• Reception of Standard (SD) and High Definition (HD) TV with Freeview HD
• 8 day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
• Pause live TV, Timeshift and record to external hard disk drive (not supplied)
• Playback music, pictures and movies from USB memory sticks or a home networked PC

The HDFV is designed for the reception of standard and high definition programmes from Freeview HD, offering viewers the opportunity to watch spectacular high definition programming from BBC HD, ITV1HD and soon C4HD via their existing TV aerial.

The HDFV offers class-leading functionality including multimedia playback from USB storage devices and networked PCs or Network-Attached Storage (NAS) – as well as Digital Video Recorder (DVR) functionality via USB to an external hard disk drive.

Embracing the concept of the connected home, the HDFV can connect to a home network using a fixed connection or wirelessly with the optional TechniSat WLAN Adaptor. Not only does this allow movies, music and pictures to be streamed directly from the PC or NAS to the TV, but ensures access to possible future on-line services such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player.

The HDFV is ‘DVRready’ to enable live pause, timeshift and recording of programmes to external hard disk drives or memory sticks via the USB port. Recordings can also be edited to add bookmarks, copy or delete sections of video or rename. Files can then be transferred to a PC or NAS for storage.

In addition to this extensive feature set; the HDFV offers 1080p upscaling, 8 day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) and a three year manufacturer’s guarantee.

Multimedia Entertainment with TechniSat HDFV
The HDFV offers not just stunning high definition pictures and outstanding quality but also a unique level of features. Numerous interfaces and additional features make this digital receiver a home entertainment system to satisfy your multimedia needs.

You can connect USB memory sticks or external hard disk drives and access the data on them via the receiver’s remote control. All your camera photographs, videos recorded or downloaded on the PC and home movies can be stored on these devices and played back using the HDFV.

The built-in USB interface enables digital photos in JPEG format, music files in MP3 format and movies in MPEG format to be played on your TV via the receiver. This means that you can relax and view holiday photos and videos with your family and friends on your TV or listen to your favourite music. The music player will display album artwork and albums and tracks can be set to repeat or play randomly using the shuffle option. Multiple USB devices can be connected with the addition of a USB hub.

What’s more, you can connect your HDFV to your home network, either using the Ethernet connection or wirelessly using the optional USB WLAN Adaptor and access all the above multimedia content directly from a PC. The HDFV is compatible with Windows 7 and is UPnP.

Specifications

• Frontend: DVB-T2
• Input: IEC 60169-2 Female, 75 ohm
• Output: IEC 60169-2 Male, 75 ohm
• SCART: TV (RGB, CVBS, S-Video)
• HDMI: 1.3, HDCP
• Analogue Video: CVBS (RCA)
• Analogue Audio: Left/Right (RCA)
• Digital Audio: SPDIF (RCA)
• USB: USB2.0 Host, mass storage support, WiFi adaptor support
• Ethernet: RJ45, 10/100, support for streaming services
• DVR: USB record to external volume
• Media Playback: Pictures (JPEG), Music (MP3), Movies (MPEG2)
• Network: UPnP and CIFS support for PC/NAS
• Remote Control: RC5
• Power Supply: External mains adaptor, 12V/2A
• Housing: Metal, black
• Display: 4 digit 7 segment, Green LED
• Front Panel Control: Standby, navigation, OK
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 280mm x 155mm x 37mm
• Operating Temperature: +5ºC to +35ºC
• Humidity: -10% to 75% RH non-condensing

• Integrated Blu-ray Disc™ Player
• Freeview HD built in
• Full HD 1080 – watch sports, movies and games in superb High Definition detail
• HDMI™ – 3 inputs (1 on rear, 2 on side, all with CEC) make it easier to connect to High Definition sources
• Wi-Fi Ready – add a wireless adapter or USB dongle
• Ambient Sensor – let the TV automatically detect the brightness and colour temperature of ambient light in the room

Enjoy a complete High Definition world
Full HD delivers five times more detail than standard definition pictures – and now you can get the whole experience in one easy-to-use solution. The EX43B is an all-in-one Full HD TV and Blu-ray Disc™ Player. Now that’s total entertainment.

Go Full HD and enjoy a real difference
A great TV needs great films to really show what it can do. This model has an integrated Blu-ray Disc™ Player which means you can play Full HD movies at their best with incredibly detailed, rich, more lifelike pictures.

