Dreambox, the Glossary
Dreambox is a series of Linux-powered DVB satellite, terrestrial and cable digital television receivers (set-top boxes), produced by German multimedia vendor Dream Multimedia.[1]
Table of Contents
89 relations: API, ATI Technologies, Bankruptcy, Byte, Card sharing, Cisco Videoscape, Clustered file system, Cologne, Common Interface, CompactFlash, Component video, Conax, Conditional access, Conditional-access module, Cramfs, DBox2, Digital television, Digital video recorder, Digital Visual Interface, DVB, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, Emulator, Enigma (DVB), Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Firmware, Flash memory, Free-to-air, Germany, GNU General Public License, GStreamer, Hard disk drive, Hauppauge MediaMVP, HDMI, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, High-definition television, Internet, Internet Protocol television, JFFS2, JTAG, Kodi (software), Linux, Liquid-crystal display, LIRC, Local area network, MIPS architecture, MPEG transport stream, ... Expand index (39 more) »
- Digital video recorders
- Set-top box
API
An is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other.
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ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc., commonly called ATI, was a Canadian semiconductor technology corporation based in Markham, Ontario, that specialized in the development of graphics processing units and chipsets.
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Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts.
Byte
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.
Card sharing
Card sharing, also known as control word sharing, is a method of allowing multiple clients or digital television receivers to access a subscription television network with only one valid subscription card.
Cisco Videoscape
Cisco Videoscape (formerly NDS Group and currently known as Synamedia) was a majority owned subsidiary of News Corp, which develops software for the pay TV industry (including cable, satellite and others). NDS Group was established in 1988 as an Israeli start up company. It was acquired by Cisco in 2012 before being sold back to the private equity company Permira in 2018 for US$1 billion.
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Clustered file system
A clustered file system (CFS) is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers.
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Cologne
Cologne (Köln; Kölle) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region.
Common Interface
In Digital Video Broadcasting, the Common Interface (also called DVB-CI) is a technology which allows decryption of pay TV channels. Dreambox and Common Interface are set-top box.
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CompactFlash
CompactFlash (CF) is a flash memory mass storage device used mainly in portable electronic devices.
Component video
Component video is an analog video signal that has been split into two or more component channels.
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Conax
Conax develops television encryption, conditional access and content security for digital television.
Conditional access
Conditional access (CA) is a term commonly used in relation to software and to digital television systems.
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Conditional-access module
A conditional access module (CAM) is an electronic device, usually incorporating a slot for a smart card, which equips an integrated digital television or set-top box with the appropriate hardware facility to view conditional access content that has been encrypted using a conditional access system. Dreambox and conditional-access module are set-top box.
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Cramfs
The compressed ROM/RAM file system (or cramfs) is a free (GPL'ed) read-only Linux file system designed for simplicity and space-efficiency.
DBox2
The DBox is a DVB satellite and cable digital television integrated receiver decoder (set-top box). Dreambox and DBox2 are Linux-based devices.
Digital television
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. Dreambox and digital television are television technology.
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Digital video recorder
A digital video recorder (DVR), also referred to as a personal video recorder (PVR) particularly in Canada and British English, is an electronic device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device. Dreambox and digital video recorder are digital video recorders and set-top box.
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Digital Visual Interface
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface developed by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). Dreambox and Digital Visual Interface are television technology.
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DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is a set of international open standards for digital television. Dreambox and DVB are television technology.
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DVB-C
Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable (DVB-C) is the DVB European consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital television over cable.
DVB-S
Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite (DVB-S) is the original DVB standard for satellite television and dates from 1995, in its first release, while development lasted from 1993 to 1997.
DVB-S2
Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite - Second Generation (DVB-S2) is a digital television broadcast standard that has been designed as a successor for the popular DVB-S system.
DVB-T
DVB-T, short for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial, is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television that was first published in 1997 and first broadcast in Singapore in February 1998.
Emulator
In computing, an emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer system (called the host) to behave like another computer system (called the guest).
Enigma (DVB)
Enigma2, the second generation of Enigma software, is an application used in Linux-based Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T) receivers or TV set-top boxes and Internet Protocol television receivers. Dreambox and Enigma (DVB) are Linux-based devices, satellite television, set-top box and television technology.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN).
