Great device with simple operation

Great device with simple operation

HUMAX iCord® Mini, HDTV satellite receiver with digital video recorder (HD +, HDMI output, networking, incl. HD + card for 1 year) (Electronics)

Customer Review

Since I really do not like HD + I did very hard for me by purchasing this device. Even the iCord + made some difficulty yes, but because I wanted to have a modern, powerful device with a good reception unit and upscaler, I simply tried it out. The unit has met my expectations fully. HD + I do not look out of principle, even if the card is in the device. The CI + slot works with the S02 Map of Sky and the AlphaCrypt light module easily. Even though I have not booked a Bundesliga that option channels seem to work, as they appear in the program list. The image is sharp, a difference in upscaling between my Harman / Kardon AVR 355 and the device can not be recognized, and even better than the built-in satellite tuner of the Panasonic TV. The digital cable signal provides a significantly worse picture, what should be known yes. The operation is structured logically, the tvtv-EPG also like it very much. The unit is very quiet and only a short distance one perceives fan and hard drive noise. The images of the private HD + stations are not very good, even movies will probably by no means all sent in HD (for example the other day when Tomb Raider on RTL). This should be better, the transmitter-end upscaling I can not see with my relatively high quality AV combination, but everyone has to find for himself. So no need for HD +, a technology that no one needs. All other features such as channels portals, Internet, MaxDome support, etc. everything works smoothly. A comment yet MaxDome: All TV channels are transmitted only in stereo, because nothing of Dolby Digital, such as with AppleTV, which is a knock-out criterion for me. At first I thought of an error the Humax software, but a demand for MaxDome showed the support of Dolby Digital from licensing and encryption legal reasons does not work, but it would work on it. When this work will be completed was not mentioned.

Recordings:

The only thing that is somewhat problematic, is the decryption of recorded programs. Decryption when shooting happens only when no other encrypted channels will be looked at. In this case, the program is recorded encrypted and then decrypted later watching and stored unencrypted. Pre-rewind or even stopping is not possible to decrypt must be beführt to end firstonce. The decryption of the recording has to happen in a timely manner at Sky because mW are the key for a relatively short time.

Unfortunately, there's a little problem when recording in standby. If an encrypted program is recorded in standby, and you want these have already decrypted on the disk, must be switched before switching to a non-encrypted channels, otherwise happens again an encrypted recording. This is really annoying because you have to have the sequence of the settings in your mind beforehand to switch the receiver to an unencrypted transmitter off before him. This is clearly a software bug, and perhaps eliminated someday.

Oh, and a work unfortunately undesirably. If I've already looked at a program for a while, and I decide then to record them, because I still want to show someone else this example, the buffer for delayed Save is not copied in the current recording, but the recording will start from the date on which the button was pressed. A return staggered start recording there is not so. This could, for example, the cable receiver of Sagemcom Germany, which we had previously, before there was the satellite dish with us.

Conclusion:

Who do not mind the above problems and can live out of standby of around 45sec with the boot time, and also does not interfere in the external power supply (why this thing is not built at the expense of a slightly larger housing form I do not understand), makes with the device certainly nothing wrong.

For five star it's not quite enough reasons mentioned above.

Have Fun!

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