Transcoding

How does transcoding work.

Transcoding is a mechanism that is only available on the latest STBs (currently VU + Solo2 and VU + Duo2), which uses special hardware, which is not available on the other recipients. This allows you to especially "HD" (but SD) channels, "backscale" to a lower resolution and lower quality, which significantly reduces the required bandwidth. Perfect for internet viewing, so streaming often requires too much bandwidth.

• Mut@nt
• VU+

Applications for watching TV not on TV

• Blackbox
• VLC