"the viewer" is a multimedia browser for receiving of all digital infotainment contents that can be installed on any PC or TV with set top box and DVB card.

The software combines TV, PC, and Internet contents in a user interface with a unique interactive experience potential for the active user.

"the viewer" crosses over the conventional terrestrial access technology borders by introducing the DVB standard (Digital Video Broadcast) and a broadcast up link (satellite, cable head station, terrestrial sending device) on multimedia contents sending on your own screen. It allows the access to a new dimension of the digitally customized Internet.

the viewer Main Features:

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Receiving of over 400 free-to-air TV and radio stations:With the help of a satellite DVB receiving card and a satellite dish oriented towards Astra satellite system, "the viewer" receives all TV and radio stations available free from ASTRA.

Receiving from Web pages and Newsgroups:The selected Web pages and Newsgroups represent the basic information offer that deuromedia gives the user of "the viewer".

Profiling:"the viewer" offers the user the possibility of choosing from the entire offer at disposal only the services he is interested in.

Electronic Program Guide (EPG):The Electronic Program Guide shows when and what content is received or played. It gives detailed information on individual programs, TV/radio shows, multimedia channels, and data packages.

Automatic update from broadcast channels:"the viewer" receives and updates automatically the contents of the selected channels and overwrites the no-longer valid files.

Automatic data comparison:The updates/upgrades of received software as well as database comparison are automatically attached to corresponding applications. The programs and applications that represent this data or keeps on processing it are automatically launched.

Automatic Internet push:"the viewer" offers the possibility of defining each Web site so that Internet updates it within a time interval the user specified.

Internet Browser functionality:"the viewer" can be used as a standard browser with a terrestrial connection at any Internet Service Provider.

Broadband Data Receiving:"the viewer" receives digital data of any kind up to 6.5 MBits/s.