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Testrapport
Miniatuur DVB-S2 HDTV Ontvanger
• Speciale optie: de ontvanger kan verborgen worden; de IR ontvanger voor de afstandsbediening kan overal geplaatst worden • Compleet uitgeruste PVR dankzij de USB aansluiting • Geïntegreerd internet voor Youtube, Google Maps enz. • Automatische herkenning van DiSEqC, automatische herkenning van kanaal en videoresolutie van de TV monitor • LNB spanning kan verhoogd worden om te compenseren voor spanningsdaling bij langere kabels
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TEST REPORT
Miniature DVB-S2 HDTV Receiver
A Satellite HDTV Receiver with Every Feature With the Mini HD, Amiko
LNB input, an Ethernet jack,
An absolutely perfect vid-
The Amiko Mini HD is pow-
has introduced a miniature
a USB 2.0 port as well as a
eo signal is provided by the
ered by a 400 MHz proces-
DVB-S2
HDTV
jack for the external 12VDC
HDMI output, unfortunately
sor and comes with 64 MB
PVR receiver to the market.
power supply. With the help
though, crystal clear audio
of Flash memory plus 1 GB
It comes with the same fea-
of three small jacks, Amiko
is only available via HDMI;
DDR SDRAM. This combi-
tures as its larger cousins.
has provided outputs for an
there’s no S/PDIF output for
nation will later provide for
It’s elegant black box is only
A/V interface cable (CVBS
connection to a stereo sys-
the perfect presentation of
15 x 11 x 3.5 cm in size and
and stereo audio) as well
tem.
HDTV as well as an OSD that
at 250gm it is essentially
as an RS232 port; the nec-
feather-light.
essary adapter cable is in-
We especially liked that
compatible
reacts extremely fast to remote
control
commands.
cluded with the receiver.
Amiko truly used every inch
The remote control included
sports
The third jack is for con-
of space on the Mini HD;
by the manufacturer sits
two LEDs that indicate the
necting the external IR re-
for example, a card reader
nicely in your hand, is ergo-
receiver’s
nomic and is clearly labeled.
The
front
panel
opera-
ceiver; Amiko designed the
for Conax Smartcards was
tional status while all of the
current
Mini HD such that it can be
incorporated on the under-
proper connections can be
mounted on a wall or placed
side of the receiver with the
You won’t find an instal-
found on the rear panel. In
inconspicuously behind the
actual card slot facing the
lation assistant in the Mini
particular, this includes an
TV.
front of the box. There’s
HD; users will need to set up
also a second USB 2.0 jack
all the basic functions them-
on the right side to let you
selves. The new Amiko re-
quickly attach an external
ceiver can provide the vid-
storage device.
eo signal via HDMI in 480i,
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0.53
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2
480p, 576i, 576p, 720p 50
age by 0.5V in those cases
Hz, 720p 60 Hz, 1080i 50
when
Hz, 1080i 60 Hz, 1080p 50
lengths are used. The Auto
Hz as well as 1080p 60 Hz;
DiSEqC function could save
nothing was left out. The
the day for the less-experi-
receiver even has an Auto-
enced users. With its help,
matic Mode where it adapts
the receiver can automati-
itself to the resolution of the
cally identify what satellite
TV channel that is currently
is connected to the receiver
being received plus a Native
through which DiSEqC port.
longer
coax
Unfortunately,
maximum resolution of the
where
TV.
programmed
the
this
limited satellite
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cable
by TV mode where the receiver adjusts itself to the
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is prelist
comes into play; only those
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The Mini HD supports the
satellites in the list can be
DiSEqC Protocols 1.0, 1.1,
recognized. Testing this fea-
1.2 and 1.3 and is therefore
ture in Europe with the very
able to handle multifeed,
popular ASTRA and EUTEL-
multifocus
motor-
SAT satellites showed that
ized antenna systems. The
and/or
it functioned perfectly. Less
receiver comes with 28 pre-
popular satellites were not
programmed satellites but
recognized.
