<s>
VBox	B-Device
Home	I-Device
TV	I-Device
gateway	I-Device
is	O
a	O
network-enabled	O
live	O
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
and	O
PVR	B-Application
HDTV	O
set-top-box	O
produced	O
by	O
VBox	B-Device
Communications	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VBox	B-Device
Home	I-Device
TV	I-Device
Gateway	I-Device
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
VBox	B-Device
Communication	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
received	O
strategic	O
investment	O
from	O
Optibase	O
(	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
Vitec	O
Group	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Jan	O
9	O
,	O
2002	O
VBox	B-Device
Communications	O
acquired	O
from	O
BroadLogic	O
(	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
Broadcom	O
)	O
its	O
Satellite	O
Express	O
and	O
DTV	O
product	O
lines	O
,	O
adding	O
DVB	B-Application
core	O
functionality	O
to	O
VBox	B-Device
's	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VBox	B-Device
TV	B-Device
Gateway	I-Device
technology	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
its	O
XLV	O
Professional	O
product	O
line	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
Satellite	O
2006	O
Show	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
targeting	O
the	O
hospitality	O
,	O
digital	O
signage	O
and	O
enterprise	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VBox	B-Device
Home	I-Device
TV	I-Device
Gateway	I-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
VBox	B-Device
's	O
6th	O
generation	O
XLV	O
Professional	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VBox	B-Device
Home	I-Device
TV	I-Device
Gateway	I-Device
is	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
and	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
providing	O
both	O
front	B-Architecture
and	I-Architecture
back	I-Architecture
ends	I-Architecture
,	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
and	O
streaming	O
multiple	O
channels	O
to	O
multiple	O
devices	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
standard	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
or	O
other	O
video	O
or	O
audio	O
outputs	O
that	O
directly	O
connect	O
a	O
television	O
,	O
instead	O
its	O
multiple	O
DVB	B-Application
tuners	B-Device
receives	O
the	O
live	O
TV	O
RF	O
signal	O
from	O
satellite	O
,	O
cable	O
TV	O
or	O
terrestrial	O
antenna	O
and	O
streams	O
the	O
decoded	O
video	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
to	O
any	O
UPnP-enabled	O
player	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
smart	B-Application
phone	I-Application
,	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
computer	O
,	O
or	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
VBox	B-Device
Home	I-Device
TV	I-Device
Gateway	I-Device
devices	O
support	O
free-to-air	O
(	O
FTA	O
)	O
content	O
,	O
models	O
that	O
end	O
with	O
CI	O
also	O
support	O
encrypted	O
pay	O
TV	O
content	O
with	O
single	O
or	O
dual	O
Conditional-access	B-Device
module	I-Device
(	O
CAM	O
)	O
Common	B-Device
Interface	I-Device
(	O
CI	O
)	O
slots	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
support	O
for	O
CI+	B-Device
CAMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recording	O
of	O
live	O
or	O
scheduled	O
TV	O
program	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
VBox	B-Device
apps	O
,	O
the	O
recordings	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
external	O
storage	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
any	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	O
attached	O
storage	O
such	O
as	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
or	O
external	O
HDD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	B-Architecture
storage	O
-	O
Windows	O
Shared	O
folder	O
or	O
NAS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VBox	B-Device
guarantees	O
a	O
single	O
channel	O
per	O
tuner	B-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
reality	O
,	O
the	O
tuner	B-Device
locks	O
on	O
a	O
transponder	O
or	O
MUX	B-Device
and	O
can	O
stream	O
all	O
the	O
available	O
channels	O
in	O
that	O
bouquet	O
up	O
to	O
about	O
40	O
Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VBRec	O
for	O
VBox	B-Device
XTi	O
-	O
iOS/Android	O
3rd	O
party	O
application	O
,	O
simplifying	O
recording	O
and	O
search	O
for	O
EPG	O
.	O
</s>
