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TEST REPORT
HDTV Miniature Satellite Receiver
A Small
but Nice
HDTV Receiver
Panodic HDS275
Best designed mini-receiver
for the best HD
reception
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11-12/2012
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With its slim dimensions
of only 27 x 16 x 4.7 cm, the
Panodic HDS275 will easily
fit into any TV environment;
thanks to its plain black cabinet
it blends in nicely with
the background.
The front panel shines in
its simplicity and, in addition
to a segmented display that
shows the current time or
the currently selected channel
number, it sports six buttons
that can be used to control
the receiver without the
remote control. A status LED
that switches between green
and red indicates to the user
the current operational status
of the receiver (red =
standby, green = on).
Hidden behind a flap is a
CI slot for use with PayTV
services; it can accept all
the standard CI modules (for
example, Irdeto, Viaccess,
Conax, etc.).
Unlike most other modern
receivers, the HDS275 comes
with a Scart connector for
use on older TVs. Of course,
all the other connections
you’d expect to find are all
there: HDMI, YUV and CVBS
outputs are all available. The
audio output is available on
a coaxial digital audio output
as well as on two analog RCA
outputs.
Since the HDS275 is a
DVB-S/S2 receiver, there’s
also the typical IF tuner input
along with its associated
looped-through output as
well as a USB 2.0 interface
that can be used to turn the
receiver into a PVR if it’s connected
to an external USB
storage device.
The remote control included
by the manufacturer,
just like the receiver, is very
small and the pressure points
for the buttons are clearly
marked. The arrangement
of the individual functions
at first glance might seem
a little unorganized, but you
should get used to it after a
short time.
The Panodic HDS275 is not
only small on the outside, it’s
also ‘small’ on the inside. The
installation assistant that
appears the first time the
receiver is turned on only
offers three choices: time,
language and channel scan.
Because of this the installation
is completed very
quickly. The first two options
take no time at all. As is typical,
the HDS275 can also automatically
set the internal
clock directly from the incoming
satellite signal.
For the language selection
option, the Panodic offers a
representative cross-section
of all the more important European
languages.
It gets more exciting in the
Channel Scan menu. Panodic
included a preprogrammed
list of 24 satellites and corresponding
transponders.
Unfortunately, this list is not
all that up to date. However,
we did like the wide variety of
settings capabilities to match
the receiver with your antenna.
The HDS275 supports the
DiSEqC 1.0 and 1.1 protocols
and can therefore be used on
antennas with up to 16 LNBs.
Thanks to the individually
settable LOF, the receiver is
compatible with C-band and
Ku-band antennas as well
as any other type of reception
system. Panodic even
thought about those users
with SCR single-cable solutions
and offers the necessary
parameters for that kind
of setup.
The manufacturer was very
successful in the implementation
of the channel scan’s
graphical presentation; it is
available in transponder, single
satellite, multi-satellite
and blind scan modes.
The regular scan of HOT-
BIRD at 13° east found 1498
TV channels and 394 radio
channels in a reasonable
eight minutes. A BlindScan
of the same satellite resulted
in 1466 TV channels and 390
radio channels in 12 minutes;
it needed a little more time
and found fewer channels
than the regular scan using
preprogrammed transponders.
The main menu of the
HDS275 is divided into six
categories (Installation,
Channel, Preference, Setting,
AV and Game) and is
very nicely arranged.
The Installation section
takes you to the reception
settings and the search for
new channels. Compared to
the initial installation assistant,
it also provides the ability
to drive DiSEqC 1.2 and
1.3 motorized antennas.
From here the user can
also modify and expand the
preprogrammed satellite and
transponder lists as they see
fit. It’s a feature that we were
happy to play around with.
The Channel section is totally
dedicated to editing the
channel list. With nearly 2000
channel entries added by our
test scan of the HOTBIRD
satellite, it’s a feature you
really can’t do without. With
the help of the colored function
buttons on the remote
control, individual channels
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can be deleted, moved and
renamed as well as sorted alphabetically,
by FTA/CAS or
CAS/FTA. This makes it very
easy for the user to organize
the nearly 4000 possible entries
in the channel list.
Panodic also kept in mind
that kids might be in the
household; individual channels
can be locked out with a
PIN code to keep those curious
eyes from seeing something
they shouldn’t.
1. Panodic HDS275’s initial settings
2. Antenna settings
3. Channel scan on HOTBIRD
4. Channel list
5. The Info bar shows the content of the
current program but not the next program
6. Main Menu
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