Azbox Mini Me

TEST REPORT Miniature HDTV Linux Receiver
AZBox
can be started with two different flash versions
excellent integration in existing home network
remote control compatible with AZBox ME
miniMe
both receivers can be operated with the same
remote
blind scan function as special treat for DXers
easy-to-use and intuitive on-screen menu
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TEST REPORT Miniature HDTV Linux Receiver
Ever since we first test-

ed the AZBox ME in TELE-
satellite 02-03/2012 we
simply cannot take our
eyes off this receiver. The
latest variant arrived at
our test center in an unu-
sually small box and car-
ries the fitting name AZ-
Box miniMe.
The AZBox miniMe sports

a stylish set-top box design,
which means it comes with
an unobtrusive back plastic
casing which will make it a
suitable addition to all your
existing home entertainment
gear.
We were particularly taken
to the slightly inclined side
panels and the interest-
ing design of the ventilation
openings on the top side. In
contrast to those unusual
characteristics, the front
panel looks rather conven- Read Test Report of the AZBox miniMe's big sister AZBox ME in TELE-satellite 02-03/2012
tional and comes with a but- www.TELE-satellite.com/12/03/azbox-me
ton on the left to switch on
the receiver. The button is used to connect an infrared a surprisingly wide range of surely appreciate this optical
surrounded by an LED that receiver. This way the AZBox connections: digital output in connection
indicates the current operat- miniMe can be hidden out of LNB-In und LNB-Loop: with a digital amplifier. For
ing mode of the receiver: sight in a cabinet or behind Additional receivers or me- analog processing you might
lilac: deep standby the TV panel, for example. ters can be hooked up to the require a digital-analog con-
red: standby If you want to make use of LNB loop-through output. verter (DAC).
blue: on that option you need to sepa- S/PDIF: Music lovers and LAN: An RJ-45 connec-
In addition, there is the rately obtain the IR receiver, home theatre enthusiasts will tion is a must-have feature
AZBox miniMe model des- since the receiver itself is
ignation in white lettering shipped without it.
and the characteristic Z logo Due its small size the back
in black. Looks really great! panel of AZBox miniMe looks
To the right there is a mini a bit crowded, but thats only 09-10/2012
phone jack which can be due to the fact that it offers AZBox mini ME
Excellent mini receiver with network
functionality the perfect fit for any home
network.
www.TELE-satellite.com/12/09/azbox-mini-me
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for Linux-based receivers, as from the mains to fully dis- to any desired command. In AZBox miniMe AZBox ME
it allows access to local serv- connect the receiver, even theory you wont even need
CPU SIGMA processor SMP 8653 SIGMA processor SMP 8655
ers and the Internet. though we recommend us- the TVs remote control any
FLASH 256 MB 512 MB
HDMI: Our preferred ing a switchable power strip longer, which is an absolute
method of connecting any to be on the safe and eco- bonus in this day and age of RAM DDR 128 MB DDR 256 MB
digital receiver to a TV pan- nomical side. Obviously, we multimedia overload. VIDEO DDR 128 MB DDR 256 MB
el or monitor with a cor- checked power consumption Apart from the receiv- Tuner Single tuner (DVB-S2) Single tuner (DVB-S2)
responding input interface. in deep standby, standby and er, the remote control and HDD eSATA eSATA and internal SATA
Both digital video and audio on modes. Please refer to the adapter cables for compo-
Video Container MPEG1/2/4 (M1V, M2V, M4V); MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPEG1/2/4 (M1V, M2V, M4V); MPEG1/2 PS (M2P,
are provided via HDMI. chart at the end of the report nent video and composite MPG); MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, MPG); MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T,
YPbPr: A mini phone jack for all results. video mentioned above, the M2T, M2TS, MTS), VOB, AVI, ASF, WMV, IFO, ISO; M2TS, MTS), VOB, AVI, ASF, WMV, IFO, ISO; Matroska
Matroska (MKV), MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4 (MKV), MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
puts out a component video The internal smartcard manufacturer also supplies
