IDE controller provide for a single-chip solution for most set-top boxes and consumer players.
Memory - 128MB 4x Nanya NT5DS32M16BS-5T DDR-400
Flash memory - 128MB Spansion GL128N
HDMI transmitter - Sil9002 HDMI Tx PHY
Fully compliant with HDMI 1.1 and HDMI 1.2
UHF demodulator - Thomson unknown
Audio/video switch - Sony CXA7002R
An Audio/Video switch designed primarily for application in Digital Set Top Boxes. It provides video and audio routing from the digital encoder source to the TV and VCR scart (peri-television) connectors. In addition, the TV audio output has a programmable volume control.
Audio chipset - Sony CDX1975R??
All spec'd out?
Well, dive over to page six to understand how the theory and real-world experience of unlimited hard disk space didn't coincide...