Fast Ethernet
In computer networking, Fast Ethernet physical layers carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100 Mbit/s.
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Firmware
In computing, firmware is software that provides low-level control of computing device hardware.
Flash memory
Flash memory is an electronic non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.
Free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription, other ongoing cost, or one-off fee (e.g., pay-per-view). Dreambox and Free-to-air are satellite television.
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses, or copyleft, that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software.
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GStreamer
GStreamer is a pipeline-based multimedia framework that links together a wide variety of media processing systems to complete complex workflows.
Hard disk drive
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.
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The Hauppauge MediaMVP is a network media player. Dreambox and Hauppauge MediaMVP are digital video recorders and Linux-based devices.
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HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. Dreambox and HDMI are television technology.
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across connections.
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High-definition television
High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. Dreambox and high-definition television are television technology.
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Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
Internet Protocol television
Internet Protocol television (IPTV), also called TV over broadband, is the service delivery of television over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Dreambox and Internet Protocol television are television technology.
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JFFS2
Journalling Flash File System version 2 or JFFS2 is a log-structured file system for use with flash memory devices.
JTAG
JTAG (named after the Joint Test Action Group which codified it) is an industry standard for verifying designs of and testing printed circuit boards after manufacture.
Kodi (software)
Kodi (formerly XBMC) is a free and open-source media player and technology convergence software application developed by the Kodi Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium.
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Linux
Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.
Liquid-crystal display
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers.
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LIRC
LIRC (Linux Infrared remote control) is an open source package that allows users to receive and send infrared signals with a Linux-based computer system.
Local area network
A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building.
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MIPS architecture
MIPS (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages) is a family of reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architectures (ISA)Price, Charles (September 1995).
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MPEG transport stream
MPEG transport stream (MPEG-TS, MTS) or simply transport stream (TS) is a standard digital container format for transmission and storage of audio, video, and Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) data.
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MPEG-2
MPEG-2 (a.k.a. H.222/H.262 as was defined by the ITU) is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information".
Nagravision
Nagravision (or Nagra Kudelski or simply Nagra) is a company of the Kudelski Group that develops conditional access systems for digital cable and satellite television.
OLED
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED), also known as organic electroluminescent (organic EL) diode, is a type of light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is an organic compound film that emits light in response to an electric current.
Pac-Man
originally called Puck Man in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and released by Namco for arcades.
Parallel ATA
Parallel ATA (PATA), originally, also known as IDE or Integrated Drive Electronics, is a standard interface designed for IBM PC-compatible computers.
Pay television
The pay television (pay TV), also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and streaming television.
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Plug-in (computing)
In computing, a plug-in (or plugin, add-in, addin, add-on, or addon) is a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program.
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PowerPC
PowerPC (with the backronym Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC – Performance Computing, sometimes abbreviated as PPC) is a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM.
Python (programming language)
Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language.
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Random-access memory
Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data and machine code.
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Reduced instruction set computer
In electronics and computer science, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks.
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RF connector
An RF connector (radio frequency connector) is an electrical connector designed to work at radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range.
RF modulator
An RF modulator (radio frequency modulator) is an electronic device used to convert signals from devices such as media players, VCRs and game consoles to a format that can be handled by a device designed to receive a modulated RF input, such as a radio or television receiver.
RS-232
In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data.
S-Video
S-Video (also known as separate video, Y/C, and erroneously Super-Video) is an analog video signal format that carries standard-definition video, typically at 525 lines or 625 lines.
S/PDIF
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a type of digital audio interface used in consumer audio equipment to output audio over relatively short distances.
SATA
SATA (Serial AT Attachment) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives.
SCART
SCART (also known as italic or italic, especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment.
Set-top box
A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. Dreambox and set-top box are television technology.
Shoutcast
Shoutcast (formerly SHOUTcast) is a service for streaming media over the internet to media players, using its own cross-platform proprietary software.
Slingbox
The Slingbox was a TV streaming media device made by Sling Media that encoded local video for transmission over the Internet to a remote device (sometimes called placeshifting). Dreambox and Slingbox are set-top box and television technology.
Smart card
A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource.
SquashFS
Squashfs is a compressed read-only file system for Linux.
STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics NV (commonly referred to as ST or STMicro) is a multinational corporation and technology company of French-Italian origin.
