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TEST REPORT
01-02/2015
MKTech S1-44HD 3D
Clever combination of Linux
for perfect signal reception and Android
for an endless supply of apps.
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nice, but quality is what really counts. The built-in channel list editor of the S1-44HD
3D is a handy tool for transforming chaos into perfection. Individual channels can
easily be deleted, restricted,
renamed or moved, and a total of 32 favourites lists covering a whole lot of different
categories and genres are already pre-set. Of course users are free to add their own
customised favourites lists
for an even smoother user
experience. Bonus feature:
The channel list can be saved
onto an external storage medium, from where it can be
restored whenever useful or
necessary.
Thanks to the underlying
Linux operating system the
new MKTech receiver can be
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current and next events, status information about the currently watched channel, and
a concise weather report for
a location that can be freely
selected in Settings. Admittedly, this is a somewhat unconventional idea,
but we
found its a really practical
use of status bar space.
We did like the fact that
whenever the receiver is recording an event, the channel
list clearly indicates which of
the other channels can still be
received live. Unfortunately,
however, the S1-44HD 3D can
only take care of one recording at a time.
Lets now have a look at
the electronic program guide,
which sports an easy-to-use
design and either displays a
preview of six channels on a
single screen, or the entire
programming schedule of
one channel. HBBtv may also
turn out to be a convenient
feature for many, as it can
be used to call up extended
EPG information or to access
content libraries and online
services that are offered by a
number of TV providers.
A thing that struck us again
and again during everyday
use is the excellent video and
audio quality delivered by
this new satellite receiver. In
addition, the remote control
with its numerous dedicated
buttons for specific functions
has proven its worth on many
occasions. Need to change
the soundtrack language,
activate subtitles, access an
external storage medium,
adjust the video resolution or
call up a list of stored timer
entries? Consider it done with
the touch of a button, since
youre never more than one
button away from execution.
We particularly appreciated
the button that launched a
virtual mouse cursor on the
TV screen, which can then be
moved with the remote controls arrow buttons. In Linux
mode this virtual cursors is
without function, but when
we move to the Android side
of the S1-44HD 3D now, this
changes dramatically, as we
are about to see.
The Android operating sys-
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38. Picture-in-picture
39. WMA audio playback
40. Image viewer
41. Video playback
42. EPG preview for six
channels
43. Full EPG for a single
channel
44. Favourites list
45. Satellite list
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MKTech S1-44HD 3D
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Thomas Haring
Test Center
Austria
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Active use during the initial 15 minutes, followed by 15 minutes in
standby mode.
46. The video output resolution can be changed quickly and easily
with a dedicated button on the remote control
47. The screen aspect options can also be selected with a
dedicated button on the remote control
48. Language selection
49. Channel list with search feature
50. Channel list of the S1-44HD 3D
51. Channel list with detailed channel information
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