signal using the YPbPr colour reader is located on the left a short manual and two AAA Video Codecs XVID SD/HD; MPEG-1; MPEG-2: MP@HL; MPEG- XVID SD/HD; MPEG-1; MPEG-2: MP@HL; MPEG-4.2:
4.2: ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC; WMV9: MP@HL; ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC; WMV9: MP@HL; H.264:
scheme, which provides bet- side of the AZBox miniMe batteries for the remote. H.264: BP@L3; H.264: MP@L4.0; H.264: HP@L4.0; BP@L3; H.264: MP@L4.0; H.264: HP@L4.0; H.264:
ter video quality with higher and by default it is not ac- Before we went about H.264: HP@L4.1; VC-1: MP@HL; VC-1: AP@L3 HP@L4.1; VC-1: MP@HL; VC-1: AP@L3
resolution than the conven- tive, which means it does not checking out all features and Audio Container AAC, M4A, MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), AAC, M4A, MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), WAV,
tional FBAS signal. If you own support any encryption sys- functions of the AZBox min-
WAV, WMA, FLAC, OGG WMA, FLAC, OGG
a video projector without tem known to us. The remote iMe we first looked at aspects Audio Codecs AAC, AAC+, DTS, WMA, WMA Pro, MP1, AAC, AAC+, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, WMA, WMA Pro,
MP2, MP3, LPCM, FLAC, Vorbis, DTS (Audio MP1, MP2, MP3, LPCM, FLAC, Vorbis, DTS (Audio
digital input options you will control is the same that also differentiating it from the AZ- Passthrough) Passthrough), Dolby Digital Plus (Audio Passthrough)
certainly be grateful for com- comes with the AZBox ME, so Box ME. After all, the mini in In/Output Front Coloured Leds; Power Button; 1x IR Jack; 1x USB 2.0; Coloured Leds & VFD; Power Button
ponent video. The receiver is we were able to swap the re-
the model name is there for In/Output Rear 1x HDMI; 1x JACK; 1x e-SATA; 1x RJ45; 1x 1x HDMI; 1x Component (YcbCr); 1x RCA Video; 1x
shipped complete with a suit- motes and still operate both
a reason. Optical S/PDIF; Power Switch; 2x USB 2.0; 1x AV RCA Audio (L/R); 1x e-SATA 1x RJ45; 1x USB 2.0; 1x
able adapter cable. receivers with any of the two connector; Optical S/PDIF; Power Switch;
Even though the standard
Recovery switch: This remote controls.
AZBox ME is by no means a Card Reader 1x (side) 1x (side)
is a neat feature for recon- The remote sits nicely in
large receiver, the miniMe Table 1.
structing the boot loader in your hand and sports an er-
case an unsuccessful flash gonomic design that allows
attempt has damaged the re- reaching all buttons with your
ceivers firmware. Well deal thumb. What might be con-
with that in more detail a lit- fusing at first is that in addi-
tle later. tion to the usual ring-shaped
A/V: Another mini phone buttons around the OK but-
jack is available for com- ton there is another set of six
posite video and an audio/ buttons in an outer circle.
video signal. Older TV sets New users might find
can be connected directly or themselves pressing the
with the help of a euroscart EPG button instead of the
adapter, depending on the DOWN button when zapping
available input socket(s) of channels at first, but after a
the TV. Once again, the cor- short while your thumb wont
responding A/V cable is sup- miss its target. Whats more,
plied, while those requiring weve been using the AZBox
a euroscart adapter have to ME quite intensively in recent
obtain one on their own. months so its great to know
Two USB interfaces: we can just stick to the same
You can use those to attach remote.
external hard disks, flash If truth be spoken, it only
memories etc. trickles down after a while
e-SATA: This connec- how smart the layout of the
tion can be used instead of remote is: As mentioned
the USB ports for connecting above, all buttons can easily
an external hard disk. e-SA- be reached with the thumb
TA supports higher transfer and individual buttons can be
rates than USB. distinguished even without
12V/2A socket: Like the looking at them.
AZBox ME the AZBox miniMe The actual high point of
comes with an external pow- the remote control, however,
er supply unit. This reduces is only revealed at second
the heat that is generated sight: If you open the battery
inside the receiver and also compartment you will detect
facilitates mobile use in cara- a small button that activates
vans, for example. a learning function.
