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RAPPORT DE TEST 

Récepteur Miniature TVHD DVB- S2 

• Option particulière : Le récepteur peut être placé 

discrètement , le récepteur à infrarouge pour la 

télécommande peut être posé n'importe où 

• Un PVR plein d’options grâce à l'interface USB 

• Internet intégré pour You Tube , Google Maps, etc 

• Reconnaissance automatique de DiSEqC , Identification 

automatique des canaux et de la résolution de l’image du 

moniteur TV 

• Tension LNB peut être augmentée pour compenser les 

pertes de tension sur les grandes longueurs de câble 

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TEST REPORT 

Miniature DVB-S2 HDTV Receiver 

A Satellite HDTV Receiver 

with Every Feature 

With the Mini HD, Amiko 

has introduced a miniature 

DVB-S2 compatible HDTV 

PVR receiver to the market. 

It comes with the same features 

as its larger cousins. 

It’s elegant black box is only 

15 x 11 x 3.5 cm in size and 

at 250gm it is essentially 

feather-light. 

The front panel sports 

two LEDs that indicate the 

receiver’s current operational 

status while all of the 

proper connections can be 

found on the rear panel. In 

particular, this includes an 

LNB input, an Ethernet jack, 

a USB 2.0 port as well as a 

jack for the external 12VDC 

power supply. With the help 

of three small jacks, Amiko 

has provided outputs for an 

A/V interface cable (CVBS 

and stereo audio) as well 

as an RS232 port; the necessary 

adapter cable is included 

with the receiver. 

The third jack is for connecting 

the external IR receiver; 

Amiko designed the 

Mini HD such that it can be 

mounted on a wall or placed 

inconspicuously behind the 

TV. 

An absolutely perfect video 

signal is provided by the 

HDMI output, unfortunately 

though, crystal clear audio 

is only available via HDMI; 

there’s no S/PDIF output for 

connection to a stereo system. 

We especially liked that 

Amiko truly used every inch 

of space on the Mini HD; 

for example, a card reader 

for Conax Smartcards was 

incorporated on the underside 

of the receiver with the 

actual card slot facing the 

front of the box. There’s 

also a second USB 2.0 jack 

on the right side to let you 

quickly attach an external 

storage device. 

The Amiko Mini HD is powered 

by a 400 MHz processor 

and comes with 64 MB 

of Flash memory plus 1 GB 

DDR SDRAM. This combination 

will later provide for 

the perfect presentation of 

HDTV as well as an OSD that 

reacts extremely fast to remote 

control commands. 

The remote control included 

by the manufacturer sits 

nicely in your hand, is ergonomic 

and is clearly labeled. 

You won’t find an installation 

assistant in the Mini 

HD; users will need to set up 

all the basic functions themselves. 

The new Amiko receiver 

can provide the video 

signal via HDMI in 480i, 

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AMIKO MINI HD 

Perfect mini Receiver 

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480p, 576i, 576p, 720p 50 

age by 0.5V in those cases 

Hz, 720p 60 Hz, 1080i 50 

when longer coax cable 

Hz, 1080i 60 Hz, 1080p 50 

lengths are used. The Auto 

Hz as well as 1080p 60 Hz; 

DiSEqC function could save 

nothing was left out. The 

the day for the less-experi- 

receiver even has an Auto- 

enced users. With its help, 

matic Mode where it adapts 

the receiver can automati- 

itself to the resolution of the 

cally identify what satellite 

TV channel that is currently 

is connected to the receiver 

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being received plus a Native 

by TV mode where the re- 

through which DiSEqC port. 

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ceiver adjusts itself to the 

Unfortunately, this is 

maximum resolution of the 

where the limited pre- 

TV. 

programmed satellite list 

comes into play; only those 

The Mini HD supports the 

satellites in the list can be 

DiSEqC Protocols 1.0, 1.1, 

recognized. Testing this fea- 

1.2 and 1.3 and is therefore 

ture in Europe with the very 

able to handle multifeed, 

popular ASTRA and EUTEL- 

multifocus and/or motor- 

SAT satellites showed that 

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ized antenna systems. The 

receiver comes with 28 pre- 

it functioned perfectly. Less 

popular satellites were not 

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programmed satellites but 

recognized. 

