Mpeg2 playback

Hi,
i started working on a project in the area of mhp. we would like to play mpeg2 video from file, e.g. loaded from the oc before. the specification says, that this is not possible in the current version. my question is whether this capability is only not demanded from a mhp box at the moment or whether it is not possible due to the api specification. as far as i understand the locators and the mediaplayer, the api is sufficient for this purpose. so am i right, that a sophisticated box could play mpeg2 video from file now or in future? would perhaps the use of native plugins be a solution to this problem? i cannot find any information, how and whether these plugins can be implemented and "called by" or "connected to" an xlet.
is it theoretically possible for a xlet (the api) to control and use a second tuner concurrently if available in a box, e.g. in boxes that have a pvr built in?
many thanks in advance,
wolfgang

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/update/
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