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Neotion MPEG4 Cams - IDTV Ready List (NP4)

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  • 24-09-2008 4:19pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭


    Seems to be a common question.

    So, according to Neotion as of September 2008, the following models of iDTV are known to be ready to work with Neotion Pocket DTV Cams. If yours is not on this list and works please add it.

    SONY

    KDL-20B4030
    KDL-23B4030
    KDL-26B4030
    KDL-20B4050
    KDL-23B4050
    KDL-26B4050
    KDL-32D2600
    KDL-40D2600
    KDL-32D2710
    KDL-40D2710
    KDL-32D2810
    KDL-40D2810
    KDL-32D3000
    KDL-40D3000
    KDL-46D3000
    KDL-32D3010
    KDL-40D3010
    KDL-46D3010
    KDL-40D3400
    KDL-46D3400
    KDL-40D3500
    KDL-46D3500
    KDL-40D3550
    KDL-46D3550
    KDL-40D3660
    KDL-46D3660
    KDL-26P3000
    KDL-32P3000
    KDL-37P3000
    KDL-40P3000
    KDL-26P3010
    KDL-32P3010
    KDL-37P3010
    KDL-40P3010
    KDL-26P3020
    KDL-32P3020
    KDL-37P3020
    KDL-40P3020
    KDL-26S2800
    KDL-32S2800
    KDL-40S2800
    KDL-26S2810
    KDL-32S2810
    KDL-40S2810
    KDL-26S2820
    KDL-32S2820
    KDL-40S2820
    KDL-20S3000
    KDL-26S3000
    KDL-32S3000
    KDL-40S3000
    KDL-26S3010
    KDL-32S3010
    KDL-40S3010
    KDL-20S3020
    KDL-26S3020
    KDL-32S3020
    KDL-20S3030
    KDL-20S3040
    KDL-20S3050
    KDL-20S3060
    KDL-20S3070
    KDL-26T2600
    KDL-32T2600
    KDL-40T2600
    KDL-26T2800
    KDL-32T2800
    KDL-40T2800
    KDL-26T3000
    KDL-32T3000
    KDL-40T3000
    KDL-40T3500
    KDL-46T3500
    KDL-26U3000
    KDL-32U3000
    KDL-37U3000
    KDL-40U3000
    KDL-32V2500
    KDL-40V2900
    KDL-40V3000
    KDL-46V3000
    V4500/V4700
    W4000

    Samsung

    LE32A456C2DXXC
    LE46A566P1XZF
    LE46A676A1MXZF
    PS42C67HD
    PS50C67HD
    PS42C6HD
    PS50C6HD
    PS42C77HD
    PS50C77HD
    PS42C7HD
    PS50C7HD
    PS50C96HD
    PS42E71HD
    PS42E7HD
    LE46F86BD
    LE52F86BD
    LE70F86BD
    LE40N87BX
    PS63P76FD
    PS58P96
    PS50P96FD
    PS58P96FD
    PS42Q7HD
    PS50Q7HD
    PS42Q96HD
    PS50Q96HD
    PS42Q97HD
    PS50Q97HD
    LE26R52BD
    LE19R86BD
    LE23R86BD
    LE32R86BD
    LE37R86BD
    LE40R86BD
    LE32R88BD
    LE32S67BD
    LE37S67BD
    LE40S67BD
    LE22S86BD
    LE32S86BD

    Philips
    32PFL7862D/10
    42PFL7862D/10
    47PFL9532D/10
    32PFL9632D/10
    37PFL9632D/10
    42PFL9632D/10
    47PFL9632D/10
    52PFL9632D/10
    37PFL9732D/10
    42PFL9732D/10
    47PFL9732D/10
    42PFL9900D/10

    Humax

    LGB-19DRT
    LGB-22DRT
    LGB-32DST
    LGB-19DTT
    LGB-22DTT
    LGB-22DYT
    LGB-19DZT
    LGB-22DZT
    LU32-TD1
    LP32-TDR1
    LP40-TDR1

