Set Top Boxes
This is a list of ex-ITV and ONdigital set-top boxes. All boxes used similar software, in that a unified interface and design was used between all models. Top Up TV provided a small update in 2004 which upgraded minor technicalities with encryption services.
- Nokia Mediamaster 9850T
- Pace Micro Technology DTR-730, DTR-735
- Philips DTX 6370, DTX 6371, DTX 6372
- Pioneer DBR-T200, DBR-T210
- Sony VTX-D500U
- Toshiba DTB2000
Dating from the first days of digital terrestrial transmissions in 1998-2002, the boxes were generally more cumbersome than more modern offerings, but nevertheless initially still comptible with subsequent Freeview broadcasts. MHEG services ran noticeably slower. However, all these set top boxes (and some ONdigital branded IDTVs) become unusable in regions after the following digital switchover (DSO), as post-DSO broadcasts utilise a newer 8k modulation scheme with which this earlier equipment is not compatible, compared to the 2k modulation used by initial DTT broadcasts in the UK. Since no other European countries use the 2k format, this effectively ends the useful life of any remaining boxes that were still in use.
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