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<h2 id="consumer-irds">Consumer IRDs</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Set-top_box/hAsUsw67">Set-top box</a></p> <p>Consumer IRDs, commonly called <a href="/facts/Set-top_box/hAsUsw67">set-top boxes</a>, are used by end users and are much cheaper compared to professional IRDs. To curb content piracy, they also lack many features and <a href="/facts/Interface_(computer_science)/zdfp8unT">interfaces</a> found in professional IRDs such as outputting uncompressed <a href="/facts/Serial_digital_interface/T9VlXM56">SDI</a> video or <a href="/facts/Asynchronous_serial_interface/NyUGEX2L">ASI</a> <a href="/facts/MPEG_transport_stream/2wBLnyeD">transport stream</a> dumps. They are also designed to be more aesthetically pleasing. </p> <h2 id="professional-irds">Professional IRDs</h2> <p>Commonly found in <a href="/facts/Radio/XFr909M2">radio</a>, <a href="/facts/Television/X4YG5nT1">television</a>, <a href="/facts/Cable_television/GzXa4pbW">Cable</a> and <a href="/facts/Satellite/PTX8c68t">satellite</a> broadcasting facilities, the IRD is generally used for the reception of contribution feeds that are intended for re-broadcasting. The IRD is the interface between a receiving <a href="/facts/Satellite_dish/4MgSzKnC">satellite dish</a> or <a href="/facts/Telecommunications_company/zvrL88NE">Telco</a> networks and a broadcasting facility video/audio infrastructure. </p><p>Professional IRDs have various features that consumer IRDs lack such as: </p> <ul><li>SDI outputs.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Asynchronous_serial_interface/NyUGEX2L">ASI</a> inputs / outputs.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Professional_video_over_IP/WzUDrrQk">TSoIP</a> inputs.</li> <li><a href="/facts/AES%2fEBU/Il4EdVYj">AES/EBU</a> Audio decoding.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vertical_blanking_interval/2lhsCf2S">VBI</a> reinsertion.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Widescreen_signaling/I0QFJ1ul">WSS</a> data and pass through.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MPEG_transport_stream/2wBLnyeD">Transport stream</a> demultiplexing.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Genlock/8BkfWe67">Genlock</a> input.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Frame_synchronization/uCRQnA4J">Frame synchronization</a> of digital video output to analogue input.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Closed_captioning/VLJn5Wou">Closed captions</a> and <a href="/facts/Video_signal_generator/YVR3N3Po">VITS</a>/<a href="/facts/Issue_tracking_system/xYr8LTvo">ITS</a>/<a href="/facts/Vertical_interval_timecode/LILY2Atq">VITC</a> Insertion.</li> <li>Video <a href="/facts/Test_card/fhxEqjBc">test pattern</a> generator.</li> <li>Remote management over <a href="/facts/Local_area_network/edUDxJ6J">LAN</a>/<a href="/facts/Wide_area_network/mAkW4gr3">WAN</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/General_Purpose_Input%2fOutput/rIGeu7TW">GPI</a> interface - For sending external alarm triggers.</li> <li><a href="/facts/19-inch_rack/yFvLAnBg">Rack</a> mountable.</li></ul> <h2 id="uses">Uses</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Direct_broadcast_satellite/UxytxnPW">direct broadcast satellite</a> (DBS) <a href="/facts/Television/X4YG5nT1">television</a> applications like <a href="/facts/DirecTV/6YdG5f7H">DirecTV</a>, <a href="/facts/SES_Astra/uoNrHmWN">Astra</a> or <a href="/facts/DishTV/AapzrhTJ">DishTV</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fixed_service_satellite/k6MHHcb5">fixed service satellite</a> (FSS) applications like <a href="/facts/VideoCipher/W07EDDD9">VideoCipher</a>, <a href="/facts/DigiCipher/qtt2N3NE">DigiCipher</a>, or <a href="/facts/PowerVu/kcw7XjAT">PowerVu</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_audio_radio_satellite/fJmR5JEr">digital audio radio satellite</a> (DARS) applications like <a href="/facts/XM_Satellite_Radio/ayBeITay">XM Satellite Radio</a> and <a href="/facts/Sirius_Satellite_Radio/PgBc1f6E">Sirius Satellite Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_audio_broadcasting/9GNkj4kL">digital audio broadcasting</a> (DAB) applications like <a href="/facts/Eureka_147/9GNkj4kL">Eureka 147</a> and <a href="/facts/IBOC/zftmA9vI">IBOC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_Video_Broadcasting/KPGNTGBJ">digital video broadcasting</a> (DVB) applications like <a href="/facts/DVB-T/oLaP9twt">DVB-T</a> and <a href="/facts/ATSC_Standards/RIYWmB7v">ATSC</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Integrated receiver/decoders. <ul><li><a href="/facts/ATSC_tuner/NUnfQkcF">ATSC tuner</a></li></ul>