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buttons are available here
as well so that you can post
interesting programs on Facebook
or Twitter.
And lastly there‘s the Recordings
section from which
the user can access the previously
recorded content on
his mobile device. It‘s important
to note here that these
recordings are stored locally
and are therefore not available
to other devices via the
network.
During our tests we really
enjoyed being able to
sit on a couch with an iPad
and have access to our favorite
TV channels through
our WiFi network. All of the
channels were played back
without any problems and
there was no noticeable inthe
channel list.
The App‘s Main Menu includes
the headings Live TV,
Recordings, Guide and Settings.
Under Live TV you‘ll
find the complete channel
list and, if it was loaded
from the Internet, it would
include the broadcaster
logos and also, if available,
the EPG information for the
current program. A gentle
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touch on the touchscreen is
all that‘s needed for the App
to start streaming the selected
channel. The Infobar
at the bottom of the screen
appears after each channel
change and shows the title
of the current and upcoming
program as well as whether
or not the current channel
can be recorded.
Interesting were the buttons
for social networks like
Facebook and Twitter; they
can be used by users to tell
their friends about the program
they are currently
watching. If available, the
user can also select between
different audio tracks and he
can also set up the video display
to his personal tastes.
Thanks to the Timeshift
function the program that is
currently being watched can
be paused at any time and
then restarted when needed.
It turns out though that the
amount of space that can be
used by the Timeshift function
in the initial settings is
only about 100 MB and this
corresponds to about four
minutes of recording time in
SD mode. Depending on the
available memory in the end
device, this space can naturally
be increased.
We really liked the EPG
function in our tests; it can
be found behind the menu
heading Guide and proved itself
to be very practical. The
App displays the programming
information for up to
12 different channels for the
next seven days. And again,
just a single push of a button
provides more detailed information
on a specific program.
And just like before,
the same social network
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8. HDTV on a PC via DVBViewer
9. EPG data is routed from the
TSS400 to the end device
10. Insert upper right: recording
of multiple broadcasts in HD or
SD is possible on a PC
11. Since more than one TSS400
tuner can be simultaneously
accessed, you can use
DVBViewer to record one
program while recording or
watching another program live
12. Thanks to the detailed
instructions on the Triax web
site it is very easy to configure
the DVBViewer software to work
in conjunction with the TSS400
13. The DVBViewer
automatically recognizes the
TSS400 address
14. Tuner 1 was connected
to a fixed transponder while
the three other tuners were
controlled variably by the end
devices
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