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Technisat Digicorder HD S2x review

In many respects this twin-tuner hi-def PVR is a fine piece of work but, sadly, some silliness creeps in

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-07-08July 8th 2009

Price at launch £515.00
No of HDMI Outputs 1
No of Scart Connectors 2
Max Power Consumption 40
Weight (kg) 2.7
Tuner Details Twin satellite tuners
MPEG Support MPEG-2, MPEG-4
Description High definition satellite recorder
Dimensions 370 x 65 x 220
Features DiSEqC 1.2
Connectivity Analogue Audio Out, Electrical Digital Audio Output, Ethernet, HDMI Output, Optical Digital Output, RS-232, Scart, USB 2.0
Additional Information Available with 160GB or 500GB hard drives, Integrated CONAX decoding system with two card readers, Common Interface (CI) with two CI slots for additional decoding systems

Product Summary

Digicorder HD S2x

Technisat Digicorder HD S2x

Price at launch

£515.00

For

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Build quality

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Strong pictures and sound

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Editing facilities

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Networking allows remote timer access and file transfer

Against

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Only one DVB-S2 tuner limits hi-def potential

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Channel management could be improved

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Only 6,000 channels

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No blind search, slow search speeds

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