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Key to reportsTechniSat HDFS 0008/4750 (Discontinued)
Ease of use score:
65%
Signal by
Satellite
Price
£119.00
Ease of use ratings
Setting up
Remote Control
On screen TV guide
Advanced use
Front panel
Verdict
Smart looking box that received Freesat standard and high definition services, needing a satellite dish. Also played back multimedia files from a USB stick or from a home network. Fairly easy to use with dedicated subtitle and audio description buttons on the remote control, but generally the buttons were not well laid out, the TV guide was very slow to fill up and quite bright and setting favourites was laborious. Low standby but high in use power consumption.
Key Features
Features score
74%
Tuner
Single
HD Tuner
Yes
On-screen TV guide
Full 7 to 8 days
Favourite channel groups
Up to 2 via channel list
Now and Next
Current channel and scrolls through channels
Programme information
Current channel and via Now and Next and TV Guide
Performance
Viewing
HDMI- Excellent on HD. Satisfactory on SD. SCART: Good on HD. Satisfactory on SD
Listening
Satisfactory but female speech bit bright
Power consumption in standby
watts
Power consumption in use
15.74 watts
Connections
SCART socket
2
Modulator output
N/A
Slot for pay TV
No
Subtitles and audio description
Subtitles shown
Yes
Subtitle button on remote
Yes
Subtitles stay on when channel changed
Yes
Audio description
Yes
AD button on remote
Yes
Audible AD programme notification
No
Separate AD volume control
No
AD stays on when channel changed
Yes