There is no mechanical on/ With that you can re-pro-
off switch, but with an exter- gram the right button in the
nal power supply unit this is first row of the remote. By
not really required. You can default it turns on and off the
always plug out the cable TV, but you can change that
is considerably smaller. An probably keep your finger on
overview of the distinguish- the button much longer than
ing factors between the two required.
can be seen in our table.
The receivers use differ- The AZBox miniMe we re-
ent processors, even though ceived for testing came with
both are clocked with 1230 pre-installed AZtrino v1.6.
DMIPS at 500/333 MHz (CPU/ We checked on the manufac-
DSP) and thus are largely turers website (http://www.
identical. azbox.com) and found out
There are only marginal that it was the current firm-
differences which go unno- ware for the receiver.
ticed by users, since the pro- Once we had connected
cessing capacity is identical all cables to the receiver we
and in both receivers the CPU were finally able to turn it
is not fully exploited. In the- on. It always surprises us no
ory, for example, both pro- end to see how user-friendly
cessors could support even a receiver can be with top-
more flash memory. The sin- notch software. In this case
gle genuine processor-based we were smoothly guided
distinction is Dolby Digital through various configura-
Plus, which is only available tion steps by an efficient wiz-
with the AZBox ME thanks to ard, starting with language
its SIGMA SMP 8655 proces- selection.
sor. Even though this receiver
is small, the range of avail-
Here is a quick rundown able languages is huge and
of the major differences be- we cannot think of a box that
tween the two receivers: offers more options!
Video resolution is next,
Hard disk: While it is with all modes from 480p to
possible to install in internal 1080p being available, either
2.5 HDD in the AZBox ME, with 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Obvi-
the miniMe only allows an ously, it is also possible to
external HDD via USB or e- select interlaced mode (i) for
SATA. all resolutions. We went for
Firmware: The flash 1080i, a configuration that is
memory of the AZBox ME can very popular in Europe.
store three different firmware What follows is the cor-
versions. When switching on rect time zone, and here too
the receiver you can either the manufacturer seemed to
press 0, 1 or 2 on the remote have thought of all corners of
control to select the firmware the world.
you prefer. With the AZBox From these basic settings
miniMe it is only possible to we are guided to the net-
store two different firmware work parameters. DHCP is
versions in the (smaller) flash activated by default, and this
memory (0 and 1). actually makes sense since
Display: With the AZBox the router automatically as-
ME you get a blue alphanu- signs all required values and
meric VDF display show- addresses.
ing the channel name when If you prefer to work with
switched on and the current a static user-defined IP ad-
time when in standby. The dis- dress you can of course also
play is particularly important manually set all parameters.
when selecting the firmware At this stage you can even
version to boot from the define a so-called time server
display will show BOOT[0], from which the AZBox min-
BOOT[1] or BOOT[2] so that iMe obtains the exact time.
you know you can release While it is true that the cur-
the corresponding button on rent time is also transmitted
the remote control. The AZ- with DVB-S/S2 data streams
Box miniMe does not feature we found that some provid-
such a display, which means ers are simply incapable of
you select the firmware by sending a correct and stand-
pressing the respective but- ardised time stamp so that it
ton (0, 1 or VOL+) and most may happen during zapping
that the receivers internal an impressive result for a
time jumps back and forth an standard search with 60cm
hour or two. Thankfully, there flat antennas in bad weather.
is a time server (NTP Net- Speaking of the channel
work Time Protocol) already search, the AZBox miniMe
pre-set in the AZBox miniMe: comes with a tuner that is
time.tu-berlin.de. capable of performing blind
scan searches, just like the
Now were only one step larger AZBox ME. The current
away from actually watching AZtrino firmware supports
TV with the AZBox miniMe, blind scan as well, which is
and this final step deals with why we couldnt refrain from
getting the receiver to work hooking up our 2.4m mesh
with the reception equipment antenna with C band LNB for
in place. a blind scan search on 37.5W.
