Ooh... thanks the links! Interesting. Man it would be cool if it some of these cheap boxes had signal processing hardware that could be appropriated for more general sdr use... they must have some reasonable abilities if they're doing realtime video decoding, though I guess it's pretty likely that dvb-t decoding is specifically baked into the chipsets. I wonder if any of them might be running a Linux kernel on some kind of SOC....
Cheers, Michael On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Jay Salsburg <[email protected]>wrote: > Now this box appears more promising (as a hacked SDR). > > > > > http://www.firebird-systems.com/graphics/dct220/dct220-dvbt-terrestrial-digital-tv-tuner-hdmi.shtml > > > > *Tuner:* > > - Input frequency: 48-862MHZ > - RF Input level: -25 to 82dBm > - IF Bandwidth: 6MHz to 8 MHz > - Modulation: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM > > *Video:* > > - Decoding formats: MPEG4, AVC/H.264 HP@L4, MPEG2 MP@ML/HL > - Output format: 576P, 720P, 1080i, 1080P 50Hz > - Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9, auto > - Output port: HDMI (V1.3C), YPbPr, CVBS, TV SCART > > *Audio:* > > - Decode format: MPEG-1(layer1&2&3), WMA, AC3 > - Audio output: S / PDIF (Coaxial), RCAx2 (L/R) > > *USB2.0:* > > - Supported capacity: unlimited > - Supported media: MP3, WMA, JPEG, BMP, AVI, MKV > > *Power:* > > - Supply Voltage: 100-240V 50/60Hz > - Max. Power consumption: 10W > - Standby consumption less than 0.85W (true standby) > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Michael Okun > *Sent:* Monday, March 17, 2014 12:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* EBay US$25 DVB-T gizmo with video out and USB host feature > > > > This looked interesting... anyone seen one of these or know what's > inside...? If nobody knows, but it there might be a chance it's an rtl > with potentially hackable processing hardware, I might be tempted to buy > one and post some board photos... > > (I follow some sdr lists, but don't post very often, so my apologies if > this isn't quite the right place for this) > > Item: EU plug Digital TV Box LCD/CRT VGA/AV Tuner DVB-T Free View > Receiver Converter<http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201025062134> > > URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201025062134 > > Cheers, > Michael > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3722/7202 - Release Date: 03/16/14 >
