Product comparison · 2 tv set-top boxes

Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 vs SMART Technologies CX20 Satellite Full HD Black

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Number of tuners
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:2 tuner(s)
- CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:1 tuner(s)
Power consumption (typical)
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:13 W
- CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:20 W
Power consumption (standby)
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:1 W
- CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:0.5 W
Weight
- digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05:857 g
- CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:1 kg

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Comparison of HDTP8530/05, CX20
54 specifications	A Philips digital terrestrial television recorder HDTP8530/05 Model HDTP8530/05 View product	B SMART Technologies CX20 Satellite Full HD Black Model CX20 View product
Videoidentical
Signal sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Satellite
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-S2
Video resolutionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
Supported video modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1080p
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Aspect ratioKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16:9
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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	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	1
Audio (L/R) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SmartCard slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
HDD recordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32, NTFS
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum HDD recording timeKnown for one	300 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Tuner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Digital
Number of tunersDiffers	2 tuner(s)	1 tuner(s)
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
On Screen Display (OSD)Known 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	LED
Display digitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 digits
Display resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1080 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175-250 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	13 W	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	0.5 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
WeightDiffers	857 g	1 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
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	500 MB	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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