As a 1st time (noobie) buyer of a sat receiver I bought a Technomate 1500CI following the reviews I had read in magazines and to the comments made by others in this forum.
The reciever gives me a great picture onscreen and the menu is easily navigated once you've read the manual
(several times, in my case!!)
What convinced me to purchase this reciever was the availability of 'patches' which allowed me to view additional channels that were availalbe. The ease of use of updating the firmware and the additional support provided by members here made it an easy 1st step into the 'sat world'.
Hey don't listen to me..............I'm biased !!!
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BTW The Combo unit, uses an aerial for FREEVIEW reception (check with an engineer if you need to upgrade your aerial to a digital one beforehand), but does not have a CAM slot or a card reader, but is great value...........less than the 1500CI. You will also find 'patches' for it here on this site too!!
Here's the specs of the Technomate TM-4200 Combo
FREEVIEW by Aerial + FREE-TO-AIR Satellite
# 7 day Freeview EPG
# DVB-S + DVB-T Compliant
# Blind Search (power scan)
# Less than 1 Second channel change
# Up to 70 Satellites and 5,000 channels
# 65mbit sd ram total memory
# DiSEqC Indicator
# Multi-Event Timer
# Full navigation auto finding and auto tuning
# Full navigation blind search auto finding and auto tuning
# Super Sensitive tuner for very weak signals
# On Screen diseqc and usals positioner display- moves dish incase of rain and bad wheather
# Auto satellite finder- just turn usals ON and select, for example, HotBird and it will find it instantly
# High quality video and sound by MPEG-2 standard
# Easy-to-use menu system with comments for guide
# Channel deleting, moving and sorting functions
# Automatic digital Satellite signal detecting Function
# Separate automatic search for newly added transponders and channels
# Multiple switch types, LNB types and NTSC/PAL Monitor types
# Manual editing function of Transponder Information
# Support PAL/NTSC system
# Parent control function
# Last channel auto-saving and recall function
# Satellite name-change function
# Hi-speed software upgrade through RS-232(NULL Modem)
# Receiver-to-receiver data transfer via RS232
# PLL type RF-Modulator (Ch. 21- 69) and UHF tuning function
# Favourite Channel function
# Antenna-positioning-help function
# Timer Function
# Teletext Function
# Automatic FEC and PID detection and manual entry of PID value
# Pause function
# Loop through tuner and satellite
# Real Time Clock
# Multi-Language OSD
# Delete Function subtitle supported by osd & vbi
# 5 Favourite Channel grouping and sorting function
The reciever gives me a great picture onscreen and the menu is easily navigated once you've read the manual
(several times, in my case!!)What convinced me to purchase this reciever was the availability of 'patches' which allowed me to view additional channels that were availalbe. The ease of use of updating the firmware and the additional support provided by members here made it an easy 1st step into the 'sat world'.
Hey don't listen to me..............I'm biased !!!
chrome
BTW The Combo unit, uses an aerial for FREEVIEW reception (check with an engineer if you need to upgrade your aerial to a digital one beforehand), but does not have a CAM slot or a card reader, but is great value...........less than the 1500CI. You will also find 'patches' for it here on this site too!!
Here's the specs of the Technomate TM-4200 Combo
FREEVIEW by Aerial + FREE-TO-AIR Satellite
# 7 day Freeview EPG
# DVB-S + DVB-T Compliant
# Blind Search (power scan)
# Less than 1 Second channel change
# Up to 70 Satellites and 5,000 channels
# 65mbit sd ram total memory
# DiSEqC Indicator
# Multi-Event Timer
# Full navigation auto finding and auto tuning
# Full navigation blind search auto finding and auto tuning
# Super Sensitive tuner for very weak signals
# On Screen diseqc and usals positioner display- moves dish incase of rain and bad wheather
# Auto satellite finder- just turn usals ON and select, for example, HotBird and it will find it instantly
# High quality video and sound by MPEG-2 standard
# Easy-to-use menu system with comments for guide
# Channel deleting, moving and sorting functions
# Automatic digital Satellite signal detecting Function
# Separate automatic search for newly added transponders and channels
# Multiple switch types, LNB types and NTSC/PAL Monitor types
# Manual editing function of Transponder Information
# Support PAL/NTSC system
# Parent control function
# Last channel auto-saving and recall function
# Satellite name-change function
# Hi-speed software upgrade through RS-232(NULL Modem)
# Receiver-to-receiver data transfer via RS232
# PLL type RF-Modulator (Ch. 21- 69) and UHF tuning function
# Favourite Channel function
# Antenna-positioning-help function
# Timer Function
# Teletext Function
# Automatic FEC and PID detection and manual entry of PID value
# Pause function
# Loop through tuner and satellite
# Real Time Clock
# Multi-Language OSD
# Delete Function subtitle supported by osd & vbi
# 5 Favourite Channel grouping and sorting function
