Product comparison · 2 tv set-top boxes

Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 vs Samsung STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 has 176 h more maximum HDD recording time than the Samsung STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black (300 h vs 124 h). The Samsung STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black has 17.6 W more power consumption (typical) than the Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 (30.6 W vs 13 W). Weight: 857 g on the Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05, 2 kg on the Samsung STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black. Package dimensions (WxDxH): 260 x 160 x 48 mm on the Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05, 403 x 363 x 105 mm on the Samsung STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black.

Maximum HDD recording time
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:300 h
- STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black:124 h
Power consumption (typical)
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:13 W
- STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black:30.6 W
Weight
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:857 g
- STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black:2 kg
Package dimensions (WxDxH)
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:260 x 160 x 48 mm
- STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black:403 x 363 x 105 mm

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Comparison of HDTP8530/05, STB-E7500
52 specifications	A Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 Model HDTP8530/05 View product	B Samsung STB-E7500 TV set-top box Ethernet (RJ-45) Full HD Black Model STB-E7500 View product
Videoidentical
Signal sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full HD
Digital signal format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVB-C, DVB-T2
Analog signal format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PAL
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
File formatsidentical
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIVX, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAC, LPCM, MP3, WMA
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, MPO
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S-Video outputs quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Composite video outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SCART ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Digital audio coaxial outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RF ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Built-in HDDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Maximum HDD recording timeDiffers	300 h	124 h
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Tuner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Analog & digital
Number of tuners	2 tuner(s)	2 tuner(s)
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Audio decodersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD Master Audio
Parental controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On Screen Display (OSD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TimeshiftKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Signal strength indicationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VFD
Display resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1080 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	13 W	30.6 W
Power consumption (standby)	1 W	1 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 mm
WeightDiffers	857 g	2 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	260 x 160 x 48 mm	403 x 363 x 105 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Batteries includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	500 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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