those satellites are limited 

to European entries only; a 

On the channel scan side 

more expanded list would 

of things, the user can run 

be nice to have. 

a satellite scan, transponder 

scan or blind scan. Of course 

We appreciated the abil- 

it’s the blind scan that we’re 

ity to increase the LNB volt- 

particularly fond of: on the 

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1. The Amiko Mini HD Main 

Menu 

2. Every possibility is available 

for editing the channel list 

3. Individual channels can 

easily be renamed 

4. Installation Menu 

5. Satellite Settings 

6. If desired, the individual 

PID values of a channel can be 

entered 

7. With FastScan, all the 

transponders from one of the 

nine preprogrammed PayTV 

Providers can be automatically 

scanned 

8. Auto DiSEqC Function 

9. Calculation of the necessary 

angle for antenna alignment 

10. User Settings 

11. Time Settings 

12. A total of eight timer slots 

are available 

13. The output video signal can 

be set to a maximum resolution 

of 1080p HDMI 

14. The user can customize the 

OSD 

15. Three integrated video 

games pass the time during 

commercials 

HOTBIRD satellite at 13° 

east it managed to find 1597 

TV and 373 radio channels 

in a mere six minutes. It’s 

quite a satisfactory result. 

Even on less popular satellites 

such as SES4 at 22° 

west, the blind scan feature 

delivered acceptable results 

with transponders using different 

symbolrates. 

The FastScan Option is an 

exceptional feature with the 

Amiko Mini HD. It can be used 

to read all the transponders 

from one of nine preprogrammed 

European PayTV 

providers. In our tests with 

the Dutch CanalDigitaal, this 

function worked without any 

problems. In no time at all 

every channel from a PayTV 

provider will be presented 

in the channel list without 

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16. The Amiko Mini HD's network features 

17. IP settings; of course the DHCP protocol is supported 

18. The receiver's software can be automatically updated via the 

Internet 

19. Weather forecast 

20. RSS Feeds are shown in an organized fashion 

21. The video services YouTube and YouPorn can be accessed 

directly from the receiver 

22. YouTube 

23. The receiver supports the time shift function in addition to 

normal recordings 

24. Google Maps on the Amiko Mini HD 

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BluBox SOTx 

• Up to 16 SAT IF levels and 

terresstrial over a single fiber 

optic cable 

• 19" base unit with redundant 

switch mode power supply 

• Distribution to up to 32 optical 

nodes possible 

• Configuration and monitoring 

via LAN / IP 

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WhiteBox 

• Modular headend for multiple 

conversions 

• 19" base unit with redundant 

switch mode power supply 

• Configuration and monitoring 

via LAN / IP 

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SPAROS 711 Touch Series 

• Intuitive operating thanks to a 10" Touch Screen 

• DVB - S / S2, DVB - T/ T2, DVB - C, HDTV TV displaying 

• Compact and robust aluminium die - cast housing 

• Supplied in a stable carrying case! 


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the need for any tiresome 

After the receiver has 

searching. 

been set up to your personal 

tastes, a push of the 

After the receiver’s chan- 

Exit button on the remote 

nel list has been filled with 

control takes you out of the 

thousands of entries, the 

Settings menu. The Mini HD 

next task that comes to 

can now get to work. It op- 

mind would undoubtedly 

erates through a cleverly 

have to be managing the 

channel list. And the Mini 

arranged OSD that presents 

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a logically and well-thought- 

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HD doesn’t disappoint here 

out interface to the user. We 

at all; every possible option 

especially liked the EPG, the 

you can think of is available, 

contents of which can be 

such as deleting, renaming, 

displayed in three different 

moving, grouping or locking 

modes. 

out specific channels with 

a PIN code. Thanks to the 

Thanks to additional func- 

32 Favorites lists all of your 

tion buttons on the remote 

most-loved channels can be 

control, options like subti- 

moved into one of these collections 

making them easier 

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selection can be accessed 28 

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to access with the push of 

directly through the main 

just one button. 

menu. This saves time and 

makes things easier for the 

25. Even Google Maps' 

satellite view is available 

user. 

