0603 Eycos
0603 Eycos
0603 Eycos
Features
as an S-Video connection, three
RCA jacks for video and stereo Everyday Use
Channel Memory
audio, a programmable 0/12- To our astonishment, this test
Channel
volt output, an RS-232 serial receiver came to us prepro-
Scan Speed
interface, a USB 2.0 port for grammed with a very up-to-date
SATELLITE
Switching Speed
lator and also an optical digital and Turksat. If you happen
audio output for perfect sound. to have a somewhat standard
Video Quality
Rounding out all of this is a main antenna configuration, then it
power switch. should take no time at all to get
the first pictures on your TV set. Audio Quality
After this excursion through all ing signals and was easily able Function Digital Satellite Receiver with
of the S50.12PVR’s setting pos- to handle the weak signals on PVR Function
sibilities, we wanted to immerse Arabsat 2D at 26° east. The Channel Memory 8000
ourselves in the features used receiver also mastered the SCPC Satellites 45
on a daily basis. The capability test signal on Pas12; the signal Symbol Rate 1-45 Ms/sec.
to record four programs at the with a symbolrate of only 1.325
SCPC Compatible Yes
same time jumped right out at Ms/sec. was no problem for the
USALS Yes
us. Since this receiver uses only receiver.
DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3
two tuners, the four programs
to be recorded would have to be Even though the movie indus- Scart Connectors 2
on two transponders. Unfortu- try and some PayTV providers Audio/Video Outputs 3 x RCA
nately, the receiver only shows might not be happy with this fea- UHF Output Yes
the number of current record- ture, nearly every manufacturer 0/12 Volt Output Yes
ings. If you want to know what must equip their PVR receivers
Digital Audio Output Yes
and for how long/time remain- with a USB 2.0 interface in order
EPG Yes
ing, the proud owner will only to survive in the market. Eycos
C/Ku-Band Compatible Yes
find out after pushing the large is no different. In fact they
PVR button on the remote con- seem to have put a little extra EPG Yes
trol and checking out the list of effort in this in that they man-
previously recorded programs. aged to find a chipset that can
A little improvement here might take full advantage of the capac-
not be a bad idea since with up ity of USB 2.0. It took just about
to four simultaneous record- three minutes to transfer a 2GB
Expert conclusion
+
The Eycos S50.12PVR is a solid and easy-to-use Main menu Satellite scan
receiver that did not show any problems during our
tests. Especially noteworthy is the extremely fast
USB 2.0 interface as is the capability to record four
programs simultaneously. Thomas Haring
TELE-satellite
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Test Center
Austria