SAT connection and Senderauwahl:
The menu item settings can be an overview of the Sateliteneinstellung call. The orientation of the satellite dish is facilitated by visual aids (progress bar to adjust the level and quality).
After the first terminal asks Diginova whether a channel search should be carried out. This can take some time and will list all the available channels in the result on. The desired station can be taken over and managed in a favorites list. The program position assignment of each transmitter can it be made individually.
Diginova HD and Sky:
Receiving Sky works properly with me. However, this additional CI-module (eg the AlphaCrypt Light CI module) is necessary.
Service:
The menu navigation is logically understandable and well structured. Anyone who has ever had a receiver from Technisat, like me, who comes immediately clear with the menu. The FB is easy to operate and Technisat devices fro known and tested. Only the somewhat long switching or response times distracting. Especially if you know it well otherwise, this point is used to. The only USB port located on the front of the Diginova behind a screen, which is in permanent drive connection ugly and so poorly resolved. But that does not affect the operation of the device - just looks just not good.
Recording of TV programs (free-TV and Sky):
For this I have connected an external hard drive (WD My Passport). The drive is recognized immediately. Recording works both timer and direct errors. I would like to say that recording (takeMS 8GB) despite FAT was via a connected USB flash drive 32 formatting impossible with me. The test carried out with the Diginova test of the connected device ended with the statement that the write speed of the USB stick was not sufficient. Whether it works with other USB sticks, I have not tested.
The recordings are available in TS format on the FP and can be accessed via the Diginova again. For this purpose, the Diginova via a selection window, where the recordings are displayed chronolisch ordered with titles. In addition, the selected recording is played back already here by means of a scaled-down video display in the upper right corner.
If the FP connected to a PC, it appears that the recordings after each four-digit number blocks in sorted order split into 1GB blocks. Title of the pictures are displayed (file name). The recording date can be seen only on the file information, such as the Explorer. If the pictures are played back on the PC or burned to DVD, a format conversion is necessary (eg with ProjektX). Subsequently, further reworking how similar eg excision of advertising or DVD-compliant Convert possible.
Conclusion:
Those who expect not a luxury unit, the convenience of a recording function with the possibility of delayed vision (external recording medium necessary) will enjoy and possibly not even on PayTV, such as Sky (additional CI-module necessary) will dispense, will be disappointed by not Diginova HD ,
