Amiko

TEST REPORT Triple Tuner PVR HDTV Receiver

Amiko
Alien 2
• for TV reception via DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-C
as well as Internet
• two simultaneous recordings while
watching a third channel live
• automatic DiSEqC detection
• integrated WebTV and IPTV
• Internet access via WiFi, cable, mobile
phone network or modem

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TEST REPORT Triple Tuner PVR HDTV Receiver

Triple Tuner PVR for DVB-S2
and DVB-T/C Reception
Whenever a new receiver into its products. By closely Internet TV? It is precisely
0.57 arrives at one of our test observing market trends these non-satellite channels
centers the first element the manufacturer rightly that Amiko targets with its
of surprise comes when realised that satellite tel- new Alien 2, which is based
we unpack the device. This evision offers unparalleled on the popular Alien (see
time we were met with a to- variety and a DVB-S2 tun- test report in TELE-satellite
tal of three tuner inputs on er can whizz up thousands 04-05/2011) but comes with
the rear panel, which at first of channels to the living an additional DVB-T/C tuner.
sight seemed to be slightly room TV. But what about Fulan was again selected as
over the top. the many smaller and local the provider for the web TV
06-07-08/2012 On second though, how- channels closer to home, software which means the
AMIKO ALIEN 2 ever, it makes perfect sense which cannot afford dis- Alien 2 is perfectly suited
Unbeatable combination of features and
function – for excellent viewing pleasure! and only goes to show the tribution via satellite and for IPTV as well.
www.TELE-satellite.com/12/07/amiko
amount of insight and at- consequently rely on DVB- But we digress, let’s take
tention to detail Amiko puts T, local cable networks or one step at a time and be-

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gin with the outward ap- hard to imagine somebody
pearance of the new Amiko using an outdated analog
Alien2. TV set in combination with
The front panel consists this high-end digital mira-
of seven buttons which al- cle box.
low operating the receiver Your HiFi system can be
without a remote control, fed with digital audio via an
as well as two Conax card optical and a coax output,
readers and a USB 2.0 con- depending on your hard-
nection, hidden behind a ware or preference.
slap door. Moving further to the
The more features are right there is an RS232 in-
2 7 12 packed into a receiver, the terface. All this is comple-
more important a perfect mented by a mechanical
user/machine interface be- power switch which can be
comes, and to make sure used to fully disconnect the
Alien 2 users are never left receiver from the mains.
in the dark Amiko has opted If you are in awe of this
for a perfectly readable VFD comprehensive list of con-
display, next to a small LED nection options, then you
which lights up red when may get an impression of
the unit is in standby mode. how we felt when our eyes
Turning around the re- began to wander across the
ceiver to have a look at the rear panel. If we had to find
rear panel it becomes evi- a missing feature it would
dent yet again that we are be a 0/12V supply output,
3 8 13 dealing with a top-notch but don’t get us wrong: We
device here that is a far cry don’t want to sound like
from your average satellite we’re complaining to high
set-top box. heaven.
On the left there are a The remote control is just
total of three tuner inputs as impressive. It sits in your
together with correspond- hand brilliantly, sports a re-
ing loop-through outputs. markably clear layout and
Right next to those is the comes with easy-to-under-
Ethernet socket and the stand labelling.
USB 2.0 connection which Yet, looks are not eve-
can also be used for USB rything and thankfully the
hubs, thereby multiplying remote scores highly with
the number of USB devices its touch-and-feel factor
4 9 14 that can be hooked up to as well. Its buttons – while
the Amiko Alien 2. This is easy to press – offer just
followed by an HDMI out- the right amount of feed-
put for digital video and back and after a short while
audio and a scart eurocon- this remote stands a good
nector as well as three RCA chance of becoming your
jacks for analog stereo and best friend.
video – even though it’s The overall level of work-

