Packing:
Absolute quality. Since rattles nothing, no matter how hard one would shake and once you open the box, then you know why. No, it is not empty, it is just super packed that awakens first confidence in the product. Also it is important to mention that a stable Henkel plastic is integrated for easy carrying of the carton, comfort one may write great again.
Everything is again beaten separately in bags that power supply, as expected, correctly, is in a little extra cardboard (in box).
Contents and material appearance:
I like the lush cable length for connecting TV - antenna. For installation outside the heated living area indispensable.
What surprised me very positively, maybe just because I have never had a DVB-T antenna for inside and outside, is the power supply. When ordering, I even thought for future planned installation on the wall (whether inside or outside), would indeed two cables are routed to the antenna (signal and power). But Philips taught me a lesson, there is a kind tee, in the bottom, the cable is plugged in the power adapter, left the cable to the antenna so as right a continuing cable to the TV, or, alternatively, the module directly into the TV. This has the great advantage that despite external power supply of the antenna, still performed only one cable to the antenna must be hidden and protected.
The power supply itself is pleasantly small and is not even lukewarm in operation.
The protective plug mounted in the signal cable, should certainly very successfully prevent the ingress of water at an outdoor assembly.
The supplied mounting materials are indeed made of plastic (screws, threaded rods etc. of course not), but seem stable and very well thought out. So it is possible to fix the antenna directly on the wall, or to a mast, very useful in my opinion, and certainly not the standard in aerials this affordable price range. The antenna can still align itself even after assembly, it is swivel and tilt after having dissolved the respective screw.
The antenna itself acts robust and not too bulky. It is light and allegedly painted over, so they could be adapted to the facade of the exterior wall, or wallpaper, if you want because. But a decorative highlight of any living room makes them uncertain whether painted or original gray, not there.
Here I refer to the first deficit of the antenna, you can not set up without support. And the holders want necessarily to a wall / wall or a pole. Here creativity is needed, so that it may remain standing obediently next to the flower pot on the windowsill (stable).
Reception quality:
The most essential point last, what about the reception qualities? I can only report my experience to my
Conditions:
Hamburg: here the reception is to be generally balanced, which I can not confirm because in Hamburg Hamm-Nord, the reception of DVB-T has stayed with me in my USB flash drive on your notebook as an imposition remembered being at the reception in Hamburg Ottensen the same peripheral was very good. The current location is Hamburg Hamm-Nord, with this imperfect DTT coverage (according to my subjective opinion).
As we change the apartment soon, came to me neither an external assembly, nor a fixed indoor installation in question. So I asked they simply behind the TV, which is probably no first optimal location for an antenna. But she stands there today, because there is no reason to better position because:
- There were all the Freeview channels found the reception area
- There is not a station, the "good" is lower than the reception quality (statement applies the integrated DVB-T Resiver of TVs)
- According to the reception quality, there is no sound, or picture loss, as I'm used to it from other, even cheaper, antennas
Sure, the quality of the image depends on the transmitter, because not all radiate the same bandwidth. The public service make it, by sponsoring broadcasting fees, usual best. But also a RTL or VOX offers a beautiful picture (Image is everything :)). Other stations in turn does not really bring about the quality of the analog cable connection also, but at least they are there and I do not renounce it in DVB-T. A worse picture than the picture on the said analog cable connection, I can hear at any station.
I lean not so far out of the window and impart the SDV 2940 a clear decision to buy, not because they might not deserve, but unfortunately I can not give statement on the reception quality in the border area of DVB-T. But with good and probably even at moderate Freeview supply are employed with this antenna on a good horse.
The price of the SDV 2940 seems unbeatable, especially when you consider that my termination of analogue cable future saves me 17 every month. Since the acquisition amortized after 2 months. If only everyone would purchase :) so worthwhile.
