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Dear Readers,
Im extremely excited that in this issue we are introducing one of the first Android-based receivers. And if you read this issue of TELEsatellite a little closer, youll discover another article that also has to do with Android, to be more exact, its about a chipset that was developed for Android receivers. This suggests that more Androidbased receivers will soon become available. What makes Android so special? We are in no way disappointed with Linux-based receivers and weve already introduced numerous Linux devices and will continue to do so. The Linux-based system is perfect for receivers that are optimized for TV reception. That is a Linux receivers strong point but at the same time its also a weak spot: the demands of receiver continue to rise. Receivers are becoming true media centers and this ends up highlighting the weaknesses of Linux receivers more and more. The operating systems in Linux receivers run on chips with a single kernel and quite often with a clock frequency of 300 MHz. Higher frequencies are hard to find. Android receivers, that use a chip based on the ARM architecture, are able to use multiple kernels and have a clock frequency of more than 1 GHz. In other words, Android receivers are much faster and more powerful. This enormous increase in capacity is not needed to watch TV. But it comes into play when, for example, the PVR function in HD is used. Another example would be a receivers web browser. Under Linux it would only have a limited use; sufficient memory and Flash Alexander Wiese Editor-in-Chief TELE-satellite International The advantages of Android are not with TV reception but rather with all of the additional functions that are expected in todays modern receivers. In the end, Android is the new Linux. Android is used in many SmartPhones and tablets; there are seemingly an unlimited number of Apps and there are drivers for almost everything. This means that a receiver with Android is instantly understood by everyone and that every familiar App on a SmartPhone or Tablet can also be used on an Android receiver. Even the swipe function can be integrated in an Android receiver, for example, via an appropriate remote control or you simply use a SmartPhone with a remote control App. are missing. And yet another point that speaks for Android and that many users dont even know about: the color depth with Linux receivers is extremely limited (not the TV picture but rather the color selection in the menus). Currently this turns out to be the knockout punch if you want to use the receiver, for example, to play games. There are no such limitations with Android; even 3D games are possible. In this way the Android receiver can become the gaming center at home.

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