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Vantage HD-8000S review

Two tuners, hardware blind search and internal HDD support herald this revision of a recent hi-def favourite

Our Score

Last reviewed: October 8th 2008

Price at launch £450.00
Connectivity Component Video, Composite Video, HDMI, Optical Audio, RS-232, S-video, Scart, Stereo Audio
No of Scart Connectors 2
DISEqC Level 1.0, Level 1.1, Level 1.2, USALS
EPG Details DVB 7-day and 'now-and-next'
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Yes
Freeview Yes
LNB Inputs 2
LNB Loopthrough Yes
No of Satellites 150
Power Consumption (Operational) 35
Power Consumption (Standby) 4
Remote Control Yes
Selectable FEC No
Symbol Rate 2-45
UHF Modulator Tuning No

Product Summary

HD-8000S

Vantage HD8000S

Price at launch

£450.00

Key specs


No of Scart Connectors: 2 |

Full spec

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Classy appearance

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Great AV quality

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PVR-upgradable

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Media playback

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Some bugs need resolving

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Timer functions could be better

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Ethernet port under-used

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