I have the device for about a month in operation and am of the quality now also convinced. It is very important in any case a software update !!! My unit was equipped with delivery or with the firmware 1.0. This had many quirks that I am almost desperate. It was initially impossible to carry out the first installation with channel search, the latest when I reached over the initial installation under menu item "Channel Search" crashed the machine and had to be turned off using the power switch as it responded to no input more. According to the manufacturer should be of course not do, under normal circumstances I would not do this, after the third crash I felt no longer at random and then tried without "initial installation", which is also not a problem because the receiver is delivered already pre-programmed , TV is not even really stayed in there for at least four program change are the image and the machine crashed. Next try Software Update via satellite ... unfortunately without much success, the device also found after three hours !!! no software although this (according to the manufacturer) should be the case after 60 minutes. It continued with Sotwareupdate the internet, on the manufacturing side (up pretty cheap and awkward) then you will find after a little searching the current software version 2.0 for the UFS 912 (incidentally, the Vers. 1.0 is from 2008 when it was the unit was still not at all ??? !!!). Download the new firmware without any problems, as the uploading then connected to a USB stick, which is to the front USB port on the receiver. Now you should the software manually can play via the menu (menu item "Software Update by USB" in the "Service"), unfortunately not turned out that as easily, the receiver did not detect the USB flash drive, so reformat the stick , next try unsuccessfully ... :( when I wanted to wrap up the unit again just occurred to me then a very old USB flash drive (with gigantic 128MB) into the hands so I started one last attempt ... and lo and behold, the old brought there. After this fight could begin then, with version 2.0 of the firmware of the receiver is very stable, very rarely, the image remains after the program change are (in this case it helps just one transmitter and then high again to switch back). The picture quality is world class, even with normal television channels. The electronic program guide tvtv EPG is also very good and clearly structured with lots of useful special functions such as actor Search, Track & Trace and automatic recognition of alternative broadcast times / repetitions. Also the sound is very good (I hear a lot of radio with the device via a high-end system). The recording function (with additional external hard drive) also works very well with exactly the same picture quality as the receiver, so HD broadcasts can be recorded in HD, as well as the receiver also memorizes all program information obtained from the EPG for each shipment so that already in the recording archive Information obtained through recorded programs. For the record, I use a "Western Digital WDBAAR3200ABK-EESN Elements Portable" with 320GB, the super work (USB power), it is the same as recommended by Kathrein "Kathrein UFZ111" until the capacity, but the WD is also 500GB and it is much cheaper.
- Very tricky (not to mention nerve-consuming) initial installation - Too many setting options (since losing the untrained fast track) - Rather confusing (and old-fashioned-looking) Remote Control
when the unit is then: + Stable software from 2.0 + Very good image quality (of course comes on the Ferhseher with at> with me, "Philips 32 PFL 5404 H / 12" + Very good sound quality + Easy programmability of the PVR> Recording + Many connection possibilities + HDMI Cable (with reasonable quality) included in delivery + Printed very comprehensive manual (190 pages, slightly smaller asl A4)
Buy recommendation for television friends with patience. Had problems with the initial installation was not for it a full five stars!
