DESCRIPTION of Xoro HRC 9000 Satellite Combo Receiver
- Xoro HRC 9000 Combo Receiver
- Manufacturer: Made in Germany by Xoro Electronics
- Box contains:
- HRC 9000 Satellite Combo Receiver
- Remote Control & Batteries
- User Manual in English
- Definition: Standard and High Definition
- Capacity of 7000 TV and Radio channels
- 7 Day Electronic Program Guide (DTT). Now/Next on Satellite
- PVR ready
- 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i with HDCP Copy Protection
- MPEG-2, MPEG4, H.264 and DVB-T compliant
- DVB-S2
- Colour: Black
- Irish/UK 3 Pin Plug
- Multi-lingual support
- Dimensions: (WxDxH) 26*21*5cm
- Back of Box
- Scart (TV)
- Aerial In / Aerial Out
- HDMI connection
- Phono sockets
- RS232 for software and channel upgrades
- LNB IN/OUT
- USB port gives Access to HDD, USB memory, Others etc
- S/PDIF output for digital audio
- On/Off switch on back on box
- Ethernet Port
- Front of box
- Manual operation buttons on front of box
- Digital Time and Channel Display
- 1 x common interface (CI) slot (Conax)
- Available Pre-Programmed - see 'List of Channels' tab
- Does NOT include HDMI Lead
- Supports FAT32
- Automatic PAL/NTSC Conversion
- Picture in Graphic (PiG) Support
- Parental Controls
- Automatic Last Channel Save
- PVR Ready
- Media Player
- Video: Vob, MPG, M2T, MP4, MKV, MOV, M2TS, AVI(MPEG-4 AVC H.264), Not Xvid AVIs
- Music: MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG
- Img: JPG, BMP
USES of HRC 9000 Satellite Combo Receiver
- HD Digital Recevier for receiving both:
- Irish Digital Terrestrial TV (Saorview Channels)
- Standard & HD UK Satellite Channels
- Channel list (List of Channels Tab) includes:
- RTE 1, 2, TV3, 3e, ....BBCs, ITVs, Channel 4, Channel 5 etc
- Need to tune Irish Channels to your local transmitter (see video guides)
- PVR Features - Add Recording with an External Hard drive
- Equipment needed - 250GB, 320GB External Hard Drive etc
- Allows viewer to Pause & Record TV Shows
ADVANTAGES of Xoro Satellite Combo Receiver
- With this box you can record 2 Channels at the one time!
- Also;
- You can watch Irish TV & record a programme on a UK satellite channel
- You can watch a UK channel and record something on the Irish Stations
- Is an extremely reliable model from a Germany company, we have sold 1000s of these and they have about a 1% return rate
- It has proved far more reliable that 'cheaper' competitor products
- Does the job of both a HD Satellite Receiver and a HD Digital Terrestrial Receiver in a single unit
- Supports both Standard & High Definition transmissions
- It is very competitively priced
- It futures proofs your investment by meeting all the latest HD standards
- Has PVR features (ie. Can Pause/Record Live TV with addition of external storage device)
- Unlike cheaper brands, it works well with USB powered External Hard Drives
- Unlike other brands, it contains a card reader unit
- Unlike pretty much very other combo on the market, it actually has a standard Irish 3 Pin Plug
DISADVANTAGES of Xoro 9000 Satellite Combo Receiver
- Does not support MHEG5 which will mean no teletext on HD terrestrial channels
- More expensive than either a HD Satellite Receiver or a stand alone Digital Terrestrial Receiver but cheaper than getting them seperately
- It does not have an RF out i.e. it is not possible to run the picture to an additional room unless you use either an external Modulator or a TRI-Link (allows you to operate box with a sky eye from another room)
- It is not possible to record 2 different satellite channels at the one time (no single sat tuner combo box will allow you do this)
The above map shows the main Saorview Coverage & Transmitters, the colour code of the best UHF Aerial to use and their catchment area.