1. The Amiko Alien 2 installation wizard first wants to know your
preferred OSD language
2. Setting the time
3. Network configuration
4. Resolution of the video output – 1080p is also available
5 10 15 5. Various customisation options of the Spark software
6. Whenever new software is available a message is shown in a text
ticker on the bottom of the screen
7. Main menu of the Amiko Alien 2
8. Pre-stored satellite list
9. Each satellite can be configured individually for each tuner
10. DiSEqC protocols 1.2 and 1.3 for motorised antennas are
supported as well
11. Transponder editor
12. Automatic channel search on ASTRA 19,2° East
13. DVB-T frequency list
14. Individual names can be given to favourites lists
15. Adding channels to favourites lists


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manship and build quality presentation of 4:3 events
of the new Amiko Alien 2 is on 16:9 screens this feature
outstanding. If we had to loses importance all the
define the perfect receiver, time since most channels
this one could be it! broadcast in 16:9 anyway.
Enough said about looks At this stage we would
and specs now. Let’s pro- have expected to continue
ceed with connecting our with a channel search, but
TV panel, Dolby Digital the Amiko Alien 2 instead
home theatre system and wanted to find out some
of course all available an- specifics of our local net-
tennas to the receiver and work. It goes without say-
17 finally press the magic ON ing that the receiver sup-
button. ports DHCP for automated
After a short moment the communication between cli-
Spark software installation ent and router, even though
wizard says hello and starts you may elect to enter all IP
to guide us through the ini- details manually as well, if
tial setup routine. This con- need be.
sists of six steps, starting In case you want to do
with OSD audio offering a away with all cables for In-
vast range of languages for ternet access you simply
virtually all corners of the need to attach a USB WiFi
globe. stick such as the TP-Link
Next, the receiver needs TL-WN321G and can then
to find out the correct local use your wireless network
18 time. You may select for the at home.
box to use the time signal To wrap up the initial
transmitted with the DVB configuration you’re asked
data stream, or you may whether you want to create
also set the internal clock an individual four-digit PIN
manually. and you can deal with same
If you use the automatic basic settings of the Spark
option you need to define software, such as automat-
your local time zone, i.e. ic message reception, new
the time difference between software alert and the like.
your location and GMT. An Now that all the basics
extra field is available for are taken care of the instal-
standard/daylight saving lation wizard says goodbye
time. and leaves us with an empty
19 This is followed by video channel list. So what next?
resolution. In order to make Well, you can either start
sure your TV panel is pro- a channel search or use one
vided with the best possible of the pre-defined chan-
video quality you need to nel lists that can easily be
enter the maximum resolu- downloaded from the Inter-
tion supported by your pan- net in the main menu.
el. The following options are As far as DVB-S2 recep-
available: 480i, 576i, 720p, tion is concerned the Amiko
1080i and 1080p. Thanks Alien 2 comes with 64 pre-
to 1080p output the Amiko stored European and Asian
Alien 2 is a perfect match satellite positions, all of
for maximum resolution TV which boast up-to-date
20 panels as well as for future transponder details.
1080p transmissions. No matter whether it’s
The aspect ratio can be a single LNB antenna you
set in a number of ways, have, a multi-feed dish with
and while several different two or more LNBs or even
options are offered for the a motorised antenna, the

16. Basic settings
17. It is possible to set a specific timeslot during which children
may use the receiver
18. Network and Internet settings
19. The Amiko Alien 2 also supports Internet access via an
external UMTS modem
20. Recordings can be saved onto network drives thanks to the
NFS protocol


