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• RDK 4.0 (rdk-generic-hybrid-image) Vs LGI  RefApp (rdk-generic-hybrid-refapp-image)

Dependencies

• Lightning RefApp on 

  Accelerator

  RDK 4.0

  • Uses lighting sdk media player to play video, verified video playback using mp4 and HLS streams. 
  • Tested mp4 source: http://clips-media-aka.warnermediacdn.com/cnn/clips/2021-01/79895-97f21462b4db4236abcbd68a581[…]remarks-vpx-primary-58581-79895-1920x1080_8000k.mp4 
  • Tested hls source: //cdn.metrological.com/hls/greenland720.m3u8
  • Lightning (a javascript TV app development framework) refapp is a web based app, which runs on browser (supports WebGL). To run this wpe framwork or rdkbrowser2 is required.
  • sessionmanager, rmfstreamer, spark environment, nodejs and LGI based IP player not required.

• Lightning RefApp on rdkon Operator reference image (rdk-generic-hybrid-refapp-image)
  • uses various native RDK components such as spark, rmfstreamer with sessionmanager, IP players (aamp and Liberty IPplayer) to play QAM source, IP video streams (hls/dash).

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