[opendtv] Re: Microtune MT2130 Tuner
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 11:08:56 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
As best I know, it's just a tuner. For DTT, it would still need an 8-VSB
demodulator, error correction, demultiplexing, and MPEG-2 & AC-3
decoding (among other things).
TTFN,
Mark
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>From: "John A. Limpert" <jlimpert@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Dec 5, 2006 4:23 AM
>To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [opendtv] Microtune MT2130 Tuner
>
>I thought this was interesting, a cheap multi-system tuner chip that is
>supposed to be suitable for portable devices. I've noticed more low-end ATSC
>compatible sets at local stores, but nothing in the portable/small category.
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>Microtune has announced a new tuner chip that brings digital TV to PC
>notebooks, portable TVs, tuner sticks, portable DVD players and other small
>devices that demand both high performance and lower power. Called the
>MicroTuner MT2130, the new tuner, when integrated into portable consumer
>products, allows users to watch analog and digital TV across cable or
>off-air broadcasts, time-shift programs and capture video for multimedia
>applications.
>
>The MT2130 is based on the architecture of the company�s three-in-one tuner
>� the MT2131 analog/digital/cable tuner, a silicon TV tuner that meets the
>ATSC standard. Based on its real-world experience with mobile and PC-TV
>tuner applications, Microtune designed the MT2130 to meet the specific RF
>technical requirements of power-sensitive, space-constrained products.
>
>The MT2130 has three tuners � analog, digital terrestrial and cable � and
>supports multiple TV transmission standards, including ATSC, QAM, DVB-T,
>ISDB-T, DMB-T, NTSC, PAL and SECAM.
>
>At 1/4in, the MT2130 chip fits into very small designs, such as dongle or
>flash-stick packages, and can be configured in multituner architectures,
>which enable diverse applications and permit users to watch and record two
>or more channels simultaneously.
>
>For more information, visit www.microtune.com.
>
>http://broadcastengineering.com/news/microtune-analog-digital-tuner/
>
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