Satellite receiver: dual tuner that can record subtitles?

zbluebirdz

I have a Technomate TM6900 Combo Super+ receiver and it is alright. Could due better, but is let down by its short-comings and bugs. It is beginning to turn into an expensive "toy gadget". The TM6900 is my first receiver. I sent an email to Technomate regarding the bugs, but never heard back from them.

So, I'm looking to "upgrade" to another satellite receiver. While I have done a bit of research, I'm not too familiar with all the different brand names and models - which are good and which are ones to avoid ... Can some of you recommend a receiver that can do the following and doesn't cost a bomb?

- Twin satellite tuners (digital?)
- USALS support (for a motorised dish)
- PVR feature (either internal disk or external usb disk via rear USB 2.0)
- Record/play subtitles (dvb + dvi + teletext)
- Record one channel & watch another channel on same satellite (not just same transponder)
- A decent epg (now & next, and hold onto this data for more than a few minutes)
- Favourites - be able put channels in my own order.
- < 1 second channel switching
- standby consumption < 2 watts

Optional:
- DTT tuner
- HDMI socket/support
- Card/cam slot
- Rear USB 2.0 socket (must be able to power a usb-drive, wake it up when recording/playing/etc)
- Receive HD channels

snaps

The AZbox seems to be raved about and is not to expensive. Im thinking of getting one as ive issues with my tm6900. The azbox seems to do everything you want and a lot more like play avi/divx files, browse internet, stream files from a desktop. Theres a thread in foriegn satellite about it.

watty

It's almost a Hobby box rather than straight consumer product though.