    Hitachi

    P42T01 E
    P42TP01 E
    P50TP01 E
    L37X01 E
    P60XR01 E
    P50XR01


    Continental Edison

    CE-107-FHD-42A
    CE-81HD32A

    Bang and Olufsen

    Beocenter 6-26
    BeoSystem 3
    Beovision 3-32
    Beovision 6-26
    Beovision 7-32 MK I
    Beovision 7-32 MK II
    Beovision 7-32 MK III
    Beovision 7-40 MK I
    Beovision 7-40 MK III
    Beovision 9-50 MK I
    Beovision 9-50 MK II


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  • Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    However quality is poorer than a real setbox and you may have other problems. Do NOT waste money on one of these before Boxer launches. They may offer them free with subs.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Psygnosis


    Should of taken wattys advice the following tv does not work
    Phillips 32PFL5522D with the cam if anyone is intrested I have listed in the adverts electronic section
    Anyone know what the cheapest mpeg dvb-t box is I know Im a sucker for gadgets


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36 Geemac


    Why would you need to put one of these in this TV as I believe it's already MPeg4 compatable already built in?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Because the cams they have availble arent restricted to just ones that transcode, probably.

    http://www.neotion.com/products/datas/np4_series_flyers.pdf

    Neotion have a Mpeg4 DVR cam that records MPeg4 streams onto a SD Card along with other gadgets. Also if you wished to use a Viaccess Cam for pay TV ie Boxer.....

    By the way regarding the W4000. I dont know the answer but I am wondering if there were ever 2 different model types of the W4000. According to Sony Ireland the W4000 is MPEG2 http://www.sony.ie/article/id/1207064684588 whilst on Sony's French and European sites http://www.sony.fr/view/ShowProduct.action?product=KDL-40W4000&site=odw_fr_FR&imageType=Main&category=TVP+32-40+Sony+BRAVIA+TV#pageType=TechnicalSpecs its Mpeg4.

    I suspect that the ie site is just a transposition of the UK site (and both are wrong) and that Sony they didnt actually make an MPEG2 and MPEG4 model. They do pick up Irish DTT so they are MPEG4.

    You would think there is enough confusion out there!


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,841 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Looks like my TVs there...


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  • Registered Users, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭sharkman


    Ok , so I buy this cam and stick it in the back of my P50TP01 E . What then ? Do I need anything else ? What will I recieve in Dublin ?


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    sharkman wrote: »
    Ok , so I buy this cam and stick it in the back of my P50TP01 E . What then ? Do I need anything else ? What will I recieve in Dublin ?

    RTE1, RTE2, TV3, TG4 and the radio stations


  • Registered Users, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭sharkman


    smccarrick wrote: »
    RTE1, RTE2, TV3, TG4 and the radio stations

    Cool , Thanks . What else do I need to make it operational ?


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    sharkman wrote: »
    Cool , Thanks . What else do I need to make it operational ?

    I'm not familiar with the Hitachi range- but a Sony autodetects and feeds the signal straight through without any user intervention. Perhaps a rescan might be helpful.


  • Registered Users, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭sharkman


    Deadly , So its plug and play . No aerial or anything ?


    Thanks smccarrick .


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  • Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭beolight


    anybody try this with bang olufsen beovision 3

    just wondering where exactly card is fitted

    also anybody got any experience of a cam that works with sharp acquos xde1?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    I'd love to have one, but dont.

    The Beovision has 2 CAM slots.... pick one.

    http://195.173.140.100/Beoworld/faq/DVB-T%20Upgrade%20Module%20FAQ.pdf

    Sharkman: Of course you need an aerial, its like picking up normal analogue fta channels. Depending on where you are you will need either an outdoor or indoor aerial.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Confirmed as supporting:

    Samsung LE40A656A

    and probably others in this series......


  • Registered Users Posts: 16 borug


    i Have one and i have in a LG 32 3000 but i can only get Picture on tv3 and tg4
    only sound on rte 1&2 can any one help


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,774 ✭✭✭Apogee


    Seeing as how we have a list of TVs known to work with the CAMs from the manufacturer, it might be useful to have a list of TVs which have been confirmed not to work (barring a firmware upgrade).

    Panasonic TH-42PX80B and TH-50PX70BA

    Panasonic TH37PX80B

    Panasonic TH-37PX8E

    Panasonic TX32LXD700

    Samsung WS-32Z419D

    Humax pvr9200TB

    Sharp LC 37XD1E

    Phillips 47PFL5522D

    LG26LC55

    The takehome message - MPEG4 CAMs do not work with Panasonics. LGs are also suspect, as there are a few additional posts where users have found they don't work but haven't stated the specific LG model.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭sesswhat


    Apogee wrote: »
    Seeing as how we have a list of TVs known to work with the CAMs from the manufacturer, it might be useful to have a list of TVs which have been confirmed not to work (barring a firmware upgrade).

