Expectations fully fulfilled! Until now, at least ...

So I have the receiver now has 1.5 days. Together with the Alphacrypt Classic module I can finally use the Unitymedia packages in real digital quality. It is again a huge difference whether one uses the available Unitymedia hardware, or indeed money invested for an alternative solution. Although there are only 1.5 days, but I'm already really excited. I've been thinking quite a long time (6 months!) Back and forth, which is to be used. The choice was there, among others, Dreambox and Technisat. Ultimately, however, have me here partly bad reviews not deterred, but the Internet community believes a test with the Vantage respond. The Dreambox seems too complicated for me as a lazy person principle, as you go back must engage in an operating system and at the end probably only myself would be able to administer the device. Although the Technisat is not bad, but somehow also again too rigid to time even to lend a hand (HDD installation, software). Also, I never found a concrete statement, whether you're actually able to record 2 programs and a third look.

So therefore the Vantage HD 8000C!
Unwrapped, connected (1.5m HDMI Gold Plug, audio link to the AV Receiver), Alphacrypt and UM02 reingeschoben. Powered - 1, 2, ... 5 sec waiting - menu. Small basic configuration, such as language and time zone and then into the channel scan. This has then lasted 7:35 minutes - acceptable.

And then ...

... Fireworks for my eyes! At least twice as good as what I Unitymedia Samsung or small Reciever offered from those. Certainly by their lack of HDMI ports. But alone the Vantage is now the HD channels (ARD, ZDF, Arte) also capable of displaying me. After that, I played around a bit and tested. Timeshift, EPG, move channels, created favorites, recorded and played back. It just runs and the fast and flowing. For those who have problems in recording - I do not have it !!!

The device is designed in a simple black design. Very well made and the backlight looks class ...

CONCLUSION: A definite recommendation from my side - great product!