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Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 vs SMART Technologies CX-42 Black

2specifications compared
2differ
0identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The SMART Technologies CX-42 Black has 2 more RF ports quantity than the Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 (4 vs 2). Weight: 857 g on the Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05, 1.3 kg on the SMART Technologies CX-42 Black.

RF ports quantity
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:2
- CX-42 Black:4
Weight
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:857 g
- CX-42 Black:1.3 kg

Side by side

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Comparison of HDTP8530/05, CX-42
32 specifications	A Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 Model HDTP8530/05 View product	B SMART Technologies CX-42 Black Model CX-42 View product
Videoidentical
Digital signal format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVB-S
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SCART ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio coaxial outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audio (L/R) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RF ports quantityDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RS-232 interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storageidentical
Built-in HDDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum HDD recording timeKnown for one	300 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Tuner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Digital
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 channels
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parental controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Teletext functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Events timer/reminderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Favorite list TV programsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
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, French, Italian
Number of tunersKnown for one	2 tuner(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Signal strength indicationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	857 g	1.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 x 225 x 50 mm
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	500 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1080 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	260 x 160 x 48 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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