Basic function of Dreambox 600 PVR

The DreamBox 600S PVR is the successor of the DreamBox 500. On the IFA the equipment is for the first time presented. It concerns here a digital Festplattenreceiver with Linux operating system. By the 2, 5 tariff non removable disks is the DreamBox 600S one of the smallest non removable disks Receiver.

Dreambox 600 PVR specificaties

• 250 MHz PowerPC Processor (350 Mips)
• Linux Operating System
• 1 x Smartcard-reader
• MPEG2 Hardware decoding (DVB compatible)
• Tunervarianten NIMs (DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T)
• Tuner Module, Plug & Play
• Aansluiting V.24/RS232
• 10/100Mbit compatible Ethernet Interface
• 2 x LED
• 32 MByte Flash, 96 MByte Ram
• Ingebouwde IDE aansluiting
• Harddisk ondersteuning voor alle formaten (2,5")
• onbeperkte kanaallijsten voor TV/Radio
• kanaalwissel in minder dan een seconde
• volledig automatische zenderzoekloop
• ondersteuning van Bouquet-Lijsten
• EPG-ondersteuning (electronische programma gids)
• Videotext
• ondersteuning van DiSEqC protocollen
• OSD in meerdere talen en Skin-ondersteuning
• S/PDIF optische aansluiting AC-3
• 1 x Scart-aansluiting
• S-Video aansluiting
• analoog Modem
• externe 12V voeding

DreamBox DM600 technische gegevens

Dreambox Videodecodering:
Videocompressie MPEG-2 en MPEG-1 compatible
Videostandaard PAL G/ 25 Hz
Beeldformaat 4:3 / 16:9
Letterbox filtering voor 4:3 TV-toestellen

Dreambox Audiocodering:
Audiocompressie MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I en II
Audio Mode Dual (main/sub), Stereo
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz

Dreambox 600 uitgang Digitaal:
S/PDIF-uitgang optisch (AC3)

TV-Scart:
Uitgang: FBAS, RGB, S-Video

Ethernet:
10/100 MBit compatible Interface

UDMA66 IDE controller:
Intern voor aansluiting optionele 2,5" harddisk

LNB spanning:
LNB Stroom 500mA max.
LNB Spanning vertikaal < 14V ohne Last, > 11,5V bij 400mA
LNB Spanning horizontaal < 20V ohne Last, > 17,3V bij 400mA
LNB afgesloten in Stand-by mode
Satellietposities:

DiSEqC 1.0/1.2/DiSEqC - motorsturing

Verbruik:
< 15W bij 12V

Externe Voeding:
Ingang: 110-240V AC / 50-60Hz / 0,6A
Uitgang:12V = / 2,5A

Dreambox algemeen:
Omgevingstemperatuur +15°C...+35°C
Luchtvochtigheid < 80%
Afmetingen (B x D x H): 195 mm x 130 mm x 40 mm
Gewicht: 0,6 kg

Technical characteristics

• CI Slots: 0
• Cardreader: Yes
• CAS Cardreader: Firecrypt
• Twin Tuner: Yes
• PVR suited: Yes
• Scart connection: Yes, 1 pieces
• USB connection: Yes
• Lan connection: Yes

The history and description of Dreambox

Have you used the Dreambox ? Do you want to know its history? Do you like to watch TV? Then let me tell you. The Linux-based software used by Dreambox was originally developed for DBox2, by the Tuxbox project. The Dbox2 was a proprietary design distributed by KirchMedia for their pay TV services. The bankruptcy of KirchMedia flooded the market with unsold boxes available for Linux enthusiasts. The Dreambox shares the basic design of the DBox2, including the Ethernet port and the PowerPC processor.

Its firmware is officially user-upgradable, since it is a Linux-based computer, as opposed to third-party "patching" of alternate receivers. All units support Dream's own Dream Crypt conditional access (CA) system, with software-emulated CA Modules (CAMs) available for lots of alternate CA systems. The built-in Ethernet interface allows networked computers to access the recordings on the internal hard disks on some Dreambox models. It also makes the receiver to store digital copies of DVB MPEG transport streams on networked file systems or broadcast the streams as IPTV to Video LAN and XBMC Media Center clients. Unlike many PC based PVR systems that use free-to-air type of DVB receiver cards, the built-in conditional access allows receiving and storing encrypted content.

Dream Multimedia also introduced a non-Linux based Dreambox receiver in 2007, the DM100, their sole to date, running on unspecified hardware, but still featuring an Ethernet port and a USB port. The speed of the USB port is not specified, the manufacturer only says it is of B type, the one found on peripherals connected to PCs.