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Amiko Alien 2 will be happy you may of course just as
to work with any of these well define a manual search
setups and make the most on one or more transpond-
of all received signals. ers.
But don’t just take our Since we’re dealing with
word for – here’s a look at a top-notch receiver here
the specifications: It sup- there is a blind scan option
ports DiSEqC 1.0 for up to available, and any search
four LNBs, 1.1 for a total of can be restricted to TV, ra-
16 LNBs, as well as 1.2 and dio, FTA TV and FTA radio.
1.3 for motorised anten- Network scan can be acti-
nas. A number of frequently vated to make sure all tran-
used oscillatory frequencies sponders belonging to the 22 27 32
are already pre-stored, yet same provider are found
if you need a more out-of- more easily.
the-ordinary setting you Once again, DXers will
can always enter it manu- give high marks for manual
ally as well. PID entry in the transpond-
DXers and owners of old- ers search menu.
er reception systems will All of these functions are
appreciate the fact that presented clearly and in a
this receiver can either give self-explanatory way, cre-
out 13V/18V for switching ating a very pleasing us-
between polarisations, or er-experience overall. Not
provide 13V or 18V per- once did we have to consult
manently, if required. Both the user manual and we’re
voltages can be increased sure even less technology- 23 28 33
by 0.5V, which is particu- savvy users will instantly
larly helpful for high-length get along with the Amiko
cabling. Alien 2.
The Amiko Alien is a What’s more, the per-
receiver with two fully- formance of the various
fledged DVB-S2 tuners, search modes left us just as
which means that all set- impressed.
tings can be adjusted indi- The standard search on
vidually for each tuner. In HOTBIRD 13° East only took
case you want or have to four minutes and resulted in
use this box with only a sin- 1490 TV channels and 410
gle line it is possible to hand radio stations, while a blind
over the signal from tuner scan on the same position
1 to tuner 2 – this is neatly yielded 1745 TV channels 24 29 34
implemented in the operat- and 477 radio station after
ing software. six minutes.
When you’re ready to ini- If you need to add addi-
tiate a channel search you tional transponders and edit
can either go for a fully au- or delete existing entries
tomatic mode across one you’ll appreciate the built-
or several transponders, or in transponder editor, while
21. Spark online portal
22. Weather forecast
23. Go to ‘Networking’ for access to YouTube, Shoutcast, Picasa or
RSS feeds, among others
24. YouTube access with the Amiko Alien 2
25. A number of interesting applications for the Amiko Alien 2 are
available from the Spark App Store 25 30 35
26. Recording settings
27. The receiver’s database can be saved onto an external storage
medium
28. Channel list
29. Sorting the channel list according to satellites
30. This menu can be used to activate teletext, different
soundtracks and subtitles
31. Integrated teletext decoder
32. A maximum of two simultaneous recordings (SD or HD) are
possible
33. Channel list with all HD channels
34. Info bar with titles of current and next events
35. EPG overview covering several channels


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one of the many smart fea- minutes for a search across
tures of the receiver is that the entire frequency band.
you can press the INFO but- If you opt for the man-
ton on the remote to call up ual mode you can define
a listing of the entire tran- the frequency that is to be
sponder content without scanned based on a pre-
adding the channels to the stored list for the VHF and
channel list. UHF ranges.
While most of our readers Unfortunately, the Amiko
are deeply interested in the Alien 2 does not allow stor-
technical aspects of receiv- ing DVB-T and DVB-C chan-
ers we review, the average nels in a single channel
37 user out there simply wants list. As soon as the recep-
to watch TV without any tion mode is changed in the
fuss. It is precisely for them basic settings the existing
that Amiko has implement- channel list is deleted and
ed Auto DiSEqC detection, the receiver shuts down and
which means the receiver re-starts again.
finds out all by itself which We tested both DVB-T and
DiSEqC port has to be used DVB-C reception and are
for the currently selected happy to report that both
satellite. worked absolutely flawless-
We truly love how this ly with the Alien 2.
manufacturer achieves a Now that DVB-S and DVB-
balancing act between of- T/C channel searches have
fering special treats to pros filled our channel list with
38 and DXers and pleasing hundreds of offerings we
your average Joe. can finally move from theo-
Talking about user-friend- ry to practice.
liness, we’d like to go back But wait a minute – we’d
to blind scan once again: better bring some order
First, all active transpond- into our channel list first,
ers on both polarisations (or which vastly enhances our
on one only, if requested) viewing pleasure later.
are looked for. The Amiko sports a dedi-
While at work searching cated menu item for chan-
the receiver displays an nel list management which
oscillator diagram – even allows deleting, moving,
though this turned out to renaming or PIN-locking
be eye-candy without much one or several channels at
39 actual use. a time. In addition, a total
The second step involves of 32 favourites lists can be
analysing all found active set up and filled.
transponders and reading Once again, this menu
all channels and feeds on item creates a very pleas-
those transponders. On the ant user experience which
one hand this reduces the takes a lot of pain out of
duration for the blind scan channel list editing. A tidy
to an absolute minimum, house, a tidy mind – we
while on the other hand it couldn’t agree more!
makes sure all available One last thought before
transponders are found re- we finally start with the
liably. practical section of our re-
40 Let’s turn to DVB-T/C now, view: In the old days we
which also creates an excel- had a handful of channels
lent first impression. It, too, and we almost knew their
features either an automat- daily offering by heart.
ic or manual channel search These days, it is impossible
and in automatic mode our to know what comes on TV
test receiver required four and if you have children you
36. Timer entries can be created right from the EPG
37. Various repeat recording options can be used in order not to
miss an interesting broadcast
38. MP3 playback
39. Playing back a previously stored recording
40. Image viewer


