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feature allows to pause live
TV at any given moment and
to continue from that pre-
cise point at a later stage.
We would also have liked
the option to play back pre-
viously recorded events di-
rectly in DVB-T mode. The
way this receiver is designed
you have to switch to An-
droid mode before you can
do that.
The tuner used by Jiuzhou
for its Android receiver is
compatible with DVB-T and
is capable of processing
HDTV using H.264/MPEG-4.
Since such DVB-T HDTV sig-
nals are not available at our
test location we had to make
use of a clever trick in order
to check out this function:
We took a DVB-T2 frequency
with a few HD channels and
re-modulated those into a
DVB-T signal that was then
fed to the DTP2100.
Putting aside the miss-
ing labelling on the remote
control, the entire DVB-T
tion on the current and next
event.
When looking at the re-
mote control, there is no
dedicated button for EPG or
calling up the info bar, and
this is where our previous
criticism regarding the re-
mote control comes into play
again.
As a matter of fact, both
an electronic program guide
and an info bar are of course
implemented in the soft-
ware, there just aren’t the
corresponding keys on the
remote. You have to know
(
and remember) that you
need to press the red or yel-
low function key to access
these features. The same is
true for teletext, which is ac-
tivated with the green func-
tion key.
For reasons of simplicity,
Jiuzhou has opted not to la-
bel the remote control for
the DVB-T mode, since the
keys assume different roles
in Android mode.
As far as language selec-
tion and subtitles are con-
cerned, Jiuzhou walks along
a more conventional path: A
key labelled Track will take
care of these adjustments.
Since no dedicated but-
ton for the favourites lists is
available, the manufacturer
has found a very neat way of
implementing this function.
With the channel list opened
on screen you only need to
press the yellow function
key to call up all available fa-
vourites lists. You then sim-
ply select your desired list(s)
in order to make them avail-
able in the standard channel
list layout. Using the Left/
Right keys on the remote
then brings you right to your
favourites.
Obviously, the DTP2100
can easily be turned into a
fully-fledged PVR receiver
simply by attaching an ex-
ternal USB storage medi-
um. It is possible to watch
a second channel while one
channel is being recorded,
provided both channels are
transmitted on the same fre-
quency.
Two simultaneous record-
ings, however, are not pos-
sible. The built-in timeshift
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HD videos? No problem for
the DTP2100.
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Videos downloaded from
the Internet can also be played
back without a glitch.
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One of the high points
of the DTP2100 is the MP3
jukebox, which even shows
album covers.
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MP3 playback.
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The DTP2100 image viewer
at work.
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This picture was never
saved on our test receiver,
but was loaded from Google
Picasa.
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Thanks to its fully-fledged
web browser the receiver
becomes a neat everyday tool.
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Access to YouTube videos.
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You can search for videos
directly on the receiver.
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Music videos receive a
special icon, making it easy for
them stand out from the crowd.
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The YouTube app
comes with comprehensive
configuration options.
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Thank to the Android
operating system the receiver
can be freely customised.
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If the image shown has a
different aspect ratio than the
TV panel, this can be rectified
thanks to a dedicated menu
item.
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Apps can easily be updated,
moved or deleted.
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The receiver can be used
for all sorts of external storage
media, no matter whether it’s a
USB HDD, USB stick or memory
card.