Portbhoy
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Technomate have launched a new series of linux based recievers to compete with the dream 500 and 600 models, the recievers seem to have been set at a deliberatley low price of around £90 for the 500 and around £120 for the 600 PVR version to knock Dream Multimedia from their dominant position in the linux based reciever market. Recievers also come with USB ports for ease of upgrade and I'm off to order mine now ;)
Technical Specification (TM500)
Satellite Tuner
Tuner Receiving Freq./ Loop through output 950 ~ 2150MHz / 950 ~ 2150MHz
Input Impedance 75 ohms
Input Signal Level Min. -65dbm ~ Max. -25dbm
LNB Polarization Switching Voltage 13/18Vdc@Max 400mA,Short Circuit Protection
Band Switching 22Khz Tone, DiSEqC1.2
I/Q Output 10MHz to 30 MHz, Variable( 2MHz step)
Demodulation according DVB-S
Symbol Rate 2 ~ 45 Msps
Link IC STV0299B
Viterbi Decoding Rate 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 7/8, Automatic or Manual rate
Reed Solomon Decoding FEC, block length( 204 byte )
Transport Demultiplexer
Demultiplex
:(Video) According to ISO/IEC 13818-1
a MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 compatible
: (Audio) MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II
a Freq. : 32K, 44.1K, 48K, 16K, 22.05K, 24KHz
Video Decoding Parameters
Video Decoding ISO/IEC 13818-2 MP@ML
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9
Resolution Max.720 x576
Baseband Video/Audio Output
Video Output Impedance 75 ohms
Video Output Level 1 Vp_p
Audio Output Impedance 600 ohms Unbalanced
Audio Output Level 3.0 Vp_p With Volume Control
Digital Audio Output Level 0.5 Vp_p With 75 ohm Terms
Microprocessor and Main Memories
Microprocessor Type Vulcan(IBM) PowerPC Processor 252MHz/ 350MIPS
Flash ROM(for program memory) 8MByte x 1
SDRAM(for decoding) 32MByte x 1, 8MByte x 1
Serial DATA Interface
Signal RS-232C, Max. 115200 bps
Connector Type 9 Pin D-Sub (male)
Front Panel
4 Digits LED Display Channel/ Time/ Process Display
8 Buttons Power, CH+, CH-, VOL+, VOL-, Menu, OK, EXIT
IR Sensor 38KHz
Conditional Access Interface Smart Card Slot 1
Rear Panel
Satellite Receive Tuner Input/Loop through Output 2 Ports ( 1 in, 1 out)
RF Modulator ANT IN, TV OUT
Digital Audio Digital Audio 1 optical output S/PDIF
SCART CONN. 2 SCARTs for TV and Video output(CVBS, RGB,S-Video)
Power swtich ON/OFF
RS232 Serial Port 9 Pin D_SUB male
Power Supply
Type SMPS
Input Voltage AC 100 ~ 240V 50/60HZ
Fuse Rating 250V/2T
General Data
Dimension(W x D x H) 350 x240 x 60mm
Weight About 2.0Kg
Operation Temperature -10c ~ 65c
Power Consumption Max. 35 Watts
Outstanding Features
- Fully MPEG-2 & DVB Compliant
- Linux Open Source: Standard Linux API
- Getting Linux Applications
- 252MHz IBM PowerPC Processor (350MIPS)
- 10/100M Full Duplex Ethernet Interface
- 1 Smart Card Slot
- S/PDIF Interface
- Firmware/ Software Upgrade: Through Serial (RS232S) & Ethernet
- Unlimited TV/ Radio Channel Storage
- Very Quick Channel Change Time: < 1second
- Full Automatic Service Scan
- Smart Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- OSD Teletext & Subtitle Supported
- Variable Aspect Ratio (4:3, 16:9, Letter Box)
- Multi-Language Menu
- Parental Control
Technical Specification (TM500)
Satellite Tuner
Tuner Receiving Freq./ Loop through output 950 ~ 2150MHz / 950 ~ 2150MHz
Input Impedance 75 ohms
Input Signal Level Min. -65dbm ~ Max. -25dbm
LNB Polarization Switching Voltage 13/18Vdc@Max 400mA,Short Circuit Protection
Band Switching 22Khz Tone, DiSEqC1.2
I/Q Output 10MHz to 30 MHz, Variable( 2MHz step)
Demodulation according DVB-S
Symbol Rate 2 ~ 45 Msps
Link IC STV0299B
Viterbi Decoding Rate 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 7/8, Automatic or Manual rate
Reed Solomon Decoding FEC, block length( 204 byte )
Transport Demultiplexer
Demultiplex
:(Video) According to ISO/IEC 13818-1
a MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 compatible
: (Audio) MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II
a Freq. : 32K, 44.1K, 48K, 16K, 22.05K, 24KHz
Video Decoding Parameters
Video Decoding ISO/IEC 13818-2 MP@ML
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9
Resolution Max.720 x576
Baseband Video/Audio Output
Video Output Impedance 75 ohms
Video Output Level 1 Vp_p
Audio Output Impedance 600 ohms Unbalanced
Audio Output Level 3.0 Vp_p With Volume Control
Digital Audio Output Level 0.5 Vp_p With 75 ohm Terms
Microprocessor and Main Memories
Microprocessor Type Vulcan(IBM) PowerPC Processor 252MHz/ 350MIPS
Flash ROM(for program memory) 8MByte x 1
SDRAM(for decoding) 32MByte x 1, 8MByte x 1
Serial DATA Interface
Signal RS-232C, Max. 115200 bps
Connector Type 9 Pin D-Sub (male)
Front Panel
4 Digits LED Display Channel/ Time/ Process Display
8 Buttons Power, CH+, CH-, VOL+, VOL-, Menu, OK, EXIT
IR Sensor 38KHz
Conditional Access Interface Smart Card Slot 1
Rear Panel
Satellite Receive Tuner Input/Loop through Output 2 Ports ( 1 in, 1 out)
RF Modulator ANT IN, TV OUT
Digital Audio Digital Audio 1 optical output S/PDIF
SCART CONN. 2 SCARTs for TV and Video output(CVBS, RGB,S-Video)
Power swtich ON/OFF
RS232 Serial Port 9 Pin D_SUB male
Power Supply
Type SMPS
Input Voltage AC 100 ~ 240V 50/60HZ
Fuse Rating 250V/2T
General Data
Dimension(W x D x H) 350 x240 x 60mm
Weight About 2.0Kg
Operation Temperature -10c ~ 65c
Power Consumption Max. 35 Watts
Outstanding Features
- Fully MPEG-2 & DVB Compliant
- Linux Open Source: Standard Linux API
- Getting Linux Applications
- 252MHz IBM PowerPC Processor (350MIPS)
- 10/100M Full Duplex Ethernet Interface
- 1 Smart Card Slot
- S/PDIF Interface
- Firmware/ Software Upgrade: Through Serial (RS232S) & Ethernet
- Unlimited TV/ Radio Channel Storage
- Very Quick Channel Change Time: < 1second
- Full Automatic Service Scan
- Smart Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- OSD Teletext & Subtitle Supported
- Variable Aspect Ratio (4:3, 16:9, Letter Box)
- Multi-Language Menu
- Parental Control