ASEAN SetTop Box Findings

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ASEAN Set-Top Box Findings

• By
• Mr. Yeo Kim Pow
• Director, Broadcast Engineering
• MediaCorp Technologies Pte Ltd
• Singapore

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ASEAN Set-Top Box Findings

• GENERAL BROADCAST INFORMATION

Channels
Broadcasters
Viewers
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ASEAN Set-Top Box Findings
DIGITAL TV PLANS

Timeline to begin Digital Broadcast
Plans to begin DB Trial
Any plans for Interactive Services
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ASEAN Set-Top Box Findings
DIGITAL TV PLANS
Bandwidth
Broadcasting Standard
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ASEAN Set-Top Box Findings
SET-TOP BOX
Interactive
Set-top Box
Standard
7 days with extended program information
EPG
Pay TV channels?
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SET-TOP BOX
DVB Common Interface
Access Slot for Pay TV Channels
Channel
resident (besides Latin)
download
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SET-TOP BOX

Support
Hierarchial Terrestrial Modulation
DVB subtitling
Support
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SET-TOP BOX

Reinsertion of Analogue Teletext
Aspect Ratio
Switching of Aspect Ratio
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SET-TOP BOX

Strength Indicator
Output
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ASEAN Set-Top Box Findings
SET-TOP BOX

between Multiple Audio Services
Inter- faces
Digital Support
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SET-TOP BOX

This should be left to the STB manufacturer to
decide.
This should be left to the STB manufacturer to
decide.
Power
Memory Footprint
Card Reader
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SET-TOP BOX

Upgrading via broadcast means
Parental Control
Speed Interface