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03-08-11, 07:22
Issue 304 of What Satellite and Digital TV rings in the changes with a new look and even more of the features we know you love crammed into every page.
So, from now on expect heaps of essential digital TV tech coverage and tips, in-depth and longer test reports and a new and enhanced buyers guide to help you make the most informed buying decisions. And if you’re looking for free TV from across the Continent, we’ve got that covered too starting with a special feature on the current state of FTA channels in Europe and a guide to getting free TV from our Gallic neighbours across the channel.
Ooh la la indeed.
On test: – Is the Panasonic DMR-BWT800 Blu-ray/HDD combi the best Freeeview+ HD recorder you can buy? We group test four 0.1dB single LNBs to discover which is truly the most sensitive signal gatherer.
Eutelsat’s Tooway broadband via satellite service now reaches 10MB speeds thanks to the launch of Ka-sat but is it better than terrestrial counterparts? The Golden Media Unibox 9080 CRCI-HD PVR Combo combines HD satellite and SD digital terrestrial reception with PVR updgradeability and some multimedia enhancements.
For those on a budget we put the Philex Skyline 28260R and Ross 22300 HD-R all-in-one HD satellite systems up against each other in the first of our ‘head-to-head’ tests.
Technomate’s TM-2600 Super all-metal DiSEqC H-H motor is built to last. The Elgato Tivizen delivers DTT reception to mobile devices and PCs/macs while on the go but there’s something very familiar about it.
First impressions: The Linux-powered, Technomate TM-800 HD satellite receiver gets a first look ahead our test in issue 306, Rockdale’s camping/caravan friendly folding dish gets our holiday-minded attention, Sapphire launches a PC graphics card with DTT tuner and TV streaming onboard. Tevion’s sat-in-a-suitcase system looks like a budget supermarket bargain and Samsung dishes up another super-stylish and feature packed connected TV with Freesat HD and Freeview HD tuners.
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Tech Zone: New to digital TV or just confused about something? The Knowledge - our concise guide to free and pay TV and associated equipment will put you on the right path. Plus Troubleshooter continues to dispense plain English assistance to those in need Elsewhere, reader John Zalewski gives us the lowdown on how he kitted out a sports club for satellite reception with more than a little ingenuity in our Tech Project and
digital TV crusader Barry Fox questions how much importance manufacturers of connected TVs place on user security in Inside View.
What Satellite Pro: Frequency Distribution’s Simon Smith explains why solar panels deserve a place in aerial rigger’s vans. We trawl the recent CEDIA show to reveal the hottest forthcoming gadgets for installers and Jason Aldous of Aldous Systems gives us a Pro Talk on how data management is important to multiple HDMI TV networks.
Euro TV: As well as our feature on FTA channels in Europe and telling you all you need to know to find free to air French satellite channels, our Hot Bird Awards spotlight falls on Italy’s educational Rai Nettuno Sat, a sort of ‘Open University equivalent’ which caters for multiple language.
UKTV+: August TV highlights include a Discovery doc on the last flight of the space shuttle (sniff) and a look forward to Mount Pleasant, part of Sky’s promising new star studded new comedy line-up
Satellite XS: Blissbox’s Sara Sloane tells us how she’s currently ‘single by choice’ and ‘really focussed’ on her fans and Dave Taylor ponders the vagarities of regulating the online video on demand industry.
What Satellite & Digital TV issue 304, September 2011, on sale Thursday, August 4.
So, from now on expect heaps of essential digital TV tech coverage and tips, in-depth and longer test reports and a new and enhanced buyers guide to help you make the most informed buying decisions. And if you’re looking for free TV from across the Continent, we’ve got that covered too starting with a special feature on the current state of FTA channels in Europe and a guide to getting free TV from our Gallic neighbours across the channel.
Ooh la la indeed.
On test: – Is the Panasonic DMR-BWT800 Blu-ray/HDD combi the best Freeeview+ HD recorder you can buy? We group test four 0.1dB single LNBs to discover which is truly the most sensitive signal gatherer.
Eutelsat’s Tooway broadband via satellite service now reaches 10MB speeds thanks to the launch of Ka-sat but is it better than terrestrial counterparts? The Golden Media Unibox 9080 CRCI-HD PVR Combo combines HD satellite and SD digital terrestrial reception with PVR updgradeability and some multimedia enhancements.
For those on a budget we put the Philex Skyline 28260R and Ross 22300 HD-R all-in-one HD satellite systems up against each other in the first of our ‘head-to-head’ tests.
Technomate’s TM-2600 Super all-metal DiSEqC H-H motor is built to last. The Elgato Tivizen delivers DTT reception to mobile devices and PCs/macs while on the go but there’s something very familiar about it.
First impressions: The Linux-powered, Technomate TM-800 HD satellite receiver gets a first look ahead our test in issue 306, Rockdale’s camping/caravan friendly folding dish gets our holiday-minded attention, Sapphire launches a PC graphics card with DTT tuner and TV streaming onboard. Tevion’s sat-in-a-suitcase system looks like a budget supermarket bargain and Samsung dishes up another super-stylish and feature packed connected TV with Freesat HD and Freeview HD tuners.
http://wotsat.techradar.com/files/wotsat/inside/WST304_webcover.jpg
Tech Zone: New to digital TV or just confused about something? The Knowledge - our concise guide to free and pay TV and associated equipment will put you on the right path. Plus Troubleshooter continues to dispense plain English assistance to those in need Elsewhere, reader John Zalewski gives us the lowdown on how he kitted out a sports club for satellite reception with more than a little ingenuity in our Tech Project and
digital TV crusader Barry Fox questions how much importance manufacturers of connected TVs place on user security in Inside View.
What Satellite Pro: Frequency Distribution’s Simon Smith explains why solar panels deserve a place in aerial rigger’s vans. We trawl the recent CEDIA show to reveal the hottest forthcoming gadgets for installers and Jason Aldous of Aldous Systems gives us a Pro Talk on how data management is important to multiple HDMI TV networks.
Euro TV: As well as our feature on FTA channels in Europe and telling you all you need to know to find free to air French satellite channels, our Hot Bird Awards spotlight falls on Italy’s educational Rai Nettuno Sat, a sort of ‘Open University equivalent’ which caters for multiple language.
UKTV+: August TV highlights include a Discovery doc on the last flight of the space shuttle (sniff) and a look forward to Mount Pleasant, part of Sky’s promising new star studded new comedy line-up
Satellite XS: Blissbox’s Sara Sloane tells us how she’s currently ‘single by choice’ and ‘really focussed’ on her fans and Dave Taylor ponders the vagarities of regulating the online video on demand industry.
What Satellite & Digital TV issue 304, September 2011, on sale Thursday, August 4.