Hardware
· DVB digital TV satellite receiver
· Special XT tuner for fast Blind/Power scan search
· Best Tuner sensitivity for capturing very low symbol rates 1-45Msps
· SCPC & MCPC reception from C & Ku band satellites
· Compatible with Universal, Single, Wide band Ku, C-band & SCR LNB
· 4 Digit LED front panel display
· Power On/Off switch
Hardware
· DVB digital TV satellite receiver
· Special XT tuner for fast Blind/Power scan search
· Best Tuner sensitivity for capturing very low symbol rates 1-45Msps
· SCPC & MCPC reception from C & Ku band satellites
· Compatible with Universal, Single, Wide band Ku, C-band & SCR LNB
· 4 Digit LED front panel display
· Power On/Off switch
Memory
· 6000 Channel capacity
· 22 Favourite lists (11 for TV & 11 for Radio)
· 78 Satellite memory with TP Data
Channel Selection
· EPG for now, next & 7 day programme via on screen channel information
· 9 Screen Multi-picture (Mosaic) browser
· Channel sorting by Alphabet, Satellite, FTA, Scrambled, Encryption & Network
· Last channel recall facility
· Last channel viewed remembered after power down
Update and Edit
· Over the Air (OTA) software upgrade including STB to STB data transfer
· SatcoDX compatible
· PC-Edit facility for all user settings
· Channel PID Edit facility
· Full edit facility of satellite, channel & TP (Add, Delete, Naming & Move)
TV Picture
· PAL1, GB, DK, NTSC
· Zoom In / Out
· Picture Freeze function
· User settings for picture brightness & contrast
Operational
· DiSEqC 1.0,1.1,1.2 & USALS
· Multiple LNB switching facility via 14/18v, 22kHz & DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2
· Full Auto search up to 40 satellites with DiSEqC 1.2 motor
· Multiple search options by FTA, Scrambled, Network, TP & by channel PID
· Audible Signal Meter Beep
· Parental Lock facility for channel, menu & STB
· Programmable Sleep Timer up to 90 minutes
· 20 Events, 1-year Timer
· Built in Teletext & by VBI insertion & DVB subtitles
Input / Output
· 1 LNB Input (F type) with IF signal loop through
· 2 SCART, TV (CVBS/RGB) with VCR/DVD loop through facility
· 1 RCA (PHONO) Digital Audio Output
· 3 RCA (PHONO) Audio Left/Right & video outputs
· UHF Modulator CH. 21-69 PAL I, G, K, M & NTSC M
Graphics
· 16 bit colour On-Screen Display
· Picture in Menu 3D on screen display
· User settings for full OSD colour display
· Radio mode Screen Saver
· Games (Tetris, Minesweeper, Poker & Black jack) & Calendar
Languages
· 16 On Screen language support
· 5 language (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish) user manual
· Supports Multi-Language broadcasts
Conditional Access
· 2 Embedded card slots
Plaza XT-F Awarded GOLD status by What Satellite
What Satellite magazine (October 2007) have awarded Plaza XT-F model their highest GOLD AWARD rating status with overall score of 90%.
The outstanding features include;
- Great price
- Terrific searching facilities
- Flexible setup including SC
- 6500 channels
- LNB Loopthrough
- EPG Support
- RS232, receiver-receiver, OTA software upgrade
- Selectable FEC
- UHF modulator tuning channels 21-69
- Symbol rate range 1000-45000
OVERALL VERDICT 90%
click herefor full report
BUILD 8/10
SETUP 9/10
SEARCHING 10/10
NAVIGATION 9/10
PERFORMANCE 9/10
FEATURES 8/10
VALUE 9/10