The same device is also being marketed by Tcom&DTVro of Korea as the TD800.
(Click here for larger image)KT claims its "Home N" broadband home networking service is the world's first to offer wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, high-quality video and audio, home automation, and two-way TV using a home gateway. With monthly fees starting under 16,000 won (under $14 USD), KT's goal is to attract a total of 100,000 customers to the Home N service by year-end, and to extend next-generation services throughout Korea next year.
Features and specifications of the LG-manufactured STB include:
- Video:
- NTSC / PAL TV Resolution -- 720 x 480 or 640 x 480, 800 x 600
- 256 Level Alpha blending
- Audio -- MPEG-1 Layer 2, 3 Audio, linear PCM audio Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS (Passthrough onto S/PDIF - Optical), Dolby Digital (down-mixed to 2 channels)
- MPEG decoder (optional):
- MPEG 1/2 (MP@ML) media processor
- Media formats : DVD-Video, SVCD, VCD, CD-DA, CD-ROM
- MPEG-1/2 decoder:
- MPEG 1 -- System
- MPEG 2 -- PS, TS
- Software decoder -- Windows media player 6.4, 7, 8, 9
- Network:
- WAN -- 10/100 Base-T 1 port
- LAN -- 10/100 Base-T 3-port hub
- I/O Interface:
- S-Video Out
- Composite Video Out
- S/PDIF Out (Optical)
- Stereo Audio Out
- RJ-45 for Ethernet 4port (WAN 1 Port, LAN 3 Port) (Optional)
- AP (Antenna, Console) (Optional)
- Two USB connectors, one serial port
- Operating System -- Windows CE 4.2
A key component used in the DOD2000/TD800 is a Sigma Designs
EML8620L media processor chip, which implements IP video, DVD, MPEG-4, Windows Media Video (WMV9) decoding, and other functions. Video functions provided by the EML8620L include NTSC TV resolution output (720x480) of MPEG-1/2, DVD-video, or video CD playback, and 8-bit alpha blending of on-screen display and graphics information. Audio decoding includes Dolby Digital, CD audio, MPEG-1 layers 2 and 3, and DTS. A block diagram of the EML8620L internal functions is
here.
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