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Mpeg 4 Dtt box in Maplins

  • 23-07-2008 9:14am
    #1
    dougdub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭


    Multimedia Digital DVB-T Set-Top Box MultiMedia DVB-T STB

    • Digital Free-to-View set-top box
    • Composite Video, S-Video and SCART output
    • Electronic Programme Guide for up to 7 days
    • Store up to 160 favourite channels
    • USB support for flash drives and external hard drives
    • Memory cards supported: SM, CF, MS, SD, MMC and XD
    • Formats supported: MP3, JPEG, MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG 4 (DivX compatible)
    • Digital text supported
    • Includes remote control

    The Multimedia Digital DVB-T TV Box is not only a digital TV receiver, it also supports MP3 and most of the popular video/audio formats such as JPG, MPEG 1/2/4 and DivX. Simply slide a memory card (SM, CF, MS, SD, MMC or XD) or a USB storage devices such as a flash drive or external hard drive.
    Price

    £59.99
    Maplin Code

    A27HA


    More info / buy

    Would I be right in saying that will decode Mpeg 4 transmissions?


Comments

  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Maybe not.

    The MPEG4 it's talking about is probably Xvid/DivX etc playback from memory card.

    If I had 85 Euro to waste I could test it as I have an MPEG4/DVB-t transmitter. Though I have no MHEG5 to test interactive/EPG compatibility.


  • #3
    dougdub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭dougdub


    Interesting alright watty!

    Although by the look of it you can't get them anymore £59.99 sterling is steep for a standard STB so maybe it can! I'll get looking I'm sure one will pop up on eBay! Some nice features on it all the same. If I find one I'll let you know.


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Not steep for a wannabee media centre. A decent one would have HDD, ethernet and USB port.

    I'd avoid it. I have Dunnes 99 Euro DVD recorder on My Sky Box, it has USB and the USB works with a 2 Euro SD card reader to play MPEG4/DivX/Xvid.

    It also has 5.1 decoder and the 6 audio outs to drive amps.

    It has a tuner, but only Analogue. The original German price was 300 Euro. It's cheap because it's only Analogue in.


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


    It'll be a brick on 31 July 08 as the tuner goes. MPEG2 tuner. As watty advised MPEG 4 is referring to the Media it can play (ie divx). They were selling them in Maplin UK for STG 23 eralier in the year. A cheap multimedia player, not a dvbt mpeg4 receiver..

    http://27592608.trustpass.alibaba.com/product/11265392/Dvb_T_Set_Top_Box_With_Media_Player.html

    Presume you have a licence for that tx. :)


  • #6
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    You don't need a licence for a signal on a cable.

    But yes in a manner of speaking, I do. Several different kinds.


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