User`s manual
Appendix E:
BitLink Decoder Specifications
Video Decoding
Standard MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818-2 up to 4:2:0
Main Profile @ High Level
No. of programs
decoded
Single HDTV or SDTV.
HDTV programs may be down converted to SDTV
format. SDTV programs may be upconverted to
HDTV 1080i format
Bitrate Up to 60 Mb/s
Formats Supported
System Scanformat Horizontal
1080i/50 Interlace 1920/1440/1280/960
1080i/59.94 Interlace 1920/1440/1280/960
1080i/60 Interlace 1920/1440/1280/960
720P/50 Progressive 1280/1024/960/640
720P/59.94 Progressive 1280/1024/960/640
720P/60 Progressive 1280/1024/960/640
576i/50 Interlace 720/704/640/544/480/352
480i/59.94 Interlace 720/704/640/544/480/352
Audio Decoding
Decoding Two streams of Dolby Digital 5.1 (downmix)/stereo
or MPEG stereo
Pass-through Up to two streams of Dolby Digital (AC-3)
Closed Caption
Extraction of user
data
According or ATSC/53B
Re-insertion On line 21 according to EIA-608 on all SD outputs.
Advanced Closed Caption according to EIA-708 on all
SD and HD outputs.
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