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Once again another PVR enters the market and leaves us with another stellar report. The Sonicview SV-PVR 100 Digital Satellite Free To Air Receiver delivers unparalleled quality in a great free to air Unit with a built in personal video recorder. The new Sonicview blew us away with its jam packed features and technical superiority. It definately came as a surprise why this Unit is not getting more recognition in the FTA community as it is probably the best PVR Unit to date.

The first thing we noticed about this Unit was the high level of quality both inside and outside. A nice gunmetal finish accompanies each Unit and gives it a nice look. The large remote control is also well made with well placed buttons. It's easy to get used to.


One thing that impressed us was the ease of channel scanning. After loading the Unit with the latest Firmware , we hooked it up and was pleasantly surprised how fast its scanning abilities were. A definate plus. The newEPG guide system proved to be just as advanced and the friendly remote control made adjustments a breeze.
Sonicview SV-PVR 1000 at a Glance:
Fully MPEG-2 & DVB-S Supported
NEC MPEG Internal ChipSet
Sharp NIM Tuner (Tuner Symbol rate : 1-45MS/s)
Multi-Picture Flame Screen Available
4,9,16 Flam Screen & Thumbnail View Selectable
Zoom In-Out Function
Wide PLL RLL RF Modulator - PAL B/G,I,D/K
Diseqc 1.0 & 1.2 with 500mA Max, LNB Power
22KHz Switching Control
256 Colors & User Friendly GUI for Easy Control and menu surfing
Various GUI Language Support : English, Arabic,Persian,Germain, French,Russian, Spanish, Italian
Fast Booting & Scan Speed Single & Multi-Satellite Auto Scan/Manual Scan Supported - High Speedy Channel Changing Time : Less than 1 Sec.
Huge 6000 Channels Memory Capacity for TV & Radio Programs
8 Favorite Channel List Group Programmable
Channel Sorting by FTA, CAS,Satellite,Alphabetic Order & Network
Close Caption Supported
Strip-EPG for 7 Day Channel Programs
PIG(Picture-IN-Graphic)
Various Aspect Ratio with 4:3, Letter Box, Full Screen & 16:9
Background Graphic Display for Radio Program Channels
Parental Lock Function using Master PIN Code
40 Step Volume Control
Automatic NTSC/PAL Detection and Simple Video Converter(NTSC<->PAL)
Superior On-Screen Display Menu
Beep Sound for Easy RCU Control
Useful RCU Key-Functions for Channel Find, Edit and Signal Strength Display
This Unit in our opinion is just as great if not greater than its rival that Pansat PVR-7000. Stellar picture quality and the ability to upgrade the internal hard drive to allow even more recording impressed us greatly. The 7 day electronic program guide that actually works was even more stunning. This Unit pulls in everything under the sun and displays it on screen in no time.

This Unit is definately going to be one of the hottest fta receivers for 2007. Boasting top of the line specs it definately outshines its competition in this market. If you are looking for a higher end fta Unit with outstanding PVR capabilities then this is theUnit for you.