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ThDie '''Freebox''' is at ein [[Asymmetric digital subscriber line|ADSL]] [[mModem]] that the Frendass der französische [[Internet service provider]] named [[Free (ISP)|Free]] (part of the Iliad group) provides to its Free, der Teil der  [[Iliad|Iliad SA]] ist, an ihre [[Asymmetric digital subscriber line|ADSL]] subscribers-Abonennten verteilt.

Its main use is as a high-end fixed and wireless modem (802.11g MIMO), but it also allows Free to offer additional services over ADSL, such as [[IPTV]] including [[High-definition television|high definition]] (1080p), Video recording with timeshifting capabilities, [[digital radio]] and VoIP [[telephone]] service via one [[Registered jack|RJ]]-11 connector (the first version came with 2 such jacks but only one was ever activated)

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=== Serving Files to the Freebox Player ===
The Freebox Player can access audio/video files on any local computer through [[Universal Plug and Play|UPnP AV]]. [[Universal Plug and Play|UPnP]] is native to [[Windows]] computers but there is software to implement such protocols on [[Mac OS X]] and [[Linux]]. External subtitle files (.srt) should be first be merged with the video file in [[Matroska]] format, e.g. with ''mkvmerge''.

== V5 
gGeneration ==
[[Image:Freebox V5 rear.jpg|thumb|Freebox V5 Multimedia element]]
[[Image:Freebox V5 adsl rear.jpg|thumb|Freebox V5 Network element]]
The Freebox version 5 was released in April 2006 and expanded the possibilities of the modem. It is now divided into two boxes connected together via high-speed Wifi [[MIMO]] or [[Power line communication|PLC]]: the first box provides Internet access, Wifi connection and a phone line; the separated box is a [[digital video recorder]], with advanced TV features li(contracted; show full)

Therefore, it is much more than a simple ADSL modem, which can only make the interface between a computer and the Internet. Free general conditions describe it as "an electronic instrument being used as interface between the data-processing and or audio-visual equipment of the user and the network of Free Telecom".

== Techni
cal fsche Features ==
[[Image:Freebox dos mieux.jpeg|thumb|Freebox V4]]
The box, designed by Free, uses a 32 bit RC32355 processor and is managed by an operating system using a derivative of the Linux kernel. It has many interfaces:
* An [[Ethernet]] port 10/100 Mbit/s full/half duplex;
* A [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] 2.0 port;
* An [[HDMI]] port;
* An [[RJ11]] jack for the ADSL connection;
* An RJ11 jack for phone equipment (two jacks on versions 1 & 2 but only one active);
* A [[SCART]] (Péritel) socket
* A digital audio output [[RCA]], or optical [[S/PDIF]] starting from version 3;
* An extension port of the [[serial ATA]] standard on versions 3 and 4 and parallel ATA standard on versions 1 and 2;
* A host USB port on version 4;

Since version 3, the Freebox can be configured to act as a router. The Freebox version 4 appeared mid-2004 and includes a chipset compatible with the ADSL 2+ standard, as well as a USB port, which will allow, in the long term, the addition of functions such as videoconferencing. 

The Freebox OS uses [[BusyBox]].

Now with the v3 (and next), it also provides a VideoLAN client in order to get the movies (in any format [[VLC media player|VLC]] understands) stored on the computer and watchable on TV through a playlist selector. This functionality is named Freeplayer.

In the same way, the Freebox (v3 and upper) is able to broadcast TV channels to one or more computer.

== References ==
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== External Weblinks ==
* [http://www.free.fr/ Official website]
* [http://www.free.fr/adsl/ Freebox]
* [http://dev.freebox.fr/ Official dev blog]
* [http://floss.freebox.fr Source code of the GPL software ran by the Freebox]

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