Technisat HD-Vision 32 - TELE
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1. SATELLITE RECEPTION I HDTV Monitor Technisat HD Vision Multitalented LCD TV LCD TV s are currently the latest consumer craze Everyone wants one But what good is the best TV if you have a number of receivers for reception of all kinds of signals analog TV DVB T DVB S and DVB C The simple answer to this ques tion is the HD Vision 32 from Technisat This LCD TV is a true multitalented wonder Its tuner not only gives you analog TV but also DVB S DVB T and DVB C plus you can tune in your favorite FM radio stations The 32 in the model number represents the size of the LCD screen in inches and 32 inches is 81cm For those of you who believe that bigger is better Technisat offers the HD Vision 40 with a 40 inch 102cm screen The HD Vision 32 is available in several different versions with side mounted removable speak ers with or without contrast screen or with built in speakers in the TV stand and then all this in a variety of colors silver black high gloss black high gloss white and platinum The large number of avail able connectors on this TV was immediately apparent when we unpacked it from the shipping box With the optional wall mount it can be hung on the living room wall just like you would any other framed picture or painting The overall workmanship of this TV also initially left us with a positive impression and if you ve already had some experience with Tech nisat2. yes optical and coaxial Reception Modes DVB S DVB C DVB T analog terrestrial and FM Analog Tuner 46 860 MHz DVB S Tuner 950 2150 MHz DVB C T Tuner 174 230 MHz 470 860 MHz 0 12 Volt Output no EPG yes C Ku Band Compatible yes VGA Modes 640x480 1360x768 Power Supply 230 VAC 50 Hz Dimensions 100 5x57 5x20cm 21 23 Kg including contrast screen E Main Menu L aoe oe Cie i Gaat iia WE Channel List Editing WE DVB T Settings WH Channel List WH HDTV Signal WHE VGA Signal www TELl satellite com TELE satellite International
3. This is followed by selecting the desired audio language and local time zone Only then can you perform a channel scan and configure the built in tuner But don t forget to first decide how you want 4 3 signals displayed the HD Vision comes with a number of different possibilities The most popular choice is Opti mal 16 9 since in this mode you won t have to look at any black sections on the screen The tuners in the HD Vision 32 are capable of receiving analog terrestrial TV DVB T DVB S DVB C signals and even FM radio stations And to help keep the channel scan time to a minimum the next installation step allows you to select the types of sig nals that are actually receivable where you are so that the others would simply be skipped over during the channel scan The integrated DVB S tuner in our test unit supports the DiSEqC 1 0 protocol allowing up to four satellites to be received Techni sat is also working on adding the DiSEqC 1 1 protocol and expects that this will be included with the production units that are to be delivered in the first quarter of 2007 Those with motorized antennas were also not left out in the cold the HD Vision 32 also Supports the DiSEqC 1 2 proto col The roughly 20 satellites pre programmed into this unit with more or less up to date data are really not all that much 12 addi tional satellites can be manually added In the DVB T channel scan menu the power supply to t
4. difference that anyone will immediately recog nize Lastly we wanted to utilize our testers one more time to see if they could tell the difference between an HDTV signal in YUV or HDMI Here it was quite clear that while a difference does exist and can really only be seen when compared side by side our test ers could not identify the correct mode in five different attempts in non side by side tests i J Thomas Haring TELE satellite Test Center Austria Existing channel names could not be changed The channel switch ing speed as well as the preprogrammed satellite list could use some improvement TECHNIC DATA Anschlu leiste an der Seite Mire F eE i e Fo Dir 42r En hannel Sc L Ta nei Faa gt uu od 1005 LUXE TV HO ze ieee ee pa SS E Manufacturer Technisat Digital GmbH 54550 Daun Germany Tel 352 710 707 900 Fax 352 710 707 959 E mail international technisat com Function LCD TV with integrated DVB S DVB T DVB C analog terrestrial and FMJ tuners Channel Memory 6000 Symbolrate 1 45 Ms sec Satellites 3 n USALS 2 SCPC Compatible yes O DiSEqC 1 0 1 2 1 1 starting 2007 Scart Connectors 2 HDMI Interface yes YUV Input yes S Video Input yes VGA Connection yes Audio Outputs 2 x RCA Subwoofer Output yes Headphone Jack yes CVBS Input
