This chapter lists the hardware and software requirements for computers running IP/TV Viewer.
Hardware and Software Requirements
The following list contains the recommended minimum configuration for a computer running IP/TV Viewer.
•100-MHz Pentium processor (133-MHz for MPEG1, 300-MHz for MPEG2 at 3 Mbps, 400-MHz for MPEG2 at 6 Mbps). Frame rate may vary slightly depending on your VGA adapter and network interface card.
•Minimum 16 MB RAM for Windows 95, 32 MB for Windows NT. We recommend a minimum of 24 MB RAM for all multimedia applications.
•SuperVGA monitor.
•PCI VGA adapter card supporting 256 or more colors. We recommend 16-bit (65536 colors) or higher color depth.
•Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or Service Pack 5.
•Microsoft DirectShow software, Microsoft Video for Windows software for Windows codecs (compression/decompression algorithms) like Indeo video compressor. This is shipped with IP/TV Viewer.
•IP/TV Viewer software.
•Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later with Service Pack 1.
•MPEG2 decoder for viewing MPEG2 program. IP/TV supports Optibase VideoPlex Xpress hardware MPEG decoder and Mediamatics software MPEG2 decoder. Neither of these is included with IP/TV.
•Network interface card, Microsoft or other 32-bit WinSock 1.1- or 2.0-compliant TCP/IP stack with support for IP multicasting and IGMP protocol support.
100-MHz Pentium processor (133-MHz for MPEG1, 300-MHz for MPEG2 at 3 Mbps, 400-MHz for MPEG2 at 6 Mbps). Frame rate may vary slightly depending on your VGA adapter and network interface card.