Product comparison · 2 tv set-top boxes

Philips DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black vs Samsung GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the Philips DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black (1 vs 0). The Samsung GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the Philips DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black (1 vs 0). The Philips DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black has 1 more SCART ports quantity than the Samsung GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black (2 vs 1). Only the Samsung GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black has Ethernet LAN. Signal source: Terrestrial on the Philips DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black, Satellite on the Samsung GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black.

Signal source
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:Terrestrial
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:Satellite
Digital signal format system
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:DVB
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:DVB-S2
Ethernet LAN
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:No
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:0
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:1
HDMI ports quantity
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:0
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:1
SCART ports quantity
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:2
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:1
Digital audio coaxial out
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:1
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:0
Power consumption (typical)
- DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black:5 W
- GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black:25 W

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Comparison of DTR230/12, GX-SM550SH
59 specifications	A Philips DTR230/12 TV set-top box Terrestrial Black Model DTR230/12 View product	B Samsung GX-SM550SH Satellite Full HD Black Model GX-SM550SH View product
Video2 differ
Signal sourceDiffers	Terrestrial	Satellite
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full HD
Personal Video Recorder (PVR) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital signal format systemDiffers	DVB	DVB-S2
Supported video modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1080i, 1080p, 576i, 576p, 720p
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Aspect ratioKnown for one	4:3, 16:9	Unknown — not stated by the source
File formatsidentical
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASF, AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, TS, WMV, XVID
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MP3
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
SCART ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Digital audio coaxial outDiffers	1	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RF ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Interactive TVKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
On Screen Display (OSD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On Screen Display (OSD) languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	German, English, Polish, Turkish
TimeshiftKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of tunersKnown for one	1 tuner(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio decodersKnown for one	Dolby Digital	Unknown — not stated by the source
Child lockKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parental controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Free-to-air accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Programmable eventsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5 W	25 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	0.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	230 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	199.4 mm	233 mm
DepthDiffers	95.1 mm	173 mm
HeightDiffers	33.4 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	400 g	600 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	340 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	255 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm
Package weightDiffers	1 kg	1.41 kg
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	260 x 175 x 60 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Batteries includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 90%
Technical detailsidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	12V DC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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