is connected to the Freebox Server via PLC or by a direct Ethernet cable if both devices are close enough. It is possible to rent another Freebox Player if one wants to connect another TV set in another room. The Freebox Player device has: One Blu-ray/DVD player (Blu-ray playback requires HDMI connection) and an optical sound output. One USB (on the front) and one eSata plug to connect hard drives (or a joystick or keyboard for the USB part). One DVB-T plug. By contrast with TV over DSL, DNV programs can be recorded to the Freebox Server or to a local hard drive with no restriction about accessing it from a computer. One remote control. By contrast with most concurrent devices, the remote control uses Zigbee (standardized power saving low rate low power radio wave) instead of infrared. The Freebox player can be controlled from a smartphone or a computer, or an iPad app. Every external device connected to the Freebox player is available to that device only but the devices connected to the Freebox Server are available to every Freebox player connected. The player can access Internet and e-mail with no computer connected, using either the remote control (which includes gyroscopic control) or from a USB keyboard (not included). Games are available from the Free-Store. A USB gamepad is included. You can plug in a USB memory stick with photos or music files and watch/play them. Serving Files to the Freebox Player The Freebox Player can access audio/video files on any local computer through UPnP AV. 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 generation 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 PLC: the first device provides Internet access, Wifi connection and a phone line; the second device is an IPTV set-top box, with advanced TV features like timeshifting, or video on demand. It also supports video games, either specifically designed for the Freebox or using emulation of discontinued video game systems (Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy). The multimedia element is able to read HDTV IPTV streams and includes a Terrestrial Numerical Television