Catch up on TV, videos and movie news
This model also makes it easy for you to explore an amazing new world of Internet TV. Show the latest video clips from popular websites such as YouTube™ and Dailymotion™ or catch up on the programmes you missed with on-demand TV. Why crowd around a cramped PC when you can relax with the big screen?

Create a new heart of home entertainment
With the this model it’s simple to share entertainment from all over the home. Use its USB, HDMI® or DLNA connectivity to link laptops, mobile phones, cameras or your PLAYSTATION®3. Just sit back and enjoy your favourite movies, photos, music or games from the comfort of your sofa or bedroom.

Get the best picture to suit the room
This model has an innovative Ambient Sensor which automatically adjusts your picture to suit the brightness and colour temperature of the room. Brilliantly simple, it not only gives you a better picture, it can also help save energy – and save money too.

Get easy access to free digital HD TV
Enjoy a huge range of free digital TV and radio channels, including HD programmes, with built-in Freeview HD. There’s no subscription or contract and no need for a set-top box or satellite dish. It’s all easily accessible using just one remote control and your external TV aerial.

With an integrated Blu-ray Disc™ Player, you can play Blu-ray Disc movies straight from the built-in player with no need for an additional Blu-ray™ Player or extra cables. Plus, with Full HD 1080 you’ll be able to watch sports, movies and games in superb High Definition detail with a 1920 x 1080 pixel picture resolution. BRAVIA Internet Video lets you connect your TV directly to the Internet to access online services, stream full-screen videos and watch the programmes you missed on catch-up TV (available services subject to country).

As this product is Wi-Fi Ready you can add a wireless adapter or USB dongle and you can easily connect to your wireless home network without the clutter of cables. There are three HDMI inputs (1 on rear, 2 on side, all with CEC), making it easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Disc™ and PLAYSTATION®3. The Ambient Sensor lets the TV automatically detect the brightness and colour temperature of ambient light in the room and optimise image quality so you always enjoy pictures which are comforting to the eye. With BRAVIA ENGINE 3 you are able to view images with impressive detail, optimal contrast, and truer-to-life colour tones.

The USB Media Player allows you to plug in a USB device and enjoy movies, photos and music on your TV using USB playback. The handy PhotoTV HD features enables you to view your digital photographs on a Full HD screen optimised to show full photographic details, natural colours and real-life texture. DLNA lets you stream movies, music and photos to your BRAVIA from compatible devices, such as a laptop, mobile phone or music player, no matter where in the home they are located.

With in-built 24p True Cinema™ you can reproduce the authentic cinematic experience and enjoy movies exactly as the director intended in 24 frames per second, while Cinema Mode lets you choose from two different cinema modes to reproduce an authentic movie experience at home with unique film-like textures and adjusted colour and brightness settings.

The Scene Select function means that with one-touch of the remote control you can easily enjoy the best atmospheric, dynamic and realistic picture and sound settings to suit whatever you’re watching. This combi’s Invisible Speakers let you enjoy the perfect fusion of image and sound from speakers hidden in the TV design and positioned for ideal sound elevation. S-Force Front Surround allows you to experience the full effect of digital surround sound using innovative audio technology and your TV speakers. The S-Master Amplifier lets you hear original crystal-clear digital sound with no loss of quality through any analogue-digital conversion.

With BRAVIA Sync you can control your entire home entertainment system with a universal remote control option which lets you play or adjust settings on compatible devices at the touch of a button. And with Photo Map you can now retrace your memories by displaying a world map on-screen which shows the locations of photos you have taken with GPS.

What’s more, you can quickly access a variety of eco settings which reduce power consumption and help you to save on household bills and be friendlier to the environment. An Integrated Freeview TV tuner gives you access to free-to-air digital TV channels from Freeview with a built-in DVB-T tuner (MPEG2) which means there’s no need for a set-top box; it’s the easy way to make the digital switch-over when analogue TV is turned off. This is also true of Freeview HD

• VIERA Full HD LCD TV
• Freeview HD & Freesat HD Built-in
• Intelligent Frame Creation Pro
• Wide Viewing Angle with IPS-alpha Panel
• VIERA CAST
• VIERA Image Viewer (Photo and Video)
• DLNA
• Smart Networking with VIERA Link

Full-HD IPS LCD with Freeview HD & Freesat HD built-in, Intelligent Frame Creation Pro, VIERA CAST and VIERA Image Viewer

The G20 Series includes a DVB-S tuner for Freesat HD and a DVB-T2 tuner for Freeview HD providing you with a convenient, subscription free way of watching HD contents like sport, as well as your favourite soaps, dramas and documentaries in full HD glory wherever you are in the UK*. Even fast-moving scenes are displayed sharply and clearly. With a 50Hz video signal input, Intelligent Frame Creation Pro makes 100 frames/second from 50 frames/second. This increases the frame count to allow natural frame-to-frame transitions, for smooth motion images with high resolution. VIERA also uses motion focus technology to greatly enhance resolution.