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receiver to a certain times- Spark portal (more about
lot such as 5 pm to 7 pm, that later in the network/
for example. Watching TV Internet section of this re-
after 7 pm in those cases view), safely removing a
requires the correct PIN in USB storage medium and
order to unblock the set-top changing the video resolu-
box. tion on the fly.
Well then, we’ve looked The Amiko Alien 2 can
long and hard at all basic easily be turned into a fully-
settings and options of the featured PVR receiver sim-
Amiko Alien 2, and now it’s ply by attaching an exter-
finally time to find out all nal USB hard disk, memory
about its TV and radio re- card or USB stick.
ception capabilities. Thanks to its three built-
As always, we give the OK in tuners it is possible to re-
button on the remote a go cord two different events at
to call up the channel list, the same time while watch-
which consists of three el- ing a third channel live. The
ements. In the left column receiver will automatically
42 should spare a moment to you can find the selectors INFO button is pressed the or your favourite sitcom we were astonished the tun- switch between the two sat-
think about protecting them for All, Favourite, Satellite, receiver displays a nicely again. ers could not care less and ellite receivers and on the
from inappropriate content. A-Z, Provider, CAS, HD and laid out info bar that is also As you know we never performed smoothly. channel list all those chan-
The Amiko Alien 2 pro- Broadcaster which can be pleasing to the eye. treat products we review The video quality via HDMI nels that cannot be watched
vides valuable assistance used to restrict the channel Apart from the title of the with too much respect but is impeccable with saturat- live while two other chan-
even in that area. It match- list and to help you find the current and next events it rather try to push them to ed colours, a top-notch con- nels are recorded are shown
es the rating transmitted channel you’re looking for shows a range of icons in- their limits. What can we trast level and just the right with grey background.
by content providers with faster. dicating the availability of say, this time the Amiko Al- dose of sharpness. It doesn’t make a differ-
the limit set by you and The second column lists alternative soundtracks, ien 2 always got the upper The same is true for digi- ence whether you make one
can automatically PIN-lock the options for the selection subtitles, EPG, teletext, en- hand – or in other words, it tal audio which we sent to DVB-T/C and one DVB-S2
events out of that range. In you have made and in the cryption or HDTV. In addi- performed flawlessly. our Dolby Digital receiver recording or two DVB-S2
addition, you may restrict third column you can see tion two bars keep you in- Its user interface sports using the optical audio out- recordings, the selection is
the operating time of the all channels that meet your formed about the strength a well thought-out design put. We could not fault that entirely up to you.
criteria. and quality of the incoming and makes for a very pleas- either. If you manually request a
43 By the way, the Broad- signal. ant user experience, even To all couch potatoes out recording the receiver asks
caster menu item should be We know we’ve been though it offer all functions there we can send the reas- you if it should shut down
selected to change between praising the Amiko Alien 2 we expect from a state-of- suring message that chan- after completion of the re-
the DVB-T/C tuner and the to the skies so far – but not the-art receiver, such as nel switching with the Amiko cording (with the start and
DVB-S2 tuners. without reason, and here’s changing between various Alien 2 could become your end times obtained from
The manufacturer has put one more: The electronic soundtracks, DVB subtitles new pastime. It only takes the EPG). While this may
the colour-coded function program guide (EPG) of this and teletext. In addition, about two seconds until sound like a minor feature,
keys on the remote control box is simply exemplary. It it is fully HbbTV compat- crisp video and synced au- it is further proof of the
to very practical use for the offers two different views ible and will provide all ad- dio are available, no matter Spark software’s attention
channel list. The yellow but- showing either nine chan- ditional features offered by whether you switching be- to detail and focus on ease-
ton, for example, activates nels at a time or a complete content providers. Short for tween SD or HD channels. of-use.
a range of editing options listing covering up to seven ‘hybrid broadcast broad- Speaking of availability, Thanks to the integrated
(delete, move, rename, add days for a single channel. band TV’, this technology you should give the receiv- time shift viewing func-
to favourites) on the fly, For the sake of consist- can offer everything from a er some 30 seconds from tion the live program can
while the blue button calls ency, the same selectors as web TV portal and current standby until all systems be paused at any time and
up sorting functions (chan- for the channel list (All, Fa- news to additional content are running, but if you’re continued at a later time
nel number, A-Z, Free+CAS, vourites, Satellite, A-Z, Pro- information or a multimedia the impatient kind you may without missing single sec-
transponder). Finally, the vider, CAS, HD and Broad- program guide. also select the Fake Stand- ond. This means you may
green button displays ex- caster) are available here We’ll deal with the vast by mode in the main menu happily answer the phone
tended EPG information on as well and speed up navi- range of PVR and network which will make sure the re- or have a chat with your
the current event of the se- gation within the EPG. features this receiver has in ceiver is up and running al- neighbour and still won’t
44 41. The Amiko Alien 2 lected channel. The Amiko Alien 2 comes store in a moment, but first most instantly at the touch miss a thing – provided you
will happily play back HD If you’re looking for tech- with full PVR functionality comes our verdict on the of button. press PAUSE, that is.
videos downloaded from the
Internet nical parameters such as and so it is only logical that hardware components used Of course this doesn’t It goes without saying for
42. Various settings for the frequency, polarisation or you can create timer entries by the manufacturer. come without a drawback a high-end product like the
Spark App Store PID you only need to press right from an EPG listing. In In our test all built-in tun- of its own, which in this Amiko Alien 2 that you can
43. Spark portal with apps the INFO button. case your favourite show is ers delivered excellent re- case is much higher en- add any length of lag time
for eBay, Twitter, etc. There is even a search for your recordings and you
broadcast daily, weekly, on sults and were happy to ergy consumption than in
44. ARD Mediathek as button on the remote which
presented with one of the weekdays or on weekends process weak signals as deep standby (see energy can individually determine
Spark apps in combination with the OSD only, all corresponding tim- well. We gave the Alien 2 a diagram). As far as the re- a storage location for each
45. Start page of the keyboard lets you search by er options are available at genuinely hard time with a mote control is concerned recording. During playback
integrated Opera browser name for a certain channel. the touch of a button. Use signal from TURKSAT 42° we should mention the fact of an existing recording it is
with links to some popular
Internet sites Every time a new channel this smart feature and you’ll East whose symbol rate that it comes with dedicated possible to fast forward or
appears on screen or the never miss a sporting event never exceeds 3 Ms/s, but buttons for accessing the rewind with 2, 4, 8, 16, 32


