Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Forums › Freeview (DVB-T/DVB-S) › Anyone using Ultraplus x9200 with 2 x UHF tuners? How are you updating freeview EPG?
AllenG

441 posts

Ultimate Geek


#100004 1-Apr-2012 09:44
Send private message

Hi I am considering an Ultraplus X9200 with 2 x UHF (DVB-T) tuners.
By doing this the unit won't have DVB-S tuner so won't have access to the Satellite EPG.

If anyone has 2 x UHF tuners in their box, how are you updating the Freeview EPG?

Regards Allen. 

Create new topic
gustov
197 posts

Master Geek


  #606266 6-Apr-2012 21:55
Send private message

I have the X-9200 with a terrestrial tuner and a satellite tuner installed. The terrestrial tuner will only retrieve 3-5 hours of EPG, whereas the satellite tuner will retrieve 7 days. If I want to set up a terrestrial recording several days ahead I must first use the satellite EPG to captute the programme details, and then change the recording channel from satellite to terrestrial.

Given only TV1,2 & 3 broadcast in HD I do not see any advantage for you in having two terrestrial tuners installed. And indeed if you wanted to record (or watch) TV1 and TV2 programmes in HD at the same time then the single terrestrial tuner will allow this. But it wont allow you to record/watch a TVNZ channel in HD and a Mediaworks channel (TV3) at the same time.

If more than three channels broadcast in HD I could understand your desire for two terrestrial tuners, but you will find the X-9200 more useful with one terrestrial and one satellite tuner installed. On a busy night I can be recording three channels simultaneously whilst watching an earlier recorded programme. You need a decent high-spec internal HDD for this - not some old external hard drive from a redundant PC.

Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00

eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07

BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21

eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01

WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32

RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26

Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24

Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22

Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46

Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42

D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34

Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15


Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.


Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

RSS feeds
Main feed
Forums feed
Copyright
©2002-2025 Geekzone®
Site features
Geekzone BI dashboard
Geekzone Badges
Geekzone Status Page

 

Affiliate links
Samsung
AliExpress
Wise
Sharesies
GoodSync
Site Information
Subscribe to Geekzone
Privacy Statement
Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG)
Advertising
Trademark and copyright