Digital TV - evolution, status and challenges

Champ Yen
champ.yen@gmail.com
What is DTV?
Digital TV
Digital Broadcasting
What are involved with DTV today?
 DTV History Overview
Traditional DTV Connected DTV Smart DTV
Tears of the Time …
What are the points of DTV?

Traditional DTV Functionality

Connected DTV Connectivity

Smart DTV Flexibility

Evolution - Display
● Resolutions
○ 480p => 720p => 1080p => 4K2K
● Frequency
○ 30Hz => 60Hz => ... => 480Hz
● Stereo View (3D Display)
● Composition Layers
○ 2 => multiples
● Colors
○ 8bit => 10bit
Evolution - Display

40 inch 50 inch 60 inch

Evolution - Display
resolution does matter!
Size, Distance & Resolution

https://www.synopsys.com/Company/Publications/SynopsysInsight/Pages/Art3-hdmi-2.0-IssQ3-13.aspx?cmp=Insight-I3-2013-Art3
What is Composition?
What are the > 30/60Hz Frequencies?
Evolution - input interface
● composite video connector
● S-Video
● D-Sub/DVI
● HDMI/MHL
● WIFI Display/Miracast
Evolution - Playback Capability
● DVB stream
● Files
○ USB/Discs
○ Network (NAS/DLNA)
● Specific Services
○ Netflix
○ Youtube, Spotify
Why is media type important?
● data throughput
● latency
● random access
● reliability
● error rate
Evolution - Playback Capability
● MPEG-1/2
● MPEG-4
● RealVideo
● WMV
● H.264/AVS
● WebM VP8/VP9
● HEVC
Evolution - Audio
● DTS/Dolby
● Bitrate:
○ 128kbps => 384kbps => ... => lossless
● Channels
○ stereo => 5.1 => 7.1 …
Evolution - Connectivity
● IR remote
● USB
● Ethernet
● Bluetooth
● WIFI
Platforms
● toolchain, api, driver, scalability, extensibility.
● Real-Time OS
● Linux
○ vendor-specific
○ webOS
○ Tizen
○ Android
Evolution - Hardware
● Processor
○ single => dual => quad
● DRAM
○ SDRAM => DDR => DDR2 => DDR3
○ MB => GB
● HW IPs
○ GPU
○ DSP
○ Video decoder / encoder
○ etc (eg.: scaler, MEMC)
Why do DTVs need powerful HW?
● Computation
● Bandwidth
● Latency
● Resolution
● 3D
Problem of Connected TV
● Content
● Applications
● TV manufacturer focus on HW sales rather
than SW functionality maintenance.
Problem of Smart TV
Manufacturer Platform

Apple Apple TV

Google Android TV

SONY Android TV
NO SINGLE STANDARD,
Sharp SmartCentral
PLATFORM
Panasonic VIERA

Samsung Samsung Smart TV

LG WebOS
Settop Box
● depends on content providers
● extend the capability of TV
 The cooperative devices of DTV
HDMI dongle Smartphone/Tablet

Settop Box / DVR

Disc Player

Gaming
NAS
PC/NB
Current Situation of DTV in Mobile Era

● Even Google, Apple did NOT propose

successful platform in DTV marketing.
● Smart devices (Phones, Tablets)
● IoT
● Linear => non-linear
● content => Internet
The influence of TV

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/07/28/2-factors-leading-to-the-demise-of-cable-tv.
 The influence of TV

http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2014/04/10/online-ad-revenues-blow-past-broadcast-tv-thanks-to-mobile-and-video/
The Challenges of DTV
● smart devices/APPs
● Wireless/Mobile Network
● MOD/VOD
● Controller
The Power of Smartphone/Tablet.
The Challenges of DTV
- remote control

The remote controller

design may be a key
point of SmartTV.
Q&A