Why PiP is excluded from software?

  • Do you guys know why PiP is excluded from DM800, DM500HD images?


    Since we have a support of http streams we could simply use PiP on single tuner receivers. Moreover, PiP works within the same TP anyway so way is not available?

  • Yes, you can TUNE two different channels. But you do NOT have two video- decoders for pip. There is only one decoder on the chip of the smaller boxes. So it is not possible hardware- wise to have pip. It is NOT a Software- Limitation...

  • The 800SE and 500HD have the same chip (BCM7405) as the DM7020HD.


    But less RAM.

    - Dream 8000 SSTS (2xBCM4501, Phillips TU1216, BCM4505) - Image Experimental OE 1.6 vom 10.11.2011
    - Toshiba Regza 52Z3030D
    - Laminas OFC-1200 mit Rotor GI50-120 und Hama Lypsi HQ Single LNB 58° West bis 75° Ost
    - FTE 100cm mit 9° Ost; 13°Ost; 19,2°Ost; 23,5°Ost; 28,2°Ost, die letzten vier mit Alps Quattro LNB an Technisat Gigasystem 17/8 G und 9° Ost mit Alps Twin LNB über Spaun SUR211

  • Make a support request to DMM, then you will get (maybe) an official response.
    Although the Developers answer here from time to time, this is not the place to get official feedback from DMM.



    Anyway, it's quite obvious that pepo83's guess is right. On top of that, DMM has to pay licence fees to Broadcom for the microcode to activate this feature. Why should they pay this for a single-tuner box? People buy the boxes without PiP, too :winking_face: This is how economy works :smiling_face:

    so long
    m0rphU


  • And the 8000 has the same amount of Ram as the 500HD and 800SE. So for PiP 256MB should be enough.

    The DM8000 has a different chip inside.

    - Dream 8000 SSTS (2xBCM4501, Phillips TU1216, BCM4505) - Image Experimental OE 1.6 vom 10.11.2011
    - Toshiba Regza 52Z3030D
    - Laminas OFC-1200 mit Rotor GI50-120 und Hama Lypsi HQ Single LNB 58° West bis 75° Ost
    - FTE 100cm mit 9° Ost; 13°Ost; 19,2°Ost; 23,5°Ost; 28,2°Ost, die letzten vier mit Alps Quattro LNB an Technisat Gigasystem 17/8 G und 9° Ost mit Alps Twin LNB über Spaun SUR211