    Samsung WS-32Z419D

    That's useful to know Apogee as I have this Samsung model. I'm not holding my breath for Irish DTT to reach the Northwest though, TV3 hasn't reached most people in my area yet.:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 876 ✭✭✭reslfj


    The minimum "Minimum Receiver Requirements" for Ireland has the following text in § 2:

    "Compared to NorDig Unified 2.0 basic profile specification, the following major additional minimum requirements and clarifications are applicable for all IRDs:
    • MPEG4 HD Level mandatory on all IRDs which among other things includes:
    -- Video decoding (see chapter 5.2)
    ---- MPEG4 HP @ L4 HDTV (observe this includes HP @ L3 SDTV)
    ---- MPEG2 SDTV
    -- Audio decoding (see chapter 5.3)
    ---- HE.AAC Level 4 multi-channel audio and
    ---- Enhanced AC3 (“Dolby Digital Plus”) multi-channel audio and
    ---- MPEG1 Layer 2 stereo audio"

    I have shown an E-mail answer from Boxertv.dk, that says Boxer will NOT support the Neotion card (at least not in Denmark).

    Neotion has since confirmed that HE-AAC sound is not transcoded and they have no firm plan nor timetable for implementing this.
    This article and the comments will give more information. (comments page 2 of 3 middle will be informative)
    (I am NOT the Lars that has written the article nor do I have any relation to the article-webside except as a forum member).

    How can anyone publish lists of compatible products, when a minimum receiver requirement is 100% not supported ?

    It may well be TV without sound. :mad:

    Lars :)

    Translate the Danish texts with google.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Lars

    First of all you should read RTE's Additions and clarifications to NorDig Unified Requirements 2.0)

    This quite clearly states that "all IRDs shall be able to receive and decode MPEG4 AVC (H.264) based SDTV and HDTV services, MHEG5 data services, and DVB subtitling services.
    reslfj wrote: »
    How can anyone publish lists of compatible products, when a minimum receiver requirement is 100% not supported ?

    It may well be TV without sound. mad.gif[/B]

    Rubbish.

    The Neotion cams work perfectly with DTT broadcasts per the LCDs that they are listed as being compatiable with.

    I posted the list so that those thinking of buying a €41 cam knew that it would/wouldnt work on their TV having contacted Neotion for the list.

    In case you dont know Neotion was developed in France to solve the situation of quick fixing legacy IDTVs with Mpeg2 chipsets.

    And again the broadcast standard in this country is not the same in other countries. What Boxer do in Sweden or Denmark or wherever is irrelevant to this countries standards.

    Stop scaremongering please. The list is posted as a possile solution for Irish Terrestrial viewers not people in Denmark or Sweden.


  • Registered Users Posts: 876 ✭✭✭reslfj


    STB wrote: »
    Lars

    First of all you should read RTE's Additions and clarifications to NorDig Unified Requirements 2.0)

    This quite clearly states that "all IRDs shall be able to receive and decode MPEG4 AVC (H.264) based SDTV and HDTV services, MHEG5 data services, and DVB subtitling services.

    But it also states:
    "However observe that to meet the minimum receiver requirements set out in this document, all IRDs shall meet the NorDig HD Level requirements (including advanced codecs like MPEG4 AVC HP@L4 HDTV video decoder, HE.AAC multi-channel audio decoder and Enhanced AC3 (“DolbyDigitalPlus”) multi-channel audio decoder)." /RTE page 7 of 23.

    The pages i quoted showed extracts of a direct answer from Neotion stating that HE-AAC is not supported.
    If you have other info, I will be most happy to know.
    In case you dont know Neotion was developed in France to solve the situation of quick fixing legacy IDTVs with Mpeg2 chipsets.

    But France do not use HE-AAC audio - AFAIK.
    And again the broadcast standard in this country is not the same in other countries. What Boxer do in Sweden or Denmark or wherever is irrelevant to this countries standards.

    But the above quote is not from Boxer, but from RTE.

