![]() ![]() VBox’s innovative, end-to-end firmware, software, and hardware solutions empower telcos, STB/streamer OEMs, and integrators to harness the benefits of converged live broadcast and IP- based TV – while helping grow revenues, streamlining communications and reducing costs. DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, DVB-S/S2, ISDB-T/ATSC) to IP, combined with OTT video streaming services, for home and business use. VBox Communications () is an expert in Digital TV, offering products that deliver live TV broadcasts (e.g. More information about the ATSC 3.0 Android Gateway can be found at: or by contacting VBox: VBox: The company has also a planned product for the evolving 5G Broadcast standard. VBox devices – including SDKs – are available for testing, evaluating and analyzing both linear ATSC 1.0 & 3.0 broadcast signals, as well as “beyond TV” ATSC 3.0 functionality, such as ESGs, advanced emergency alerting, broadcast apps, etc. “We invite broadcasters, service providers, application developers, and system integrators to participate in our new ATSC 3.0 Testbed program, designed to help evaluate the performance and test the latest developments in the ATSC 3.0 market,” said Jonathan Rind, VBox’s Marketing Director. TV stations in dozens of markets are beginning to broadcast in 3.0. ![]() In addition, the company has also launched a testing kit that includes an ATSC 3.0 broadcast receiver device, accompanied by an SDK. The external boxes or other plug-in adapters need to receive and downscale ATSC 3. ATSC 3.0 tuners are built into some of the newer Sony, Samsung, and LG TVs. SDK provision to enable 3 rd-party development.Broadcast applications testing environment.Enhanced Electronic Service Guides (ESG).DVR-recorded content access and viewing from any Android-compatible connected device.mobile phones, tablets, PCs, and TV screens) Content recasting to multiple network-connected devices (e.g.Streaming HEVC 4K video and Dolby AC-4 audio to companion devices.VBox’s quad-tuner ATSC 3.0 Android Gateway enables any Android-compliant companion device with Dolby AC-4 decoding capabilities to receive, record and play ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals over any local network, including these notable enhancements: VBox Communications will be presenting at CES ® 2022 in the Venetian Expo/Eureka Park section of Tech West – Booth #61708, from January 5-8, 2022. VBox Communications, an expert in live broadcast TV streaming and recording, announced the expansion of capabilities for its ATSC 3.0 Android TV Gateway -which now includes clear, seamless and high-quality streaming of live or recorded ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals to companion devices running Android TV OS. It's one thing for Netflix who can just transmit a different file format over the existing infrastructure.Presenting at CES® 2022 – January 5-8, 2022 It means broadcasters have to replace equipment in the name of a higher res picture with no real return for them (like more channel space). BitRouters ATSC 3.0 middleware is field proven, robust and flexible enough to develop set-top boxes, TVs, automotive, distance learning or mobile devices. Perhaps I'm a TV Luddite (still only have 720p TV's) or maybe that my vision couldn't even tell the difference but personally I don't see a good reason to uproot a standard. ![]() Getting a better quality picture was a side effect. When OTA first went digital is wasn't really about improving the quality as it was about freeing broadcast frequency space for other uses. Now OTA is the last place getting upgraded to the next higher resolution.ĤK for OTA is not as bleeding edge as 5G for phones. The best place to get HD in the early years was OTA. Think back to 15-20 years ago when HD started. Why shouldn't we have ATSC 3.0 as it give us 4K in OTA? Netflix has had 4K for over five years, I have had some cable content in 4K for several years. ![]()
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