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Streaming media refers to multimedia for playback using an offline or online media player that is delivered through a network.
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System on a chip
A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC; pl. SoCs) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or other electronic system.
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Tetris
Tetris (Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer.
Transformer
In electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits.
TV tuner card
A TV tuner card is a kind of television tuner that allows television signals to be received by a computer. Dreambox and tV tuner card are set-top box and television technology.
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Unibox
Unibox is a satellite, cable and terrestrial digital receiver (set-top box). Dreambox and Unibox are digital video recorders, Linux-based devices, satellite television, set-top box and television technology.
USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that allows data exchange and delivery of power between many types of electronics.
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Viaccess
Viaccess is a conditional access system edit by Orange S.A. There are six versions in use today, Viaccess PC2.3, Viaccess PC2.4, Viaccess PC2.5, Viaccess PC2.6, Viaccess ACS3.x/Prime Sentinel, Viaccess ACS4.1, Viaccess ACS5.0, and Viaccess ACS6.x/Adaptive Sentinel.
VideoGuard
VideoGuard (sometimes referred to simply as NDS), produced by NDS, is a digital encryption system for use with conditional access television broadcasting.
VideoLAN
VideoLAN is a non-profit organization which develops software for playing video and other media formats.
VLC media player (previously the VideoLAN Client and commonly known as simply VLC) is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software and streaming media server developed by the VideoLAN project.
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Vu+
The Vu+ (pronounced VuPlus), is a series of Linux-powered DVB satellite, terrestrial digital television receivers (set-top box), produced by Korean multimedia brand Ceru Co., Ltd. Dreambox and Vu+ are digital video recorders, Linux-based devices, satellite television, set-top box and television technology.
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Web browser
A web browser is an application for accessing websites.
Xilleon
Xilleon is a brand for a family of SoCs combining a low-power CPU with ASICs for accelerated video decompression and further functions for major worldwide broadcast networks (including PAL, NTSC, SECAM and ATSC) targeting digital television (i.e. products like set-top boxes, Integrated digital television, digital television adapters, smart TVs, etc.).
XMLTV
XMLTV is an XML based file format for describing TV listings, which has been introduced in 2002.
See also
Digital video recorders
- Astro MAX
- Commercial skipping
- Content reference identifier
- DTE (direct to edit)
- Dazzle (video recorder)
- Digital video recorder
- Dreambox
- Elgato
- EyeTV
- Freebox
- Freesat+
- Hauppauge Computer Works
- Hauppauge MediaMVP
- Home Assistant
- Hopper (DVR)
- IceTV
- InstantTV
- List of 4K video recording devices
- Moxi (DVR)
- Nano-ITX
- Network DVR
- Network video recorder
- OpenELEC
- PSX (digital video recorder)
- PVR-resistant advertising
- PlayTV
- ReplayTV
- SageTV
- Sky Q
- Sky+
- SnapStream
- TV-Anytime
- Tablo (DVR)
- Telly (home entertainment server)
- Thomson DTI 6300-16
- TiVo
- TiVo digital video recorders
- TivoWeb
- Topfield Application Program
- Unibox
- V+
- VBox Home TV Gateway
- Vu+
- Whole-home DVR
Set-top box
- ATSC tuner
- AV receiver
- Acorn Online Media Set Top Box
- AllVid
- Apple Interactive Television Box
- Cable converter box
- CableCARD
- Common Interface
- Conditional-access module
- Coupon-eligible converter box
- DOCSIS Set-top Gateway
- DTV receiver
- Digital television adapter
- Digital video recorder
- Dreambox
- Enigma (DVB)
- Eurovox
- FTA receiver
- Freebox
- Hard disk recorder
- Hopper (DVR)
- Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV
- Infomir
- Integrated digital television
- Integrated receiver/decoder
- Java TV
- LinuxTV
- MSN TV
- Microsoft Venus
- Motorola DCT2000
- Nano-ITX
- Nexus Player
- Nvidia Shield TV
- Over-the-top media service
- Over-the-top media services in India
- PlayTV
- Set-back box
- Set-top box
- Slingbox
- TV tuner card
- Three-way hybrid
- Tuner (radio)
- Unibox
- V+
- VBox Home TV Gateway
- Vu+
- Whole-home DVR
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreambox
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