| Feature comparison List:: |
TVOON |
Competitor 1: A HTPC software |
Competitor 2: a Media Center |
| Distribution: |
Software as Freeware + Hardware separated, also for commercial Projects Freeware |
In former times Freeware, now commercial, ca $ 40 |
Commercial as independent operating system,only in connection with licenced hardware |
| Instalation |
Automatically, missing modules are reloaded automatically |
over Plugins, which must be adjusted manually depending uponenvironment |
automatically |
| HTPC kernel function: Video and audio Jukebox/Player,Bildershow/Browser, operated by remote control |
Yes |
Yes,partly by Plugins |
Yes |
| Support of digital TV or satellite TV |
Yes |
by Plugin |
No |
| Record from TV transmissions on hard disk and immediately overexchange stock exchanges pass on. Recording forget - > recording of another TVOON of user download. |
Yes |
Recording Yes, exchange does not support |
Note Yes, exchanges uselessly cause of DRM |
| Further use of the TV recordings for exchange, burning, DVD archiving |
Yes |
Yes |
NO, DRM, video runs only on the PC that record it. |
| Recordings advertising-free |
Yes |
not yet, with Plugin sometime later cutable |
No, never |
| Advertising free Tv (jump over from commercials) Use the advertising tracing effectively, watch other movies,surf it in the EPG, write letters , away faxes, read enamels, answer during an advertising break and not miss the continuation of thetransmission. |
Yes, advertising blocker switching on/off or inversely (only advertisement) |
No |
No, never |
| TV transmissions from exchange stock exchanges load and to it immediately regard. |
Yes |
does not support |
No,never |
| Surf in the Internet, while you watch television. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Over 10. 000 radio stations of the world via Web radio (American police radio, Ibiza DJs`, newest CDs, etc..) |
Yes with selection-Lists |
Yes, if admits addresses |
Yes, limited selection of the WMP |
| Party manager: Various Play listen provides for automatic Download and desire program for hours. |
Yes |
posible |
No |
| Fernseh-Fee: further TV of desires ( not only recording) add as order (e.g. start TV, if a Top Movie starts) the EPG records automatically in your absence or gives himself a Reference, if a Top Movie begins. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Very detailed EPG with over 500 of category, in order to be able toseparate the TV chaff from wheat. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Steers all devices, which have a remote maintenance: e.g. videorecorder, dimmer, roller-type shutter, Hifi plant, decoder alsodigital set Top boxes etc. by inserted Infrarot-Sender. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Inserted microphone and Web cam connection makes free speech and telephone calls in front of the television possible (acceptance of the telephone calls by remote maintenance or returning on the software answering set) for audio Chats possible (other one become acquainted with & their voice, experiences exchange) |
Yes |
No |
No |
| World-wide calling to the local rate (and/or Internet tariff) or free of charge (Flat rate) via Web phone |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Home monitoring from the vacation. Later connection of a Web cam possible, then also video conferences and video monitoring. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Controlling of the devices and the software (also 3rd-Party) over language commands. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Interactive television: Suitably many TV transmissions you can call up additional information (to the actor, for transmission, suitable special offers etc..) |
Yes |
No |
planned |
| Use all PC functions everywhere at each TV in the household : |
Yes |
theoretically also, not by remote maintenance |
No |
| Child protection: Watching time is adjustable, watching contingents (per week, per month) are adjustable.., TV transmitter etc.. |
Version 2.0 |
No |
No |
| Videotext , programmable (references etc.), without waiting period, there via hard disk |
NO, in planning, available is on-line videotex (likewise no waitingperiod |
? |
No |
| Multi-Tuner: Simultaneous use of 3 sources, e.g. record ARD on hard disk, Pro 7 on Videoreder, and watch Sat1 resemble timely. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Freeware Guide & software Suite: Compilation of the best PC software Tools. Constantly up-to-date (via Internet) and installing. Thus your PC has the necessary basic equipment: Most current Plugins (Acrobat, Flash, Quicktime etc.), Browser update, safety additions (Patches),Zip Tools, etc.. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Clearly structured program start surface, no long search for the suitable program, also a layman get along. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| The select program packages harmoneverren by special attitudes particularly well with one another. |
starting from Version 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Audio video routing control (each equipment of/to everyone) |
by hardware, all Scartgeraete, Hifi, DVD and & PC |
No |
No |
| CYBER SKY TV: Anonymous Live TV/Stream sharing (Pay TV/Free TV worldwide) 600 kbit/s without server (Peer 2 Peer). Go on transmission or seeing you also in the vacation over DSL all homeland channels. |
starting from August 2004 |
No |
No |
| Answering sets, free speech telephone at the TV, fax send/receive at the TV |
Yes |
possibly by Plugin |
No |
| Universal infrared remote maintenance (10 in 1) |
by Hardware |
unknowed |
No |
| Automatic diagram map attitude for TV Out (Media Center has for this one). |
No |
No |
comfortable assistant for Beamer, plasma or TV |
| (advertising-free) TV recording on external DVD recorder or videorecorder (infrared- control) |
Yes, with Hardware |
No |
No |
| Controlling of external Sat-Receiver or premiere decoder by infrared. |
Yes, with Hardware |
No |
No |
| Hard disk recording via video-in also of external devices(DVD, VCR) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Switching on/off by remote maintenance. |
only switch offable; onable turn starting from version 2.0 |
? |
Yes |
| Switching on/off by timer. |
only switch offable; onable turn starting from version 2.0 |
? |
Yes |
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