- Powerful receiver for digital TV and Radio programs
- The Dreambox DM500S is a Linux based DVB Receiver
- Runs on open-source software developed by hundreds of developers around the world. It is fully customizable
- Support EPG and Personal Video Recording (You can attach this unit to your Windows based network at home and record your favourite tv programs right onto your hard drive)
- Firmware upgradable
- Specifications:
- 250 MHz PowerPC Processor (350 MIPS)
- Linux Operating System 2.6.9
- Full automatic service scan
- Supports directly bouquet-lists (indirect unlimited)
- Supports multiple LNB-Switching control (supports DiSEqC)
- Unlimited channel lists for TV/Radio
- S/PDIF interface for digital bit stream out (AC-3 / DTS)
- MPEG2 Hardware decoding
- 1 x SmartCard-Reader
- Channel-change time < 1 second
- Fully adaptable OSD in English & Chinese languages (skin-support)
- 100Mbit full duplex Ethernet Interface
- Supports EPG (electronic program guide)
- 1 x Scart-interfaces (fully controlled by software)
- Video decoder: Video Compression MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 compatible
- Video Standard PAL and NTSC
- Video Formats 4:3 / 16:9
- Footage 16:9, automatic assimilation for 16:9 TV-Device (over Scart)
- Letterbox precolating for 4:3 TV-Device Audio decoder:
- Audio compression MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II
- Audio Mode Dual (main/sub), Stereo
- Frequency: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz
- Video parameter: Input Level FBAS 1 Vss +/- 0.3 dB on 75 Ohm
- Teletext filter in conformity with ETS 300 472 Standard
- DBS-Tuner Input Connector F-Type female
- Input Impedance 75 Ohm
- AFC +/- 3 MHz
- Demodulation Shaped QPSK
- Input Symbol rate 2~45 Mbps, SCPC / MCPC
- FEC Viterbi and Reed-Solomon
- Viterbirate 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, automatic assimilation
- Roll-off Factor 35 %
- Demultiplexing according ISO 13818-1

- Package Contents:
- 1 x Dreambox DM500V8
- 1 x AC 100~240V Power Adapter
- 1 x IR Remote (powered by 2*, included)