5. in using the speakers that come with the HD Vision 32 you can of course link the TV to your existing stereo system At 100 5 x 57 5 x 20cm you should have no trouble finding a suitable spot for the HD Vision 32 even if that means mounting it on the wall Everyday Use The technical specifications of this TV all by themselves tell quite a story 32 inch screen 81cm 16 9 format resolution of 1366x768 pixels dynamic con trast of 3000 1 contrast ration of 1000 1 500 cd m2 brightness a reaction time of 8ms as well as a viewing angle that spans 170 and a guaranteed 100 pixel free panel As far as a manufac turers warranty goes Technisat provides the HD Vision 32 with a two year warranty with an added three year spare parts warranty not including the remote control and panel But is this TV really all it s cracked up to be For several weeks we put this TV through a series of long term tests to determine with the help of some independent test personnel how the picture quality compares toa standard picture tube TV and to SDTV HDTV After turning on the HD Vision 32 for the first time an installa tion assistant appears The first step as always seems to be the case is to select the desired on screen display OSD language The user can choose from 14 different languages English German Italian Spanish French Turkish Polish Russian Greek Portuguese Czech Hungarian Dutch and Swedish
6. atic channel scan in all three modes the HD Vision can of course also scan manually with freely selectable transponder and chan nel selection As we already determined with the installation assistant the satellite channel scan was not exactly the fastest 11 minutes were needed to scan and store 80 transponders After every channel change the HD Vision momentarily displayed an info bar that showed informa tion on the current program and the currently selected channel Thanks to the SFI EPG function all the programming informa tion from a group of preselected channels can be stored in advance and then displayed at a particu lar time with the simple push of a button Switching channels on the same transponder requires about one second other wise as already mentioned itis 1 5 to 2 0 seconds Channel surfing is still somewhat fun Thanks to all the differ ent reception possibilities it is almost not even necessary to connect an external receiver to the HD Vision But then there is no PVR function and an HDTV DVB S2 tuner is also not avail able Thanks to the two inte grated HDMI ports connecting an external HDTV receiver in our case the Humax PR HD1000 was no trouble at all In addition to the required digital picture data HDMI also carries the associated audio signal allowing all neces sary connections to be handled by a single thin cable Pressing the 0 button on the remote control opens the A V s
7. he attached antenna can be turned on or off as needed while for DVB C reception no additional settings are needed and are therefore not available Before the channel scan is started the HD Vision 32 takes a quick look to see if a new software version happens to be available If so it would be down loaded and installed directly via satellite If you aren t using this TV with a Satellite antenna you can of course install updates via the RS 232 interface or with the help of a USB stick We suggest perform ing the updates with a USB stick since updates via satellite require quite a bit of time Simply down load the new software from Tech nisat s web site copy it to the USB stick and then insert the stick into one of the two USB ports on the TV The rest of the process runs automatically and is taken care of in roughly five minutes To help reduce the channel scan time in satellite mode the HD Vision 32 just like all Tech nisat receivers comes with the Capability to upload a pre made channel list via satellite based on the ISIPRO system The big advantage to this method is that the user no longer has to worry about updating his channel list should there be a transponder change or should a new chan nel appear From now on this is handled by Technisat The list can now be custom designed for your area thanks to the ability to select your country in the setup menu Of course for those of you hobbyists and the li
8. ke who don t want to have any limitations you can naturally have your channel scan look for everything In our tests roughly 20 min utes was needed to scan three satellites as well as the analog and digital terrestrial bands And we weren t disappointed either the HD Vision 32 managed to find every channel Even the weaker signals from the multiple cameras we use to keep an eye on the entrance hallway and also the satellite dishes on the roof were recognized without any dif ficulties CI Module Slot TELE satellite International www TEL satellite com The channel list includes every recognized signal and does not differentiate between the vari ous reception modes DVB S DVB T DVB C and analog ter restrial channels can easily be mixed together Even the channel switching times between the dif ferent tuners is fairly good at 1 5 to 2 0 seconds and is really not all that much of a delay Unfortunately we sorely miss the capability to rename chan nels This is especially true for Our camera signals that were stored simply with the UHF chan nel number Both the DVB S and DVB T tuners were found to be quite sensitive allowing for reception of weaker signals without any problems The satellite tuner also withstood our SCPC test although the manufacturer s claim of 1 45 Ms sec could not be verified Only transponders starting at 2 0 Ms sec could be reliably han dled In addition to the autom