The table above shows the Channel Range & Polarity of each of the Transmitters in Ireland. The Final column shows the UHF group colour code for the most appropriate aerial for the transmitter. Of course it is possible to use a Wide band UHF (either the high Grid or standard 10 element contract aerial) which will work on all transmitters.
The table above shows the range of UHF TV Aerials available, their frequency range and the colour code associated with each aerial. View Coastal Transmitter Map [Here]
OVERVIEW
The 3 terms widely (and often incorrectly) used to describe a
receiver to get the free satellite channels are:
- Free to Air: Generic Satellite receiver
- Freesat: ITV/BBC patented range
- Freeview: NOT a Satellite receiver - its a Terrestrial Digital receiver
Below we give full details of the differences
Free to Air (FTA)
- This is a Satellite Digital receiver and is used with a satellite dish
- It is Free to Air meaning it is used to pick up free satellite channels
- but can come with a card slot to allow it to be used for subscription services
- It is capable of working with any satellite (so long as the dish is large enough)
- Manufactured by a range of up to about 120 different companies
- Boxes can come in the following formats
- Standard definition receivers: No hard drive
- High Definition Receivers: Option to add on external hard drive
- HD+ Receiver: Twin feeds to allow you to record one channel & look at another
- HD Satellite & Combo receiver: a satellite feed & a Digital terrestrial feed
- Good Points ?
- It is non subscription
- It is very versatile in terms of channel line up and satellite
- huge range of different boxes
- generally cheaper than freesat
- Drawback
- Unlike freesat it does not automatically updates if their is a frequency change
- or a new channels becomes available
- getting spare remotes etc can be a problem
- Main channels include (on astra 2, but totally flexible):
- BBC 1,2,3,4,
- UTV, ITV 2,3,4,
- Channel 4, E4, More 4,
- 6 News Channels, 7 Childrens, 8 Movie channels.
- TVTRADE.IE stock these in our free to air satellite receiver section
FREESAT
Main points
- This is a Satellite Digital receiver
- It meets the Freesat standards set out by ITV/BBC to work
- It will work anywhere in Ireland from a 60cm satellite dish
- It comes in range of types (and about 5 manufactures):
- Freesat SD: SD with no hard drive
- Freesat HD: HD with no hard drive
- Freesat+: twin feed, with hard drive, series link etc
- What makes Freesat special ?
- It is non subscription
- It has a standard channel line up (programme with a UK Post code)
- it automatically updates if their is a frequency change
- or a new channels becomes available
- easy to get spare remotes etc (there is 10 million freesat boxes out there)
- Drawbacks
- It is generally more expensive that free to air boxes
- It is not as flexible - i.e. you can't decide the order of the channels in freesat mode
- Only works off the Astra 2 (28 degrees E) satellite.
- Main channels include:
- BBC 1,2,3,4,
- UTV, ITV 2,3,4,
- Channel 4, E4, More 4,
- 6 News Channels, 7 Childrens, 8 Movie channels.
- TVTRADE.IE stock these in our Freesat Satellite Receivers section
Freeview
Main points
- This is a terrestrial Digital receiver (NOT a satellite receiver)
- Works with UHF Aerial rather than a Satellite dish
- It meets the Freeview standards set out by ITV/BBC
- It does not generally work in Ireland (Except along border and East coast)
- It is not stocked by TVTrade.ie
- What people generally mean when they say Freeview is that they are looking for either:
- Free To Air Receiver
- Freesat Receiver
Xoro HRC 9000 User Manual (xoro-hrc-9000-english-user-manual.pdf, 6,598 Kb) [Download]
Latest Channel List (Xoro9000_May15.zip, 1,783 Kb) [Download]
Xoro Channel List Editor (xoro-channel-editor.zip, 2,098 Kb) [Download]
Combo Receiver Installation Diagram (satellite-combo-receiver-set-up.pdf, 384 Kb) [Download]
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