Another drawback or bug in the firmware hiding in the timer function, with which you can let start the receiver from the EPG to certain broadcasts automatically. In principle, this works, however, starts the timer playback always at full volume, ie volume = 100% of the volume setting (even if during the event schedule or immediately before the start of the timer, the volume, for example. 50% had ). Unfortunately, this is very annoying, because on top of that immediately after the start of the Times, all buttons on the remote are not blocked and you only have to press more buttons to stop the timer and then ever again can use the volume keys. Meanwhile fly a boxing around the ears, because you can not do anything about the 100% volume. This error should be resolved in a firmware update, the manufacturer quickly. In the old receivers of the manufacturer of this error did not occur, it is specific to this model only.
A recent shortage I must mention, namely that the receiver is not level, at least in my case and wobbles because the rubber pads are not all on the bottom the same. If you press on the rear left corner of the receiver, he wobbles considerably. But this is relatively unimportant to me and does not lead to the devaluation, because I do not intend to provide to the receiver a little above (you should of ventilation and heat reasons not to do anyway).
Otherwise, I'm with the receiver but very satisfied. My review may seem quite negative by listing the shortcomings discovered by me, but it outweigh ingsgesamt the positive aspects:
- The HDTV picture with ARD / ZDF and Arte is great and the SDTV picture in rem transmitters as well as in the past..
- The USB port promises useful functions when because if the long-awaited firmware update coming times, which is to expand the receiver to a recording to external hard drives. The update was announced 09/2010, now we have of October.
- HDTV cable for connection between receiver and TV included.
- The receiver automatically updates its firmware / software via the cable TV network.
- Already a rudimentary image viewer is included, which means you can plug in USB sticks and look at pictures. You can find something hidden in the Games menu.
- The EPG has been improved compared to previous models, you can now while in the EPG screen and the sound of the current station scrolls top left in a small mini window pursue.
- (!) Finally, care was taken out the power consumption in standby mode. In the old models of this manufacturer, the power consumption in standby mode was always the same as in the switched-mode, ie the only difference was that the LED changed from green to red, and power was consumed as much. Now, the power consumption in standby is less than 1 Watt. Very good!
During operation, the power consumption is the way at 11 watts, which I have measured with an ammeter. According to the manufacturer website it should be "less than 20 watts." The real value is thus only half as high as specified by the manufacturer, which you do not often experienced (often it is even higher).
That leaves only conclusion to be hoped that the great promised firmware update with the recording function is coming soon and the small errors with the timer function are still not resolved. Otherwise, a strong buy recommendation for anyone in the cable network would like to see HDTV and do not want to smile at the expensive Mietbox Unitymedia in which you permanently every month would have to pay an extra 5 to Unitymedia as rent for the receiver.