9. omes with an assortment of practical extra features For all German PayTV Premiere customers all of the multifeed options as well as an integrated teletext decoder are available a sharp improve ment over the teletext display on a CRT monitor If you happen to own a second Technisat receiver you can use the included remote control to operate this box as well The price of the HD Vision 32 is somewhat higher than other LCD TV s of this size but in return it comes with numerous extra features as well as three fully integrated tuners that more than make up for the higher price It is easy to use with logically designed menus The HD Vision never crashed and no major problems could be found during our long term test Is It Worth Switching Many of you are probably asking if it is even worth switching to a new LCD TV or HDTV since you would have to expect to shell out at least 2500 Euros We and many others who we asked say yes With normal SDTV reception when compared to a Panasonic 100Hz CRT TV all of our testers agreed independently that the picture of the LCD TV was more stable and thus much easier on the eyes 16 9 transmissions were espe cially better in quality in terms of three dimensional presentation and overall sharpness when com pared to standard TV s Even more noticeable was the difference in HDTV reception The higher resolution of the LCD TV really brought out the full quality of HDTV signals a
10. ource selection window In no time at all we were able to select one of the two HDMI inputs and were thus amazed at the bril liance color depth detail and sharpness of the HDTV signal The HD Vision supports both HDTV 720p and HDTV 1080p and therefore justifiably carries the HDTV Ready logo The HD Vision comes with an automatic picture brightness control so that it can adjust itself to the conditions of any room and deliver an optimal picture We also successfully tested the connection of a YUV and RGB capable PVR receiver The HD Vision is also capable of turning itself on automati arim n Er mili van 1 0 mre ar mL a a T e m ee a Connections for audio and video accessories on the underside cally depending on a 12V control Signal via Scart or via an HDMI or VGA signal and going back into standby mode after the receiver is shut off And most likely you won t have to acquire a separate PVR anyway by the time you read this Technisat will have a version of the HD Vision with built in PVR on the market The integrated VGA connec tor lets you use the HD Vision as a normal LCD PC monitor for PowerPoint presentations and so on The best picture is of course obtained using the full 1360x768 resolution of the TV If the graphics card in the PC can t handle this resolution then 1024x768 will work also although at a cost of some pic ture sharpness The HD Vision 32 also c
11. remote controls you ll have no problems handling the one for the HD Vision 32 Eight buttons can be found on the front panel for control of this TV even without the remote There s also a status LED that Shows the current operational mode of the TV A main power switch is also available and can be found at the top of the TV and is therefore very easy to reach While the variety of connectors found along the side panel and near the bottom of this TV will force the pulse of a professional or hobbyist up a notch or two less experienced users might be somewhat overwhelmed by what they see Fortunately the easy to understand user manual will help to set things straight so that even beginners will soon have a grasp on what all the different connectors can do A CI slot for use with all com patible PayTV modules can be found near the top There s also a Conax card reader under which is the satellite IF input and terres TELE satellite International www TEL satellite com trial signal input Here you ll also find an RS 232 interface two USB connectors two HDMI inputs an S Video input plus a collection of 12 RCA jacks for audio video inputs an audio output a YUV input plus subwoofer connector a headphone jack and an analog as well as optical digital audio output Underneath you will also find two Scart connectors that can handle CVBS RGB and S Video signals as well as a VGA connection If you re not interested
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