Unibox
Encyclopedia
Unibox is a satellite
, cable
and terrestrial
digital receiver (set-top box
). It has been distributed widely for use with Pay TV
. It also enables the receiver to store digital copies of MPEG TS
on internal harddisk or networked filesystems.
operating system.
Originally Unibox was developed in Korea and sold in Europe
, CIS
, the Middle East and so on. Enthusiast groups in all over the world have developed localized software versions for the Unibox.
processor, 32MB of Flash
memory, 256MB of RAM
. It also features one HDMI
, two USB 2.0, one e-SATA and one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
interfaces. It has and VFD
display.
. It also features one HDMI
, two USB 2.0, one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
interfaces. It has and touchpad on front.
, a 450MHz MIPS
processor, 32MB of Flash
memory, 256MB of RAM
. It also features one HDMI
, one USB 2.0, one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
interfaces. It has and touchpad on front.
The main differences of the UD-1100HD compared to the UD-1000HD are one USB port.
. It supports one fixed tuner and one detachable tuner module(S2,T,C). It also features one HDMI
, two USB 2.0, one eSATA, two Common Interface, two Smart card, one Optical and one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
interfaces.
In addition, unofficial third-party conditional access software modules (CAMs
or emulators) are widely circulated on the Internet that emulate the CA systems developed by NDS
(VideoGuard), Irdeto
, Conax
, Nagravision
, Viaccess
and other proprietary vendors. Some Uni-box owners use these softcams in conjunction with card sharing software to access pay TV services without a subscription card inserted in every connected box. This practice may be illegal in some jurisdictions and third-party software for this purpose is neither officially endorsed nor supported by UNIDIS and voids the official warranty.
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
, cable
Cable
A cable is two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry...
and terrestrial
Terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.Terrestrial may also refer to:* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to in trees etc.** A fishing fly that simulates the...
digital receiver (set-top box
Set-top box
A set-top box or set-top unit is an information appliance device that generally contains a tuner and connects to a television set and an external source of signal, turning the signal into content which is then displayed on the television screen or other display device.-History:Before the...
). It has been distributed widely for use with Pay TV
Pay TV
Pay television, premium television, or premium channels refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analog and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and internet television...
. It also enables the receiver to store digital copies of MPEG TS
TS
TS may stand for:In biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, meteorology and physics* Tensile strength, a measure of the force required to pull something* Thymidylate synthase, the enzyme used to generate thymidine monophosphate...
on internal harddisk or networked filesystems.
Linux on the Uni-box
Unibox was base on the LinuxLinux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
operating system.
Originally Unibox was developed in Korea and sold in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
, the Middle East and so on. Enthusiast groups in all over the world have developed localized software versions for the Unibox.
Unibox models
There have been a number of different models of Unibox available. The numbers are suffixed with -S for Satellite, -T for Terrestrial and -C for Cable:| UD | Combo | 1000HD | 1100HD | 2000HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | ||||
| Life Cycle | 2011.May- | 2011.Sep- | 2011.Nov- | 2011.Dec- |
| SoC | STi7105 | STi7105 | STi7110 | STi7110 |
| Size | 290 x 200 x 58 | 180 x 145 x 38 | 180 x 145 x 38 | 180 x 145 x 38 |
| CPU(MHz) | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
| RAM(MB) | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Flash(MB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Flash type | NOR | NOR | NOR | NOR |
| Default OS | ST Linux | ST Linux | ST Linux | ST Linux |
| DVB | S2+T | S2/T/C | S2/T/C | S2 + S2/T/C |
| Common Interface | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Smart card | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| USB | 2 x 2.0 | 2 x 2.0 | 1 x 2.0 | 2 x 2.0 |
| RS232 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| LAN(Mbit/s) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| HDD | e-sata, usb | usb | usb | e-sata, usb |
| SCART | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Display | VFD | No | No | VFD |
| S/PDIF Optical | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Component | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Composite(RCA) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
UD-Combo
This is essentially a full high definition(1080p) version of the UD Combo(S2+T) PVR, a 450MHz MIPSMIPS
MIPS may refer to:* Maharana Institute of Professional Studies, an institution in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India* Mansehra International Public School and College, in Mansehra, Pakistan* Material input per unit of service, an economic efficiency indicator...
processor, 32MB of Flash
Flash
-Book:* Flash fiction, fiction of extreme brevity* The Flash , ongoing comic book featuring the titular DC Comics hero* Flash , a 2004 science fiction novel by L. E...
memory, 256MB of RAM
Ram
-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
. It also features one HDMI
HDMI
HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
, two USB 2.0, one e-SATA and one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
interfaces. It has and VFD
VFD
VFD may mean:* Vacuum fluorescent display* Variable-frequency drive, a speed control method for electric motors* Volunteer fire department* V.F.D., a secret organization within Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events....
display.
