However, there are shortcomings:
The EPG is at first glance very good, but later you will notice that he (exemplified by the ZDFtheaterkanal) does not fully reflect detailed Broadcast content, but the rest of a short story, even the middle of the word, just cuts.
The sound via Scart output for VCR should always have the full level, independently of the volume set on the device to the audio outputs (eg for a hi-fi amplifier).
If you have programmed a timer, the audio level is automatically set to 100 per cent - well.
Annoying that it with the remote control is no way during recording to postpone the preselected stop time or delete it entirely Timer to at great airtime overdraft continue to be able to record without interruption. Exemplary solution for VCR recorders. Pressing once causes a recording extension of 30 minutes, pressing twice 60 min ...
At the moment, the box to the selected Stop time switches off. The device you have to turn quickly.
Something else could the set-top box manufacturers to learn from the old technique of VCR recorder, namely that all the on-screen display (even with a meantime prospect of set-top box's own television text) not on Scart VCR output concerns, but the television picture is being recorded.
Is incomprehensible why the antenna input is looped through to the output without separation stage. If the receiver is disconnected from the mains, the looped antenna signal is strongly attenuated and the PAL TV is badly noisy.
The unit receives a power switch and a TV / radio is missing.
Then I wish that you could turn the clock display in standby, perhaps could then be saved from the permanent consumed 6 W at least 2 watts.
Inadmissible should be that companies like Premiere / Sky make a certification depends on the own programs are always stored in the current channel list, even if they do not want to see.
Not belonging to this device review is the desire (not only) at TechniSat to (new) devices with HDMI output, also because of the 16: 9/4: 3 aspect ratio conversion.
But TechniSat would not even such a (Nagravision) in the development, the TS-Support in an email to the Consumer Electronics Fair in Sept. of 2009.
