VBrick Systems ETV v4.2 manual Downloaded Components, Operating System Browser†

Table 1. Desktop Requirements

PC Type	Requirements
Windows PCs	• Windows 2000, XP (Service Pack 2), or Vista.

•300 MHz Pentium II processor for MPEG-1 streams.

•500 MHz Pentium III processor for MPEG-2 streams.

•500 MHz (minimum), 750 MHz Pentium III processor (recommended) for MPEG-4 streams.

•128 MB RAM.

•SVGA video card 640x480, 256 colors, video card acceleration recommended.

•Minimum 10 MB hard disk space for installation.

•Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

•Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher.

•Firefox 1.0 or higher.

•DirectX Media Version 8.1 and higher.

Macintosh PCs	•	Mac OS X with Safari 1.0 or higher.
	• Firefox for Macintosh 1.0.4 or higher.
	• QuickTime Player 6.0 or higher.
	• Internet Explorer on a Macintosh is not supported.
Linux PCs	•	Red Hat Fedora Core 3.
	•	FireFox 1.0.
	•	512 MB RAM.

Table 2. Supported Operating Systems and Browsers†

Operating System	Browser†
Windows 2000	Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0
Windows XP	Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0
Windows Vista	Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0
Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)	Safari 1.2, Firefox 1.0
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)	Safari 2.0, Firefox 1.0
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)	Safari 3.0, Firefox 1.0
Linux Red Hat 9.0	Firefox 1.0
Linux Fedora Core 3	Firefox 1.0
Linux Fedora Core 4	Firefox 1.0

†Use version shown or higher.

Downloaded Components

For Windows PC users, the ETV Portal Server uses VBrick StreamPlayer software-based components to decode video streams on the desktop. Depending on how your system is configured, the Portal Server may need to download components to your computer the first time you access the server. No download is necessary for subsequent access. You must

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