26. The OSD keyboard can be 

used to search for specific 

locations in Google Maps 

27. Channel scan 

28. Info bar with the EPG 

data from the current and 

upcoming programs 

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32. Channel list 

33. The channel list can be 

limited to individual satellites 

34. The channel list can be 

limited to individual providers 

35. Language selection 

36. Satellite selection 

Since the Amiko Mini HD 

is a fully-featured PVR receiver, 

we wasted no time in 

connecting an external storage 

device on one of the two 

USB ports. We were able to 

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record two broadcasts simultaneously 

in HD quality 

while at the same time 

watching a third channel 

live. For timer recordings 

there are eight programming 

slots available. In this 

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37. OSD Teletext 

38. The Amiko Mini can easily 

play back previously recorded 

programs 

39. MP3 playback 

day and age, though, that’s 

not quite enough. 

In addition to PVR record- 



ings, the USB ports can 

also be used to play back 

videos in AVI, MPEG, MP4, 

TS, Flash and VOB formats. 

You can even listen 

to your favorite MP3 music 

files. Some of you out there 

will be also happy to know 

that JPEG pictures can be 

viewed on your TV through 

the Amiko Mini HD. 

You may have noticed 

while reading this test report 

that the Amiko Mini HD 

also comes with a network 

interface allowing you to access 

the wonderful world of 

the Internet. And if you’re 

surrounded by WiFi signals 

in your home, the USB 

WiFi adapter would also let 

you browse the Internet 

wirelessly. Unfortunately, 

though, this adapter is not 

part of the package. 

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40. The integrated picture viewer functioned perfectly 

41. Video playback of various formats 

42. DivX playback 

43. Full HD video playback 

44. Even Flash videos could be played back without any problems 

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In addition to the ability to 

update the receiver’s software, 

the user also has access 

to current weather information, 

RSS feeds as well 

as services such as YouTube, 

YouPorn and Google Maps. 

The idea of adding Google 

Maps to a satellite receiver 

seems to be an innovative 

idea at first, but in reality 

it’s not all that easy to work 

with when all you have is a 

remote control and an OSD 

keyboard. 

To round it all off, three 

integrated video games 

are included that we had a 

lot of fun with in our tests. 

There were also numerous 

settings capabilities as well 

as the ability to store the 

channel list on a USB storage 

device if needed. In 

general we were quite satisfied 

with the logical and 

well-organized OSD structure 

including its graphical 

presentation. Thanks to its 

very low power consumption 

at only 3W in standby, 

you can keep a little extra 

of your money in your wallet. 

And because of its small 

size, the Amiko Mini HD can 

easily be hidden deep inside 

your TV setup. 

Model 

Mini HD 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Function Miniature / PVR Receiver with 

external IR remote control 

Input frequency 

Input symbol rate 

Modulations 

EPG 

Video resolution 

950 - 2150 MHz 

2 - 45 Ms/s 

QPSK, 8PSK 

yes 

DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 

SCR 

RS232 

Ethernet 

USB 2.0 

CI Slot 

Card Reader 

HDTV 

480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p 50 Hz, 720p 60 Hz, 

1080i 50 Hz, 1080i 60 Hz, 1080p 50 Hz, 1080p 60 Hz 

no 

yes 

yes 

yes 

no 

yes (Conax) 

yes 

expert 

OPINION 

AMIKO Mini HD 

DVB-S2 HDTV Receiver 

RECOMMENDED 

PRODUCT BY 

MPEG4/H.264 

OSD languages 

Power Supply 

yes 

English, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, 

Ukrainian, Rumanian, Hungarian, Croatian, 

Bulgarian, Czech, Slovenian, Slovakian, Serbian, 

Hebrew, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish 

100 - 240V AC, 50/60 Hz AC / 12V DC 

Dimensions 

15 x 11 x 3.5 cm 

Weight 

250 g 

Thomas Haring 

Test Center 

Austria 

ENERGY 

DIAGRAM 

Apparent Power Mode Apparent Active Factor 

Active 15 W 8 W 0.53 

StandBy 2 W 1 W 0.5 

+ Very compact and space-saving construction, low power consumption, 

well-organized OSD, logical operation and every PVR 

feature you can think of are all plus points for the Amiko Mini HD. 

All in all, a perfect little receiver. 

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The Auto DiSEqC function because of the limited number of 

preprogrammed satellites in some cases doesn’t provide convincing 

results. The eight timer slots for a PVR receiver are not enough. 

Active Power 

Energy: The first 15 minutes active operation; the second 15 minutes 

standby

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