Dream Box 500

The Dreambox 500-Si is the first Linux based DVB Receiver. This receiver runs on open-source software developed by hundreds of developers around the world. This is the ultimate machine. It has many differnet skins that can be applied to make the user experience completely customizable.

Specifications:

The DM 500-S is the smallest Linux satellite TV receiver, with 1 x Smartcard-Reader. 250 MHz IBM PowerPC Processor (350 Mips) 2 LED status Linux Operating System Full automatic service scan Supports directly bouquet-lists (indirect unlimited) Supports multiple LNB-Switching control (supports DiSEqC) 1 x Smartcard-Reader Unlimited channel lists for TV/Radio SPDI/F nterface for digital bit stream out (AC-3 / DTS) MPEG2 Hardware decoding Channel-change time < 1 second Fully adaptable OSD in many languages (skin-support) 100Mbit full duplex Ethernet Interface Supports EPG (electronic program guide) 1 x Scart-interfaces (fully controlled by software)