The installed firmware version 1. is pretty bad. The EPG thus runs very poorly and often showed just nothing on. Meanwhile, there are however 2 Beta update, the EPG who now made reliably and quickly. Channels up and down switch is pleasantly fast, there's nothing to complain about.
Until Beta 1, the receiver hung on the look of DMAX always. As it is with the Beta 2 I can not say, have not tested it. The support, by the way, works pleasantly fix, has this problem but also already adopted.
The receiver must be informed which sat after unpacking and connecting first time is in access. Then a search needs to be started. Preset stations, there are none. The sorting is quite cumbersome because you have to move the channel individually to the desired channel spaces. For my about 17 channels that I watch regularly, which takes about 20 minutes.
This must be repeated after every firmware update, since a reset to factory settings is necessary and that all preset stations are gone. You could certainly solve better. But for people who are in front of it are not afraid that's not sooo problematic.
The picture is excellent in my opinion, both at SD channels as well as HD channels. I can not say much because he is issued with me on the LCD TV and the sound is anyway not so particular about the sound. It should, incidentally, be switched manually if you want to enjoy DD 5.1 for its angeschlossenene system for each channel individually, the sound output. Then it remembers this setting, however.
Images can be captured manually or via the EPG on FAT / FAT32 USB flash drives or hard drives. for 2.5 "hard drives will not even require an AC adapter. The USB voltage is sufficient for operation. Care must be taken when programming as a last resort the" Mode "of" seeing "to" record "switch. Otherwise, the receiver turns on and indeed switches to the channel, but does not give up. I have a little hand up I noticed that :-))
Unfortunately, the images are not provided with the program name from the EPG only the station name and a date and time stamp. But you can rename after recording.
Timeshift there is none. Whether it is taken once in the firmware was not too far out. Who needs the absolutely should not buy this receiver. I do not need that, so that was not the decisive factor for me.
The unit develops an unpleasant whistling sound in standby mode. Of this, according to various community contributions also many devices are affected. However, it should also give the device does not have. In my it has, but is done anyway energized by radio switch. Therefore, even the no KO criterion for me.
Conclusion:
A cheap device with flaws but also with potential. Who is a "Unpack - switch on - If" claims to have device for parents, grandma or grandpa should not choose these satellite receivers.
