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TEST REPORT<br />
USB Receiver for MIS<br />
USB DVB-S2 Receiver<br />
for Multi Input Streams<br />
It wasn‘t too long ago<br />
when we introduced to you<br />
here in <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>audiovision</strong> a<br />
solution for the reception<br />
of MIS (Multi Input Stream)<br />
frequencies in the form of a<br />
PCI card from Tenow for a<br />
PC (see <strong>TELE</strong>-satellite issue<br />
12-01/2012). Now Tenow has<br />
developed another device<br />
that can be used to receive<br />
MIS: the TBS QBOX 5925 is<br />
the first USB compatible MIS<br />
box.<br />
The QBOX is about the size<br />
of a pack of cigarettes and<br />
is enclosed in a high-quality<br />
metal housing. On one side<br />
of the box you‘ll find the USB<br />
■<br />
<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>audiovision</strong> first presented the new<br />
MIS technology in issue 12-01/2012. Read<br />
the full report here:<br />
http://www.tele-<strong>audiovision</strong>.com/<br />
<strong>TELE</strong>-satellite-1201/<strong>eng</strong>/tenow-TBS6925.pdf<br />
port for connection to a PC,<br />
an IR receiver as well as two<br />
status LEDs. On the other<br />
side there‘s the tuner input<br />
with looped-through output<br />
plus the connection for the<br />
external 12V power supply.<br />
The remote control included<br />
by the manufacturer is very<br />
practical and impressed us<br />
just as much as the box itself<br />
with its high-quality workmanship.<br />
The tuner in the TBS QBOX<br />
5925 can receive signals in<br />
the 950-2150 MHZ frequency<br />
range with an input signal<br />
level from -69 to -23dBm.<br />
It can work with symbolrates<br />
from 0.2 to 45 Ms/s<br />
in both DVB-S and DVB-S2<br />
modes and also supports all<br />
the popular demodulation<br />
modes, namely 8PSK, QPSK,<br />
16APSK and 32 APSK. The<br />
TBS QBOX does not place<br />
any extreme requirements<br />
on the PC it will be connected<br />
to; for DVB-S reception a<br />
1 GHz Pentium III CPU with<br />
256 MB of memory is good<br />
enough. For DVB-S2 reception<br />
a machine with a 3 GHz<br />
Pentium IV CPU and 1GB of<br />
memory is recommended. A<br />
free USB port is also necessary<br />
and shouldn‘t present<br />
11-12/2014<br />
0.54<br />
TBS QBOX 5925<br />
Best suited<br />
for real satellite enthusiasts<br />
www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>audiovision</strong>.com/14/11/tenow<br />
42 <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>audiovision</strong> International — The World‘s Leading Digital TV Industry Publication — 11-12/2014 — www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>audiovision</strong>.com