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Silvercrest digital hd sat receiver. 7day epg?

  • 02-01-2014 11:22pm
    #1
    Zebbedee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭


    Satellite thicko here so forgive questions if stupid.
    Bought 1 of these today but haven't opened box yet in case I've to return it.
    It says it has a 7 day epg but does this mean its freesat as opposed to fta?
    I doubt if lidl is paying license to freesat as the unit was only 60euro.
    I thought only freesat units had the 7 day epg?
    Also what about recordability as it only has a scart out to tv and a hdmi out to tv? There's a slot in front for ci-plus card and a smaller slot over it that is unmarked.
    Could this smaller slot be a usb out for an ext hard drive?

    My requirements are simple; 7day epg and recordability


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  • #2
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    Zebbedee wrote: »
    Satellite thicko here so forgive questions if stupid.
    Bought 1 of these today but haven't opened box yet in case I've to return it.
    It says it has a 7 day epg but does this mean its freesat as opposed to fta?
    I doubt if lidl is paying license to freesat as the unit was only 60euro.
    I thought only freesat units had the 7 day epg?
    Also what about recordability as it only has a scart out to tv and a hdmi out to tv? There's a slot in front for ci-plus card and a smaller slot over it that is unmarked.
    Could this smaller slot be a usb out for an ext hard drive?

    My requirements are simple; 7day epg and recordability

    The 7 day EPG will be the standard EPG used in Germany and some other countries not the special Freesat EPG. Freesat does not use this standard 7 day EPG.


  • #3
    Zebbedee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭Zebbedee


    winston_1 wrote: »
    The 7 day EPG will be the standard EPG used in Germany and some other countries not the special Freesat EPG. Freesat does not use this standard 7 day EPG.

    Thanks. Will the epg have a brief description of each programme as in freesat?


  • #4
    iba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭iba


    Even if you plug in the machine, I would think that you could still return it if you do not want it.


  • #5
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Zebbedee wrote: »
    Will the epg have a brief description of each programme as in freesat?

    The only programme info you will get for UK channels is 'now & next'. The old SD Silvercrest box I have, shows a short description for the 'now' programme only.


  • #6
    Zebbedee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭Zebbedee


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    The only programme info you will get for UK channels is 'now & next'. The old SD Silvercrest box I have, shows a short description for the 'now' programme only.

    Thanks. If that is the case I will be returning the unit.


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