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or 64 fold speed, so that you of course to the Internet saging system to provide in- a worthwhile investment.
don’t have to search long as well. The manufacturer formation on new products It will further enhance your
50
for your favourite scene. placed great emphasis on or important news. browsing experience since
We did like that it is pos- this aspect, which is reflect- By default, the ‘Network- aside from the keyboard it
sible to save the entire con- ed in the enormous range ing’ item of the main menu also sports a track pad.
figuration of the receiver of functions and options for has a number of applica- The receiver is fully Amiko
onto an external storage network integration. You tions in store for access to WLK-100 mini compatible
medium so that you always may either use any existing the YouTube video portal, and naturally we gave it a
have a working channel list cabling for hooking up the Shoutcast Internet radio go: The two turned out to
plus all individual settings receiver to your LAN, or you service, Picasa image ser- be a perfect match. Writ-
available if worse comes to can go wireless and access vice, RSS feeds, Kartina ing mails or chatting with
worst. the Internet without any IPTV or to web TV content friends is sheer pleasure
Obviously, you can also Ethernet cable at all. at large. For simply surfing and you’ll find that your
choose to update the re- Even if you don’t have the web the Amiko Alien 2 PC or smartphone will stay
ceiver’s software with the Internet at your place the offers the Opera browser put where they are while
help of a USB storage me- Amiko Alien 2 offers a which – together with the you’re browsing away on cated software interface for
dium, even though most smart solution: Simply get OSD keyboard – creates a the TV. The Amiko Alien 2 creating their own compat-
will probably prefer a di- the Huawei K3526, E1550, very pleasing user experi- supports the NFS protocol ible software.
rect download thanks to the E1750 or any other com- ence. The basic network and therefore allows storing Users can find those apps 54
network connection of the patible USB modem to use features are rounded off recordings right on a net- in the so-called Spark App
Amiko Alien 2. Internet via a 3G mobile with an FTP client for ac- work drive. You’ll appreciate Store, which offers TV li-
The PVR features of the phone network. And if that cess to any FTP server for that possibility if you like to braries from a number of
receiver are complemented is not offered where you file transfer and a weather create DVDs with your re- channels (ARD, ZDF, ARTE,
46 48 51

