Who needs this?
- You watch free-to-air Mediacorp shows but do not subscribe to Starhub TV or Singtel Mio programmes.
Sooner or later the antenna from your HDB block is not going to give you the free-to-air shows any more. The whole of Singapore is switching to solely digital by end-2017.
- You have a show at 10pm but you only reach home at 11pm.
With this box, you can now record the show first and once you reach home you can start watching it whilst it is still being recorded.
- You like to record some shows that are not available from Catch-up TV on Toggle. Besides, it’s much nicer to watch over a large TV screen than on your tablet's or phone's small screen.
- You like to keep some recorded shows and maybe even pass them around to others.
It all started when my old VCR recorder broke. I reviewed the available options then and realized that the slightly newer options then of DVD recording or Hard Disk recording of the Mediacorp shows will also be obsolete soon. The entire Singapore is switching to digital. The current analog signals will be gone by Dec-2018 (was end 2017; authorities extended dateline). With that, one needs these DVB-T2 setup boxes to watch Mediacorp shows, and they can be used for recording too, and in HD as well.
There has been a fair bit of advertisement on this digital thing. What it means to the layman is this:
Starhub TV/Singtel Mio subscribers – do nothing, for those TVs connected to your subscription box. For those TV not connected to the subscription boxes, you still need to get a DVB-T2 setup box and/or anntena like everyone else.
Everyone else who watches Mediacorp shows:
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Existing TV –> get a set-top box + Antenna (can watch and record shows)
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Newest Digital TV -> just get Antenna. But you can’t record shows. |
Is This Legal?
Absolutely! This DVB-T2 set top box does not allow streaming of free movies and TV shows all over the world. That kind of box is illegal. But this box just helps you to tune in to the free-to-air shows available in Singapore. You can also receive some Malaysian or Indonesian channels at times depending on where you live and how powerful is your antenna.
We have the DVB-T2 set top box, and the antenna available. [Note that in order to store the recordings, you will need a large capacity Flashdrive. 1 hr of HD recording takes a little over 4Gb of space. So a capacity of 64 or 128Gb is recommended.] If you just get this set top box but do not have an antenna, then it will not work. That HDB antenna that comes in from your wall socket is analog.. and won't work. You need a digital antenna. We sell such a digital antenna.
Specifications:
- Fully compliant with DVB-T2 and H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 Standard
- 1.3'' LED display
- Tuner input frequency: 48~862MHz
- RF input level: -25~82dBm
- IF Bandwidth: 6~8MHz
- Video decoder format: MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP@L4, MPEG2 MP@ML/HL
- Video output format: 576P, 720P, 1080i, 1080p 50Hz
- Output port: HDMI (V1.3C), YPbPr, CVBS
- Audio decoder format: MPEG-1 (LAER1&1&2&3), WMA, AC3
- Audio output: S/PDIF (Coaxial), RCAx2 (L/R)
- USB 2.0: Support MP3, WMA, JEPG, BMP, AVI, MKV
- Voltage: 100~240V 50/60Hz
- Maximum power consumption: 10W
- Standby power consumption: <0.8W
- Supports logic channel number
- EPG (Electronic Program Guide) with now and next 7 days events
- Channel search with automatic/manual scan
- Various channel editing function
- OSD language: English, Russia , Czech, Danish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, etc
- Dimensions: 8.66 in x 5.31 in x 1.38 in (22.0 cm x 13.5 cm x 3.5 cm)
- Weight: 18.41 oz (522 g)
Package includes:
- 1 x DVB-T2 Digital receiver (EU 3-pin plug)
- 1 x Remote controller (2 x AAA battery, not included)
- 1 x English user manual
- 1 x AV cable
All sets will be pre-tuned for SG Free-to-Air channels!
