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Device Profile: Pace DB440 IP set-top box
2004-09-14
Pace Digital Technology describes the DB440 as a mid-range "Digital Broadband Media" set-top box designed for decoding high quality Windows Media 9 Series digital video delivered over broadband IP networks. The device targets broadband service providers delivering a range of advanced broadcast, on-demand, and interactive TV services.
Pace claims that the DB440 is one of the world's first commercially available set-top boxes to support the VC-1 "advanced compression video codec," an emerging Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) standard based on Microsoft's Windows Media Video 9 technology. According to Pace, the DB440's Windows Media Video 9 decoder offers between 100Kbps and 5Mbps decoding up to full D1 resolution 720x576@25fps (PAL) including support for advanced post-processing for superior video quality at very low bit-rates. Additionally, low bit-rate content can be viewed on the DB440 at high resolution (full D1) due to full utilization of post-processing options available in Windows Media Video 9. Key features and specifications of the DB440 appear below. Hardware:
![]() CDB440 Rear Panel
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