Enjoy Internet content right on your TV. With VIERA CAST you can enjoy online videos, photos, and more. You can also check sports, news, weather and stock information with an easy-to-use Web interface that’s built into the TV. What’s more, VIERA CAST’s assorted online content has new additions, including the remarkably popular Skype™ and Twitter® applications. VIERA CAST not only offers unique web entertainment but also expands your forms of communication.

It’s easy to view full-HD images with the SD card slot. Watch and show your photos and motion images right after you take them. Simply insert an SD Memory Card into VIERA to display photos and full-HD videos on the large screen. An easy-to-see, easy-to-use thumbnail display has also been added. You can also enjoy special background music, slideshow frames and transition effects.

The wide 178° viewing angle ensures clear images even when viewed from an angle. The backlight’s wide transmission aperture enhances the contrast between light and dark, and improves motion-image response. *Measured at an angle where the contrast ratio is 10:1 or higher.

Make your home even more comfortable by linking your digital home appliances with DLNA. This new system lets you share images, music and other content through DLNA-compatible TVs and computers connected to a router over a LAN network. You can also enjoy the contents in different rooms.

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• Full HD LCD TV with Freeview HD and Freesat HD Built-in
• Intelligent Frame Creation Pro
• Wide Viewing Angle with IPS-alpha Panel
• VIERA CAST and VIERA Image Viewer (Photo and Video)
• DLNA plus Smart Networking with VIERA Link

Full-HD IPS LCD with Freeview HD & Freesat HD built-in, Intelligent Frame Creation Pro, VIERA CAST and VIERA Image Viewer
The G20 Series includes a DVB-S tuner for Freesat HD and a DVB-T2 tuner for Freeview HD providing you with a convenient, subscription free way of watching HD contents like sport, as well as your favourite soaps, dramas and documentaries in full HD glory wherever you are in the UK*. Even fast-moving scenes are displayed sharply and clearly. With a 50Hz video signal input, Intelligent Frame Creation Pro makes 100 frames/second from 50 frames/second. This increases the frame count to allow natural frame-to-frame transitions, for smooth motion images with high resolution. VIERA also uses motion focus technology to greatly enhance resolution.

Enjoy Internet content right on your TV. With VIERA CAST you can enjoy online videos, photos, and more. You can also check sports, news, weather and stock information with an easy-to-use Web interface that’s built into the TV. What’s more, VIERA CAST’s assorted online content has new additions, including the remarkably popular Skype™ and Twitter® applications. VIERA CAST not only offers unique web entertainment but also expands your forms of communication.

It’s easy to view full-HD images with the SD card slot. Watch and show your photos and motion images right after you take them. Simply insert an SD Memory Card into VIERA to display photos and full-HD videos on the large screen. An easy-to-see, easy-to-use thumbnail display has also been added. You can also enjoy special background music, slideshow frames and transition effects.

The wide 178° viewing angle ensures clear images even when viewed from an angle. The backlight’s wide transmission aperture enhances the contrast between light and dark, and improves motion-image response. *Measured at an angle where the contrast ratio is 10:1 or higher.

Make your home even more comfortable by linking your digital home appliances with DLNA. This new system lets you share images, music and other content through DLNA-compatible TVs and computers connected to a router over a LAN network. You can also enjoy the contents in different rooms.

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• Full HD LED LCD TV
• Freeview HD and Freesat HD Built-in
• Intelligent Frame Creation Pro
• Dynamic Contrast 2,000,000:1
• Wide Viewing Angle with IPS Panel plus VIERA CAST and Photo and Video Viewer

Full-HD IPS LED LCD with Freeview HD and Freesat HD built-in, Intelligent Frame Creation Pro, 2mil:1 Contrast and VIERA CAST
The D25 Series includes a DVB-S tuner for Freesat HD and a DVB-T2 tuner for Freeview HD providing you with a convenient, subscription free way of watching HD contents like sport, as well as your favourite soaps, dramas and documentaries in full HD glory wherever you are in the UK*.

