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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