those satellites are limited to European entries only; a
On the channel scan side
more expanded list would
of things, the user can run
be nice to have.
a satellite scan, transponder scan or blind scan. Of course
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We appreciated the abil-
it’s the blind scan that we’re
ity to increase the LNB volt-
particularly fond of: on the
1. The Amiko Mini HD Main Menu 2. Every possibility is available for editing the channel list 3. Individual channels can easily be renamed 4. Installation Menu 5. Satellite Settings 6. If desired, the individual PID values of a channel can be entered 7. With FastScan, all the transponders from one of the nine preprogrammed PayTV Providers can be automatically scanned
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HOTBIRD satellite at 13° east it managed to find 1597 TV and 373 radio channels in a mere six minutes. It’s quite a satisfactory result. Even on less popular satellites such as SES4 at 22° west, the blind scan feature delivered acceptable results with transponders using different symbolrates. The FastScan Option is an
8. Auto DiSEqC Function
exceptional feature with the
9. Calculation of the necessary angle for antenna alignment
Amiko Mini HD. It can be used
10. User Settings
to read all the transponders from one of nine prepro-
11. Time Settings 12. A total of eight timer slots are available 13. The output video signal can be set to a maximum resolution of 1080p HDMI 14. The user can customize the OSD 15. Three integrated video games pass the time during commercials
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grammed European PayTV providers. In our tests with the Dutch CanalDigitaal, this function worked without any problems. In no time at all every channel from a PayTV provider will be presented in the channel list without www.TELE-audiovision.com — 11-12/2013 — TELE-audiovision International — 全球发行量最大的数字电视杂志
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16 6 16. The Amiko Mini HD's network features 17. IP settings; of course the DHCP protocol is supported 18. The receiver's software can be automatically updated via the Internet 19. Weather forecast 20. RSS Feeds are shown in an organized fashion 21. The video services YouTube and YouPorn can be accessed directly from the receiver 22. YouTube 23. The receiver supports the time shift function in addition to normal recordings 24. Google Maps on the Amiko Mini HD
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BluBox SOTx • Up
to 16 SAT IF levels and terresstrial over a single fiber optic cable
• 19" base unit with redundant
switch mode power supply
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• Distribution to up to 32 optical
nodes possible • Configuration and monitoring
via LAN / IP
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WhiteBox • Modular headend for multiple
conversions • 19" base unit with redundant
switch mode power supply • Configuration and monitoring
via LAN / IP 19
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SPAROS 711 Touch Series • Intuitive operating thanks to a 10" Touch Screen • DVB - S / S2, DVB - T/ T2, DVB - C, HDTV TV displaying
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• Compact and robust aluminium die - cast housing
• Supplied in a stable carrying case!
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the need for any tiresome
After
the
receiver
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has
been set up to your per-
searching.
sonal tastes, a push of the After the receiver’s chan-
Exit button on the remote
nel list has been filled with
control takes you out of the
thousands of entries, the
Settings menu. The Mini HD
next task that comes to
can now get to work. It op-
mind
undoubtedly
erates through a cleverly
have to be managing the
would
arranged OSD that presents
channel list. And the Mini
a logically and well-thought-
HD doesn’t disappoint here
out interface to the user. We
at all; every possible option
especially liked the EPG, the
you can think of is available,
contents of which can be
such as deleting, renaming,
displayed in three different
moving, grouping or locking
modes.
out specific channels with a PIN code. Thanks to the
Thanks to additional func-
32 Favorites lists all of your
tion buttons on the remote
most-loved channels can be
control, options like subti-
moved into one of these col-
tles, teletext or language
lections making them easier
selection can be accessed
to access with the push of
directly through the main
just one button.
