In addition, a comprehensive and robust Application Programme Interface (API) is available to enable integration onto new hardware platforms.  As a result, Eclipse can significantly shorten manufacturers’ product development time enabling products to reach the market in the shortest possible time and at a lower price.

A single DVB solution for every digital transmission network

Manufacturers are constantly faced with the challenges created by the divergent digital television standards and regulations which make it problematic to release one solution throughout the global marketplace.  However, multiple product variants are costly and increase time to market.  Eclipse has been developed to meet the needs of consumers worldwide and supports every digital transmission network: DVB-S, DVB-T and DVB-C.   

In the highly competitive receiver market, the ability to create strongly branded, differentiated products is critical in attaining market advantage.  Eclipse delivers a high level of such customisation through the Observatory PC Development Studio.  This powerful development environment enables manufacturers to build, test and simulate customised DVB User Interface (UI) applications in order to create high quality, branded interfaces for simple and effective product differentiation.

A high quality user experience

Although Eclipse enables manufacturers to develop devices quickly and at low cost, it does not compromise on the user experience.  In order to meet viewers’ high expectations for instant reactivity from their digital TV devices, Eclipse was designed from the ground-up for the lower power processors and small memory footprints used in cost efficient receivers.  As a result, it provides very fast user interaction speeds as well as rapid channel switching and scanning.  It also supports the fast processing of the data streams required for supporting MHEG-5 interactive engines.  In addition, Eclipse also provides support for multiple encrypted pay-TV channels through the Hercules Common Interface (CI) Plug-in.  This provides viewers with access to pay-TV services, a growing division of digital television throughout Europe. The Eclipse technical feature set includes:

• 7 day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

• Full software Teletext decoder

• DVB subtitles

• EBU Teletext subtitles & decode

• Support for parental control and programme genres

• Dolby Digital (AC3) audio support

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