The IPS panel, which is known for its wide viewing angle and excellent light transmittance, is now further enhanced with a bright, energy-saving LED backlight. Images do not fade when viewed from an angle, and contrast is higher than in previous IPS models in spite of using less power. The IPS LED LCD TV offers superb colour rendering and also contributes to the display’s slim design.

Even fast-moving scenes are displayed sharply and clearly. With a 50Hz video signal input, Intelligent Frame Creation Pro makes 100 frames/second from 50 frames/second. This increases the frame count to allow natural frame-to-frame transitions, for smooth motion images with high resolution. VIERA also uses motion focus technology to greatly enhance resolution.

Both high contrast and energy-saving efficiency have been achieved in the IPS LED LCD TV by combining the IPS panel, which is known for its wide viewing angle, with a bright, energy-efficient LED backlight. Even dark scenes like night skies are naturally rendered with delicate shades of black. The Intelligent Scene Controller further boosts the image quality.

The wide 178°* viewing angle ensures clear images even when viewed from an angle. The backlight’s wide transmission aperture enhances the contrast between light and dark, and improves motion-image response. *Measured at an angle where the contrast ratio is 10:1 or higher.

Enjoy Internet content right on your TV. With VIERA CAST you can enjoy online videos, photos, and more. You can also check sports, news, weather and stock information with an easy-to-use Web interface that’s built into the TV. What’s more, VIERA CAST’s assorted online content has new additions, including the remarkably popular Skype™ and Twitter® applications. VIERA CAST not only offers unique web entertainment but also expands your forms of communication.

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• VIERA NeoPDP Full HD Plasma TV
• Freeview HD Built-in
• 600Hz Sub-field Drive Intelligent Frame Creation Pro
• Native Contrast 2,000,000:1
• VIERA Image Viewer (Photo and Video)
• Game Mode
• Smart Networking with VIERA Link
• V-Audio Surround

The S20 Series includes a DVB-T2 tuner for Freeview HD providing you with a convenient, subscription free way of watching HD contents like sport, as well as your favourite soaps, dramas and documentaries in full HD glory.

600Hz Sub-field Drive technology lets you view superb full-HD motion and still images with 1,080 lines of resolution. For even greater clarity with motion images, Panasonic uses its own unique image-analysis technology. This technology converts the motion in each scene into data. And each frame is practically displayed for a shorter length of time than in previous systems, to reduce aftereffects. *When using Cinema mode.

VIERA incorporates an improved panel production process and the new Real Black Drive system. A pre-discharge control system, the Real Black Drive system achieves next-generation black reproduction. When you’re watching movies, VIERA renders images just the way the director intended, even in scenes where it’s difficult to achieve a proper balance of light and dark.

It’s easy to view full-HD images with the SD card slot. Watch and show your photos and motion images right after you take them. Simply insert an SD Memory Card into VIERA to display photos and full-HD videos on the large screen. An easy-to-see, easy-to-use thumbnail display has also been added. You can also enjoy special background music, slideshow frames and transition effects.

In Game Mode, quicker image response increases the enjoyment of video games when a game console is connected to the TV. What’s more, VIERA produces the dark images in video games more clearly. This mode works with the anti-image retention (wobbling) function, too.

VIERA Link allows the interlinked operation of various AV devices using only the VIERA remote control, by simply connecting the devices to each other by an HDMI cable.

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Known specifications:

• Digitally interactive.
• Digital text.
• RF loop.
• Digital video broadcasting (DVB).
• Subtitles available.
• Supports audio description.
• Now and next electronic programme guide.
• 7 day electronic programme guide.
• 1 SCART socket.
• SCART lead not included.1 HDMI socket.
• HDMI lead not included.
• Upscales to 1080p.
• Ethernet port.
• Power consumption in standby 2W.
• Power consumption in use 12W.
• Remote control requires 2 x AAA batteries (included).
• Size (H)4, (W)17, (D)29.5cm.
• Weight 0.9kg.

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The majority of viewers will come into coverage at the same time that they go through digital switchover – including viewers in Manchester covering Preston, Blackburn, Bolton, Manchester and Liverpool in December 2009 and those in Cardiff, who will get Freeview HD by the end of March 2010. For the 7% of the UK population who switched before December 2009, a retrofit programme will bring them into coverage before the end of November 2010. 

Remember: To receive Freeview HD you must wait until Freeview HD has been enabled in your area this could happen before your official digital switchover date as the Freesat HD rollout has been accelerated.

Please check your post code with the Freeview HD free tool
before purchasing any Freeview HD product just to be sure!