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Table of Contents<br />
I. General concepts <strong>IPTV</strong> ............................................................................................... 3<br />
<strong>IPTV</strong> <strong>Project</strong> ................................................................................................................................................ 3<br />
II. DVB (Digital Video Broadcast) .................................................................................... 5<br />
1. MPEG ................................................................................................................................ 6<br />
2. DVB-S................................................................................................................................ 6<br />
3. DVB-C ............................................................................................................................... 7<br />
4. DVB-T ............................................................................................................................... 8<br />
III. VLC (VideoLAN Client) ................................................................................................ 9<br />
Unicast streaming ........................................................................................................................................... 9<br />
VOD streaming ............................................................................................................................................. 10<br />
IV. Set-Up-Box (STB) ...................................................................................................... 11<br />
1. The Linux4.TV Set-Top Box Open Source <strong>Project</strong> ............................................................... 11<br />
a. Graphical Windowing System .............................................................................................................. 12<br />
b. Kernel and Device-Driver Layer ........................................................................................................... 13<br />
c. Video Middleware Layer ...................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Audio Subsystem ...................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Video Capture Subsystem ........................................................................................................................ 14<br />
Overlay Subsystem ................................................................................................................................... 14<br />
MPEG Subsystem ..................................................................................................................................... 14<br />
TV Subsystem ........................................................................................................................................... 14<br />
d. WebMedia and Applications Layer ...................................................................................................... 14<br />
2. SET-TOP-BOX OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE ...................................................... 16<br />
a. Set top box open source de Neuros ..................................................................................................... 16<br />
b. VT900 Set-Top Box (STB): Century Embedded Technologies and VT Media Technologies ................... 16<br />
c. Boxee Set-Top Box and Remote ........................................................................................................... 17<br />
d. Review: Logitech's Google TV box ....................................................................................................... 17<br />
e. The YBox2 ............................................................................................................................................ 18<br />
f. GeexBox ............................................................................................................................................... 18<br />
V. MythTV .................................................................................................................... 19<br />
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 19<br />
2. MythTV architecture ....................................................................................................... 21<br />
3. Hardware ........................................................................................................................ 22<br />
4. Detailed Comparaison Chart ............................................................................................ 23<br />
5. Installation ...................................................................................................................... 24<br />
a. Before installation ............................................................................................................................... 24<br />
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