menu. This saves time and makes things easier for the
25. Even Google Maps' satellite view is available 26. The OSD keyboard can be used to search for specific locations in Google Maps 27. Channel scan 28. Info bar with the EPG data from the current and upcoming programs 29. EPG view 1 30. EPG view 2 31. EPG view 3 32. Channel list 33. The channel list can be limited to individual satellites 34. The channel list can be limited to individual providers 35. Language selection 36. Satellite selection 37. OSD Teletext 38. The Amiko Mini can easily play back previously recorded programs 39. MP3 playback
user. Since the Amiko Mini HD is a fully-featured PVR receiver, we wasted no time in connecting an external storage device on one of the two USB ports. We were able to record two broadcasts simultaneously in HD quality while at the same time watching
a
third
channel
live. For timer recordings there are eight programming slots available. In this day and age, though, that’s not quite enough. In addition to PVR record-
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ings, the USB ports can
You
may
have
noticed
wirelessly.
Unfortunately,
also be used to play back
while reading this test re-
though, this adapter is not
videos in AVI, MPEG, MP4,
port that the Amiko Mini HD
part of the package.
TS,
for-
also comes with a network
mats. You can even listen
interface allowing you to ac-
to your favorite MP3 music
cess the wonderful world of
files. Some of you out there
the Internet. And if you’re
will be also happy to know
surrounded
that JPEG pictures can be
nals in your home, the USB
viewed on your TV through
WiFi adapter would also let
the Amiko Mini HD.
you browse the Internet
Flash
and
VOB
by
WiFi
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sig-
40. The integrated picture viewer functioned perfectly 41. Video playback of various formats 42. DivX playback 43. Full HD video playback 44. Even Flash videos could be played back without any problems
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In addition to the ability to
lot of fun with in our tests.
update the receiver’s soft-
There were also numerous
ware, the user also has ac-
settings capabilities as well
cess to current weather in-
as the ability to store the
formation, RSS feeds as well
channel list on a USB stor-
/ PVR Receiver with Function Miniature external IR remote control
as services such as YouTube,
age device if needed. In
Input frequency
950 - 2150 MHz
YouPorn and Google Maps.
general we were quite sat-
Input symbol rate
2 - 45 Ms/s
The idea of adding Google
isfied with the logical and
Modulations
QPSK, 8PSK
Maps to a satellite receiver
well-organized OSD struc-
EPG yes
seems to be an innovative
ture including its graphical
idea at first, but in reality
presentation. Thanks to its
Video resolution
480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p 50 Hz, 720p 60 Hz, 1080i 50 Hz, 1080i 60 Hz, 1080p 50 Hz, 1080p 60 Hz
it’s not all that easy to work
very low power consump-
DiSEqC
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
with when all you have is a
tion at only 3W in standby,
SCR no
remote control and an OSD
you can keep a little extra
keyboard.
of your money in your wal-
RS232 yes
let. And because of its small To round it all off, three integrated
video
games
are included that we had a
size, the Amiko Mini HD can easily be hidden deep inside your TV setup.
DATA
Model
Mini HD
Ethernet yes USB 2.0 yes CI Slot no Card Reader
yes (Conax)
HDTV yes MPEG4/H.264 yes
expert OPINION
AMIKO Mini HD DVB-S2 HDTV Receiver
TECHNICAL
RECOMMENDED PRODUCT BY
OSD languages
English, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Rumanian, Hungarian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovenian, Slovakian, Serbian, Hebrew, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish
Power Supply
100 - 240V AC, 50/60 Hz AC / 12V DC
Dimensions
15 x 11 x 3.5 cm
Weight
250 g
ENERGY DIAGRAM
Thomas Haring Test Center Austria Apparent Power
+ Very compact and space-saving construction, low power con-
Mode Apparent Active Factor Active 15 W 8W 0.53 StandBy 2W 1W 0.5
Active Power
sumption, well-organized OSD, logical operation and every PVR feature you can think of are all plus points for the Amiko Mini HD. All in all, a perfect little receiver.
– The Auto DiSEqC function because of the limited number of preprogrammed satellites in some cases doesn’t provide convincing results. The eight timer slots for a PVR receiver are not enough.
Energy: The first 15 minutes active operation; the second 15 minutes standby
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