by an MP3 music player and live either, you may always forecast service. cordings, since it does not etc.), as well as informa-
an image viewer for JPEG use the built-in modem and The Opera browser comes involve any additional file tion services such as kino. 55
and BMP files. It will also connect it to your landline – with a jazzed up home copying. de, Sport1, motorsportto-
play back videos download- either way, the world wide screen with links to fre- Let‘s go back to the Spark tal.com, kicker, nuna.tv or
ed from the Internet, pro- web will soon be at your fin- quently used pages such as portal once again, because iConcerts. Even platforms
vided they come in standard gertips. eBay, Bing, Google or Ama- it is something which in our like eBay and Twitter have
47 49 52

file formats such as MPEG, Once a connection to the zon as well as social media opinion deserves special
TS, AVI, DivX, VOB, etc. All Internet is established the networks (Facebook, Twit- praise. It offers a range of 46. HbbTV is supported as well 52. Web TV with numerous channels covering various
this turns the Amiko Alien 2 Spark software has a few ter, Google+, etc.). small applications for vari- 47. HbbTV portal of French/German channel ARTE different genres
into a genuine multimedia aces up its sleeve. For ex- If it turns out you use the ous kinds of use. Some of 48. The OSD keyboard comes with two layouts: classic or 53. With the help of the built-in web server the Amiko Alien 2
telephone can be controlled remotely with a web browser
centre in your living room. ample, a text ticker informs Amiko Alien 2 for Internet these apps are in-house
49. SCPC reception from TURKSAT 42° East
One of the major bonus users whenever a new soft- access more frequently than developments, others come 54. Language settings made through the Amiko Alien 2 web
50. When doing a blind scan the receiver first looks for all
features of the Amiko Alien ware version is available for expected, getting the Amiko from third-party and pri- active transponders of a satellite and only then performs a
server
2 is its network connectivity download and the manufac- WLK-100 mini wireless key- vate software developers detailed signal scan 55. Status information can be called up through the web
to your home network and turer can even use this mes- board might turn out to be who are able to use a dedi- 51. DVB-C reception server, and it is possible to shut down or restart the receiver


