I only own a single cable with no extra programs. So without the CI module and no additional monthly fees. For me the big question was can I use this device, or do I need any book an additional package. Long story short: it is !! In various recessions reported here of various problems: Records are broken, simply disappear or are not running. And at rest the unit hums sometimes. All that's happened to me, but there is one (maybe two) solutions. The cause of the problem is apparently that the device pick up the data from the electronic program guide (EPG) is employed. Then the humming fan and / or the hard drive and the device is so busy that it just breaks records or did not even start. An incredibly sloppy mistake the programmer! Play a new firmware: The solution! The can be via cable download, ...... if you subscribe to a program package and pay monthly fees. This solution I have not tested. The other solution: The device fetches the EPG data only when it is switched off ... So do not turn off. The maximum power consumption is 30 watts according to data sheet. This is certainly only the simultaneous recording of two programs of the case. If he just standing around, he does not consume much more power than in Standby mode. So acceptable solutions. And so does the device! While there are still a few bugs in the operating system, but can be solved with a little taste around.
