Another batch of IPTV news
Our IPTV platform is shaping up. We successfully modified our middle-ware to be compatible with our set-top-box of choice. After dealing with several industry un-standardised protocol extensions and other small glitches we are having stable multicast and unicast streaming. HD content is nicely presented on the TV. Everything works like a charm.
We examined several other set-top-boxes and home entertainment appliances to get a general idea what degree of usability the competitors provide. We are actually not that impressed. Most of the boxes are too slow. Some of those are ugly too. However, we have the basic design. Several screen layouts are being tested and modified. A bit more work and our interface will be fast and usable enough. What we need right now is a graphical designer with experience in user interface development. But, we’re working to hire such person too.
We will keep several features hidden for now. Let’s not spoil the fun of experimenting with our solutions later, but a short report I can say channel management, volume management, on-screen display and everything else you’d expect from a consumer device is now operational. Eye-candy is coming up next.
This, of course, allows us to provide OEM solutions. If you prefer custom design, custom layout, branded interface, just your logo up there or a full-blown advertisement solutions, we can accommodate your needs, fulfill your requests.
For the end of this post we would like to tease you a bit. During our High-Definition tests we were able to play 40Mbps (forty megabits per second) 1080p content using our distribution and client equipment. This is currently known as Blu-Ray. Nice and sharp picture, nice and sharp …