UD-1000HD
This is full high definition(1080p) USB PVRPVR
PVR may refer to:*Peak Vehicle Requirement, the number of public transport vehicles required to operate the highest frequency service on a route*Penn Virginia Resources, a mining company* Personal video recorder, also known as a digital video recorder...
. It also features one HDMI
HDMI
HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
, two USB 2.0, one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
interfaces. It has and touchpad on front.
UD-1100HD
This is essentially a full high definition(1080p) version of the UD-1000HD(S2/T/C) USB PVRPVR
PVR may refer to:*Peak Vehicle Requirement, the number of public transport vehicles required to operate the highest frequency service on a route*Penn Virginia Resources, a mining company* Personal video recorder, also known as a digital video recorder...
, a 450MHz MIPS
MIPS
MIPS may refer to:* Maharana Institute of Professional Studies, an institution in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India* Mansehra International Public School and College, in Mansehra, Pakistan* Material input per unit of service, an economic efficiency indicator...
processor, 32MB of Flash
Flash
-Book:* Flash fiction, fiction of extreme brevity* The Flash , ongoing comic book featuring the titular DC Comics hero* Flash , a 2004 science fiction novel by L. E...
memory, 256MB of RAM
Ram
-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
. It also features one HDMI
HDMI
HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
, one USB 2.0, one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
interfaces. It has and touchpad on front.
The main differences of the UD-1100HD compared to the UD-1000HD are one USB port.
UD-2000HD(280 x 180 x 58)
This is full high definition(1080p) USB PVRPVR
PVR may refer to:*Peak Vehicle Requirement, the number of public transport vehicles required to operate the highest frequency service on a route*Penn Virginia Resources, a mining company* Personal video recorder, also known as a digital video recorder...
. It supports one fixed tuner and one detachable tuner module(S2,T,C). It also features one HDMI
HDMI
HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
, two USB 2.0, one eSATA, two Common Interface, two Smart card, one Optical and one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
interfaces.
Plug-ins
There are also many 3rd party plugins available. Plugins such as Weather forecast, YouTube, IRC chhatting are available.In addition, unofficial third-party conditional access software modules (CAMs
CAMS
CAMS can have the following meanings:* Centre for Advanced Media Studies, A premiere institute imparting education in the field of Film, Film Production and Media Technology....
or emulators) are widely circulated on the Internet that emulate the CA systems developed by NDS
NDS
NDS is an initialism may stand for:* Low German , a regional language spoken in the north of Germany and the northeast of the Netherlands* Lower Saxony...
(VideoGuard), Irdeto
Irdeto
Irdeto B.V. is a global software security and media technology company with dual headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands and Beijing, China. It is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers...
, Conax
Conax
Conax is a global technology company that provides conditional access solutions for digital television. Based in Oslo, Norway, Conax has subsidiaries in the USA, India and Germany and sales & support offices in Russia, Singapore, China, South Korea, Brazil, and Canada.- Overview :Between 1986 and...
, Nagravision
Nagravision
Nagravision is a company of the Kudelski Group that develops conditional access systems for cable and satellite television. The name is also used for their main products, the Nagravision encryption systems.-Digital systems:...
, Viaccess
Viaccess
Viaccess is a conditional access system developed by France Télécom. There are six versions in use today, Viaccess PC2.3, Viaccess PC2.4, Viaccess PC2.5, Viaccess PC2.6, Viaccess PC3.0 and Viaccess PC4.0....
and other proprietary vendors. Some Uni-box owners use these softcams in conjunction with card sharing software to access pay TV services without a subscription card inserted in every connected box. This practice may be illegal in some jurisdictions and third-party software for this purpose is neither officially endorsed nor supported by UNIDIS and voids the official warranty.
See also
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- Monsoon HAVA
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