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DVico TViX PVR M-5130SH

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DVico TViX PVR M-5130SH 4.00

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RRP

$799.00

Review Date

Wednesday, 17th of October, 2007

What's Hot

Wide range of supported file formats, great design, no image quality or audio problems

What's Not

No time shifting, networking is too complicated

The Final Word

The DViCO TViX PVR M-5130SH is a useful device for those who love downloading video and audio files from the Internet. Being able to play them on your TV is great and with the new PVR features, you can watch and record digital television as well.

Audio & Speakers

Surround Sound Type

Dolby Digital (AC-3), DTS

Display

On-screen Display

Yes

DVD Options

Progressive Scan Support

Yes

General

Available Colours

Black

Width (mm)

131

Height (mm)

185

Weight (kg)

1.8

Hard Drive

Hard Drive Type

SATA II

Media

Supported Audio File Formats

AAC+, m4a, FLAC, PCM, AC3, AAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA

Supported Video File Formats

AVI, VOB, ISO, H.263, AVCHD, WMA v9, ifo, VC-1, mkv, tp, ts, trp, m2ts, ASF, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, WMV, Xvid

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG, JPG

Miscellaneous

Remote Control

Yes

File System Formats

NTFS, FAT32, DTV Recording 72000rpm, NTFS

Supported subtitle formats

.smi, .sub, .srt, .lrc, .txt

ODD support

yes

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Czech, Russian, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

Fan type

40mm Brushless FAN

Fan Control

Temperature Sensing, Varialble Speed

Memory

Main: 128M byte / Flash: 16 M byte

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power

Set Top Box

Number of receivers

Personal Video Recorder (PVR) / Digital Video Recorder (DVR)

Yes

Television Features

DTV Display Format

576i, 576p, 720p (HDTV), 1080i (HDTV), 1080p (HDTV)

TV Tuner Card

Internal or External Card

Internal

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

DVB-T input, LAN (10/100Mbps), WLAN 802.11g (optional), Audio (RCA) Output, Coaxial Digital Output, Component Video Output, Composite Video Output, HDMI Output, Optical Digital Output, S-Video Output, USB 2.0

Number of Audio (RCA) Output

Number of Coaxial Digital Output Ports

Number of Component Video Output Ports

Number of Composite Video Output Ports

Number of HDMI Output Ports

Number of Optical Digital Output Ports

Number of S-Video Output Ports

Number of TV-Tuner Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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