20th Sep 2006 15:35
Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE:PIC), the leadingindependent developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTVindustry, launched its high definition (HD) personal video recorder(PVR) platform, the TDx850, in both satellite (TDS850) and cable(TDC850) versions at IBC2006. £ Satellite HD PVR £ The TDS850 comes with H.264 decoding and triple tuners, as well asDolby Digital Plus for the ultimate HD experience. Dual DVB-S2 tunersenable the user to watch one channel while recording another or recordtwo channels while watching stored content. The third tuner is DVB-Scompliant to enable a dedicated push-VOD service and enhancedelectronic programming guide (EPG).£ The TDS850 has recently been selected by Digiturk to launch its HDservice in Turkey next year. The TDS850IDI comes with in-built Irdetoconditional access and OpenTV middleware. £ Cable HD PVR £ The TDC850 comes with H.264 decoding, Dolby Digital Plus andtriple DVB-C tuners, enabling the end-user to record up to threedifferent channels at the same time - making it very useful fortoday's busy families. The TDC850 also comes with an integrated DOCSIS2.0 cable modem to enable full interactivity and triple play, as wellas push-VOD services.£ Both versions of this innovative set-top box come with a minimum250Gb hard drive, which allows up to 60 hours of HD - or 120 hours ofstandard definition - content to be stored, with optional upgradesavailable.£ HDCP is used for secure transfer of digital signals to the displayvia HDMI, while the auto set-up function enables easy and quickconfiguration with most display types. £ About Pace Micro Technology £ Pace Micro Technology plc (pic.l) is a leading technologydeveloper for the global payTV industry. Pace's main focus is oncreating intelligent and innovative products and services that benefitour customers and fuel the development of digital TV.£ Pace has one of the world's most experienced specialistengineering teams and is the partner of choice for leading payTVoperators across the globe, including Comcast, DirecTV, BSkyB, FOXTEL,Premiere, Sky Italia and UPC (part of Liberty Global).£ Pace's international headquarters are in Saltaire, West Yorkshire,UK, with further offices in the USA, France, Germany, India and HongKong. For more information on Pace, please visit www.pacemicro.com. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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