A better picture was posted today. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=67532 The DTB-H260F uses an ATI (AMD) Xilleon 240H. This chip integrates an MPEG-2 decoder, MIPS processor /and ATSC/QAM demod in a single package/. To reduce the BOM, Samsung is not using their own seperate demod chip. Ron Ron Economos wrote:
The ATI chip is an MPEG-2 decoder and MIPS processor. I don't see the 8-VSB/QAM demodulator chip. It's either inside the tuner can or on the other side of the board. Ron Tom Barry wrote:Also, can anybody make any sense out of this picture of inside the box? <http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=67435> - Tom Manfredi, Albert E wrote:http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/categorylist.do?catOid=-15607&N=20012866+20015607&c=1The link is impossibly long, but Circuit City's web site dropped all the previous HDTV STBs and now only lists the new Samsung DTB-H260F. This isthe one that I believe is based on the Gemini chip, and has the full-featured timer in it, to make it well suited for use with a DVDR.The price is $179.99. Not bad, considering that some Circtui City storesare still selling the Digital Stream at $229. Our closest store didn't have any in stock. Then again, the item just appeared on the web site. Of course, the salesman had no clue this item even existed. I had to show him on their web site. For HDTV, you have to go to DBS or cable, don't you know? Bert
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