Product comparison · 2 tv set-top boxes

Samsung GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black vs SMART Technologies CX20 Satellite Full HD Black

Add a product
  • 30specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 19identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The SMART Technologies CX20 Satellite Full HD Black has 1 more composite video out than the Samsung GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black (1 vs 0). The SMART Technologies CX20 Satellite Full HD Black has 1 more digital audio coaxial out than the Samsung GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black (1 vs 0). The Samsung GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black has 5 W more power consumption (typical) than the SMART Technologies CX20 Satellite Full HD Black (25 W vs 20 W). Only the Samsung GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black has Ethernet LAN. Signal source: Cable on the Samsung GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black, Satellite on the SMART Technologies CX20 Satellite Full HD Black.

  • Signal source
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:Cable
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:Satellite
  • Digital signal format system
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:DVB-S, DVB-S2
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:DVB-S2
  • Ethernet LAN
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:Yes
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:No
  • Composite video out
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:0
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:1
  • Digital audio coaxial out
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:0
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:1
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:25 W
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:20 W
  • Width
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:233 mm
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:260 mm
  • Depth
    • GX-SM540SH Cable Full HD Black:173 mm
    • CX20 Satellite Full HD Black:148 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (on)
Comparison of GX-SM540SH, CX20
60 specifications
B

SMART Technologies

CX20 Satellite Full HD Black

Model CX20

View product
Video3 differ
Signal sourceDiffersCableSatellite
Digital signal format systemDiffersDVB-S, DVB-S2DVB-S2
Video resolutionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1920 x 1080 pixels
Supported video modesDiffers1080i, 1080p, 576i, 576p, 720p1080p
3DKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Composite video outDiffers01
Digital audio coaxial outDiffers01
Audio (L/R) outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
RF ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
RS-232 interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
HDD recordingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFAT32, NTFS
Featuresidentical
Number of tunersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 tuner(s)
Parental controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Teletext functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Events timer/reminderKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On Screen Display (OSD) languagesKnown for oneGerman, English, Polish, TurkishUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLED
Display digitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 digits
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source175-250 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs25 W20 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers233 mm260 mm
DepthDiffers173 mm148 mm
HeightDiffers25 mm45 mm
WeightDiffers600 g1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Batteries includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
File formatsidentical
Video formats supportedKnown for oneASF, AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, TS, WMV, XVIDUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one340 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one255 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one100 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one1.41 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 45 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More tv set-top box comparisons

All tv set-top box comparisons