Digital TV

The Digital_TV component provides the infrastructure necessary for applications to receive and display digital television.

In addition to supporting TV display, this component also supports the following functionality:

  • ATSC/DVB-S/OpenCable standards
  • ATVEF (Advanced Television Enhancement Forum) -- Allows content creators to deliver enhanced programming.
  • Reception of IP data.
  • Guide Store -- Provides an object model for storing and retrieving information about programs, schedules and tuning.
  • DVR (Digital Video Recording)
  • Video Control (.OCX) -- Provides a scriptable interface for applications to access television and DVD functionality; also performs the DirectShow graph building.

Configuring the Component

There are no configuration requirements for this component.

Design Issues

The Digital_TV component requires a digital tuner card and respective drivers. This component does not include a TV viewer application.

Components that have related functionality are: Analog_TV, Teletext, and DVD.

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