Cool in a Box
March 20th, 2006
The Dream Multimedia DM-7025 is possibly the coolest thing ever. Notwithstanding my previous post about the desirability of the Humax 9200T, the DM-7025 is far, far cooler. Let me give you the highlights:
- PowerPC processor
- Linux
- Ethernet port
- 2 DVB-T tuners
- HDD
So it would seem that it is the perfect platform – you could probably reflash it and put a web interface on it to set the record function over the net. Very, very cool.
The downsides to all this (because there have to be some, obviously) are that the DVB-T version doesn’t seem to be available yet and the DVB-S version costs about £400. Given that you could buy a whole computer and outfit it with dual cheap DVB-T cards (these apparently work in Linux) and a 300Gb HDD for about £360, it doesn’t seem worth it…
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1. Dave Kingston | May 8th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
if you were to build a £360 PC with twin DVB-T cards:
How would you connect it to a run of the mill TV (without YUV, DVI or HDMI)?
How would you be able to hear the TV?
I’ll keep my dm7025, thanks
DVB-T tuners now available – you send back a DVB-S tuner and pay 15Euros plus shipping, they send you DVB-T NIM.
Not seen any software that supports the DVB-T cards and you’d get no UK MHEG….