YouView Trial

[Scuttlebroom]

I noticed this on another site, and I see on the YouView website http://www.youview.com/ it shows a pic of the new Humax YouView box, which looks very familiar to users of the HDR T2!

http://a516.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/youview-invites-participants-to-try-out.html

 

[ChrisDaniels]

Yeah, thats the box the trial users are using apparently.. Humax were the only ones who could get a box out in time.

 

[Black Hole]

It's pretty obvious to take an existing hardware base with the necessary features and program it to the new requirement.

 

[af123]

It's pretty obvious to take an existing hardware base with the necessary features and program it to the new requirement.

They will have needed to upgrade the Broadcom chip to a later version and to add more memory. Probably just re-using the form factor, PSU and front panel controller (Micom)

 

[Black Hole]

More memory: OK, Broadcom chip... Speaking hypothetically, it is possible part of the chip is reconfigurable under software/firmware/boot loader control.

 

[af123]

More memory: OK, Broadcom chip... Speaking hypothetically, it is possible part of the chip is reconfigurable under software/firmware/boot loader control.

Yes, it's possible, but I believe they need to double its speed (to 950 MHz). There might be some leverage in the fact that it's dual core though.

 

[Scuttlebroom]

More news http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/07/04/299-youview-in-store-this-month/