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[vdr] Re: What's BBCi and is it possible to receive it with vdr?
On 27 Sep 2004, at 20:40, Sean Carlos wrote:
From the BBC web site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/
dsat_nonsky.shtml#Dont_I_need_a_Sky_digibox_t
o_watch_BBC_services
Can I receive BBCi services?
No, although BBC interactive services are broadcast in the clear,
presently
only Sky digiboxes have the capability of decoding them.
-> I suspect that they are using a proprietary, internally developed
solution
On digital satellite, the BBC use Sky's OpenTV platform. This is
because
approximately 99% of digital satellite receivers in the UK are 'Sky
digiboxes'.
These boxes are no-frills FTA receivers, with OpenTV and a Sky/NDS
descrambler
(for which Sky/NDS deliberately do not make a CAM). They also include a
proprietary 7-day EPG.
So... unless someone develops an OpenTV plugin for VDR, it's
inaccessible.
However, most of the audio/video streams that BBCi uses will be
available
as standard FTA streams - it's just a matter of finding them.
On digital terrestrial (in the UK), the broadcasters have settled on
using
MHEG for interactive applications. I believe that there are some free
MHEG engines out there, but I don't think anyone has created a VDR
plugin.
Richard.
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