    When you forward the message "that something is working" - you should not just 'think so', you should check any little doubt and be 100% sure.

    Lars :)

    Her is a quote from the comments link above.
    "Michael Gamst - 2009/01/26
    @Lars (Admin), "(Neotion svarer selv: "Our current module does not handle the HE-AAC for the moment. It only transcode the MPEG4 video and then all is resynchronized video+audio." og de fortsætter: "Theoretically, our future chip can support HE-AAC. But it needs some development and we can?t give the estimated time for it.")


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Lars,

    Lets try it once more.

    Denmarks profile is not the same as Irelands. Neither is the Output.

    Neotion Cams are presently transcoding succesfully the MPEG4 H264 broadcasting content to mpeg2, INCLUDING the audio (for those listed at the start of this thread).

    In Ireland the commercial multiplex is not on air, only the PSB.

    Regarding your comment about 100% claims. These CAMS were made for France as a solution to a French problem. They are also handy in Estonia, Poland, Slovenia, Portugal, Hungary and NZ.

    Posting issues that other countries have that do not apply here only causes confusion (you are not allowed mention DVB-T2! :) )


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  • Registered Users Posts: 876 ✭✭✭reslfj


    STB wrote: »
    Lars,

    Lets try it once more.

    Denmarks profile is not the same as Irelands. Neither is the Output.

    Neotion Cams are presently transcoding succesfully the MPEG4 H264 broadcasting content to mpeg2, INCLUDING the audio (for those listed at the start of this thread).

    In Ireland the commercial multiplex is not on air, only the PSB.

    I am NOT writing about any Danish profile - just the RTE paper, that very clearly states that support for HE-AAC is a requirement and Neotion that equally clearly states that HE-AAC is not supported.

    That HE-AAC is not currently broadcast in test does not mean that it will not be broadcast 'tomorrow'.

    There is a general trend towards using HE-AAC in most 'new situations'. The RTE has published this minimum requirement paper to be able to freely make such changes.

    But why don't you write the RTE and ask: "How long will the DTT transmissions in Ireland only use MPEG1 Layer 2 stereo audio ?"

    Or you may write Neotion and ask youself about the HE-AAC support if you don't trust my quotes.

    Lars :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    reslfj wrote: »
    But why don't you write the RTE and ask: "How long will the DTT transmissions in Ireland only use MPEG1 Layer 2 stereo audio ?"

    Lars :)

    They dont. 71220.png
    At present they use H264 AAC encoded at 128kbps in 48 khz range, from what I can see (ta Karsini).


    There is a multitude of audio codecs in the spec, which wont necessarily be used. Options, Lars.


    Nothing is future proof! Its a quick, cheap fix at present,


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,774 ✭✭✭Apogee


    No AAC stream from Spur Hill, mpeg audio only.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Despite what DVBViewer says, I don't think there's an AAC audio stream present, TerraTec Home Cinema says there's only an MPEG audio stream. In which case they're using 128 Kbps MP2 audio (I would be asking why but it's still a test so I can't really complain).


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    DVBViewer does not show an AAC stream on any of the channels relayed by Greystones. In fact I haven't seen anything other than a standard MPEG audio stream on DTT. On satellite it's either MPEG or AC-3. I take it that's a screenshot from your DVBviewer karsini? What version is that? Mine is 4.0.0 and doesn't show AAC.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Mine's 3.91, haven't updated it in about 6 months I think. But yeah I'm pretty sure there's no AAC audio stream anywhere.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    You are right Karsini. Your version of DVB is behaving strangely though from that original scrrenshot. Is the AAC audio decoder the default I wonder ?

    Yes. Mpeg2 at 48khz at 128kbs (yes 128!)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭Rick_


    Has anyone tried it in the Sony KDL-32V4000 yet? It has an MPEG2 tuner but surely it should work in it also as it works in other Sony's with MPEG2 tuners and CI slots?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Given that Sony where directly involved in the development of this with Neotion I would imagine it will work! You posted about this sometime back I have just got an updated list from Neotion which I will update on the first post here later... KDL - 52V4000, KDL 46V4000 and 40V4000 now listed as compatible. I'd take the chance Paddy!

    I'll post the additional models covered tommorow - unless byte or Watty can edit the original post ?


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