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to catch one or two digital bouquets if you were
lucky. Today basic units like these are almost
impossible to come by. Consumers demand digital
boxes that can be used to receive all channels and
services in the DVB standard—this has become
the only selling argument. Nonetheless, a well
equipped digital receiver for less than 350 Euros
is a rare thing. TSI picked one of the few cheapies
on offer and examined it to the extreme: P-2002S
DB-6000
This new digital receiver is the first box for DVB
reception from Benjamin Electronics Co. Ltd. of
Taiwan. They have done a very good job examining
the markets before actually producing anything.
First of all, this DB-6000 will strike you because
of its silver colour. Finally some colour in this
black box business. The metal housing makes the
receiver heavy duty, sturdy and very well suitable
as the foundation of a heap of other boxes. On the
front, we found a large four-digit display indicating
the channel ID. The DB-6000 can store up
to 1000 channels. Also located on the front are
the buttons for channel browsing and standby.
MSS-220
It was a very practical reason why we wanted
to test the new MSS-220. In our test lab we
were looking for an analogue receiver capable
of processing the signals from two dishes and
also being C-band compatible. On the other
hand, it should also be able to store all available
channels on all the important satellites.
So we came across the MSS-220. For Pace it is
very much common to build satellite receivers on a
region specific basis, which means that you will find
an appropriate decoder built in (if any) in addition to
pre-programmed regional satellite channels. In the
UK, for instance, the MSS-220 comes equipped with
a Videocrypt decoder, but there is no decoder in it
for the rest of Europe. Here, the pre-programmed
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stations cover the geostationary arc from 45° West
to 180° East. That makes it very universal for a
large area that includes Africa and the Mid-East.
PalMaster 1000
The technology comes wrapped in a modern
design which, not quite coincidentally, matches
the style of Bang&Olufsen TV sets. The brand
is quite popular in Scandinavia, so the Pal-
Master’s remote can also control B&O TVs.
On the front of the receiver, a large six-digit display
gives you all information you would like to see on
the receiver itself. It can store up to 500 channels.
A metal lid hides the three famous buttons
for emergency operation. Here, there are also
two smartcard slots for the MAC decoder that is
built into the Scandinavian version of the Pal-
Master 1000. Even at the back, there is nothing
special to be found: three Scart connectors, two
LNB inputs (900-2150MHz), and phono jacks
to get the audio signals over to your stereo.
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