New York based, DG2L Technologies has launched entry-level set-top box, the N100 in India. It is priced at $35 (Rs. 1500/-) and has superior features than many other products in its category. DG2L’s STBs can be customized and used for cable, satellite, IPTV as well as terrestrial networks.

The N100 is a low-cost, high quality set top box and is a perfect starting point for introducing consumers to digital television. Ideal for entry-level applications such as free-to-air and pay television, it supports all DVB/MPEG-2 compliant transmissions. It delivers a good performance thanks to its 32-bit MIPS CPU. The N100 STB gives the consumers an easy route to production-ready, entry-level STB’s with complete hardware and software turnkey solutions for global digital satellite, cable and terrestrial operations.

The company is able to offer such a product at this price since its development center is in Pune, India. The customers will benefit from quicker turn around times and a robust support structure.

DG2L is headquartered in New York, has manufacturing operations in Taiwan, registered office in Singapore, Europe Support in Brussels and R & D centers in Mumbai and now in Pune. DG2L has pioneered the set-top box market to offer a Hybrid H.264 based DVB/IP High Definition Set Top Box. The company is the one of the first ever to introduce an MPEG-4 based Digital Content Management and today the Neuron Set Top Box is in its 3rd generation, gaining business interest from leading global DVB and IPTV service providers in various markets.

Written by Mahesh Chawla in Gadgets