their own apps and are web server that comes with are currently not active by and our thanks go out to lessly thanks to top-quality It all goes to show that
available for download from the Amiko Alien 2. Once default. eager users compiling and hardware on the one hand, so much attention to de-
TECHNICAL
DATA
the Spark portal, which in- completed, it will allow re- Right at the beginning of updating those lists in their and the sophisticated and tail pays off in the end and Manufacturer AMIKO EU
cidentally can be launched mote access and control of this review we mentioned leisure time. proven Spark software from leaves an everlasting smile
Website www.amikostb.com
with a dedicated button on the receiver from any web that the Amiko Alien 2 does We obtained one list for Fulan on the other hand. on the face of happy users.
the remote control. browser. not care which transmission testing purposes, which in- Model Alien 2
It‘s quite striking that the No matter where in the mode is used to feed it with cluded an impressive va- ENERGY Function , , Triple Tuner PVR Receiver
Spark App Store currently world you are, you‘ll be able TV and radio content. riety of different genres, DIAGRAM Input frequency 950 - 2150 MHz
features a large number to fully control the receiver, Apart from the two DVB- ranging from wrestling and
Input frequency / VHF (170-230 MHz) UHF (470-860 MHz)
of German-language apps, with the range of options S2 tuners and the DVB-T/C music channels all the way
but we expect the number covering everything from tuner it can even receive TV to a 3D and HD channel, plus Symbol rates 2 - 45 Ms/s
of languages and regions to video resolution to PVR set- via Internet, which is hidden a number of radio stations. EPG yes
increase rapidly in future. tings. It is also possible to in the ‚Web TV‘ menu item. Stay tuned for a compre- Video resolution 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
If you‘re interested in a look at status information Generally speaking, this is hensive review of the Spark
DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
specific language only, you or to initiate a re-start. a selection of TV and radio software‘s web TV functions
may use the correspond- Before you‘ll be able to content that is freely avail- in one of the upcoming is- RS232 yes
ing filter in the Spark App use remote access you have able on the Internet, with all sues of TELE-satellite. Mode
Active
Apparent Active Factor
23.5 W 13.5 W 0.57
Apparent Power Ethernet yes
Store, which can restrict the to define a user name and links saved in a dedicated From the sheer length of Fake StandBy 23 W 13 W 0.56
USB 2.0 yes
offering to English, German, password in the receiver xml file. this report and from our en- StandBy 6.5 W 2.5 W 0.38 Active Power

CI Slot no
Hungarian, Polish, Dutch or menu, which then has to be If you want to use the web thusiasm you can tell that
Arabic. entered in order to gain ac- TV function, this means you the Amiko Alien 2 is filled to Card Reader yes (Conax)
Even though it is a work cess to the receiver. absolutely need such an the brim with more features HDTV yes
in progress and therefore As the web server will xml file. Thankfully, a quick than you would ever expect.
MPEG4/H.264 yes
not yet fully implemented, only be released some time search o the Internet re- What‘s more, each feature Energy: Active use with channel switching, recording, playback,
etc. in first 15 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of fake standby and PVR yes
we’d like to mention the in the future, its features veals a number of such lists we tapped into worked flaw- 15 minutes of deep standby.

Expert Opinion
Feature-packed receiver made up of top-notch
hardware and excellent software. Despite its
enormous range of features it remains easy
+ to use and can be recommended to satellite
enthusiasts and beginners alike. Thanks to its
three tuners it is possible to receive DVB-S2, Thomas Haring
TELE-satellite
DVB-T, DVB-C and Internet TV, which means Test Center
Austria
a single box can deal with all available trans-
mission modes.

– Unfortunately, DVB-T2 is not supported


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