Just so you know, all DiS- The AZBox miniMe flaw-
EqC protocols are supported. lessly detected a number of
We began with connecting transponders as well as the
the box to our existing array Metro TV channel from Gha-
of antennas, which consists na. This signal is broadcast
of four flat antennas aligned with a symbol rate of 1674
to the following positions: and an FEC of 7/8. While the
DiSEqC-1 - ASTRA 1 resolution of only a quarter of
(19.2E), DiSEqC-2 - HOTBIRD PAL standard is very unusual
(13.0E), DiSEqC-3 - HISPA- and feels like an insult to the
SAT (30.0W) and DiSEqC-4 eyes especially when com-
- ASTRA 2 (28.2E). pared to all the latest FTA HD
For that configuration to channels on ASTRA 1 (19.2E)
work you dont even need to it is truly exciting to be able
consult the manual, since all to watch African TV in Eu-
OSD menus are self-explan- rope. All DXers out there will
atory. surely understand what we
We then initiated a chan- mean!
nel search across all four The only thing that was not
positions, which had us wait- met with our approval was
ing for a total of 34 minutes. the wrong indication of the
While this is a tad on the long transponders frequencies:
side, we were rewarded with The figures given were based
3178 channels, which is quite on a universal LNB, even
though our LNB was specifi- ternal hard disk to the USB files on it that we of course least we opened the Internet the receiver has treats in
cally configured as a C band interface of the AZBox min- wanted to keep, which is why browser on our PC and en- store for everybody.
LNB. Apart from that, we iMe. It was formatted with we added the time-shift and tered the IP address of the If you like watching films
were genuinely pleased with FAT32 and already included recording directories manu- AZBox miniMe. and playing back multime-
the blind scan results. a number of multimedia files, ally. Spoilt by the AZBox ME, dia files you can simply hook
Lets turn to another very so that we were able to find Once that was accom- we had certain hopes in that up an existing hard disk and
important aspect now. After out how easy or difficult it plished we were able to use regard and luckily the min- watch or listen to more or
all, the blind scan option is would be to use a pre-for- those functions to the full and iMe did not disappoint us. less all file formats.
nice to have, but a receiver matted hard disk with exist- could not detect any flaws. The website of the receiver If youre the adventurous
can only prove its worth in ing files in connection with Everything worked just the appears on the monitor and type and love to spend hours
everyday use for watching the AZBox miniMe. way we knew it from other allows remote access to all on end hunting for out-of-
television. To cut a long story short: Linux receivers. receiver functions. the-ordinary channels from
No need to worry as far The external HDD was de- We went through all other In addition, it is even pos- exotic positions or for feeds
as the AZBox miniMe is con- tected automatically and menu options as well and also sible to stream the currently that are not intended for
cerned: It offers fast channel added to the directory tree tested a motorised antenna received channel across the the average viewer you will
switching and comes with a under /media/sda1. with the SG2100 DiSEqC 1.2 entire home network. Sitting greatly appreciate the blind
very reliable software en- The only thing we had to motor from Motek, which on your work desk and at the scan function.
vironment. During our test add manually was the path worked right away. This part same time watching a soc- For the rest of the family
we were never faced with for the time-shift directory of our test was completed cer match? No problem at all who merely wants to watch
any freezes and all standard which is normally created extremely quickly since we thanks to the AZBox miniMe! TV this receiver offers ease
functions such as EPG, tele- automatically at the time a used the existing settings of use and a logical user in-
text or subtitles worked with- hard disk is formatted by the from our AZBox ME. It pays This is a receiver that terface. Who could possibly
out a glitch. AZBox miniMes AZtrino firm- off to stick to products from meets all of our demands: ask for more?
In order to test the PVR ware. In our case the exter- the same family! The pre-installed firmware
function we attached an ex- nal HDD already had some Last but by no means lives up to its promises and Well, there is always more.
More features and more
functions, thanks to alterna-
tive firmware versions that
can be used optionally.
Just like with the AZBox ME
you can find a range of dif-
ferent firmware distributions
for the AZBox miniMe. There
is the official AZtrino firm-
ware, with which the receiver
is shipped by default.
And then theres a firm-
ware version called RTI or an
OpenRSI version. Its really
not hard to guess that we or VOL+ you have no in-
tried out both! formation on whether your
First we had to find out command is being execut-
how to install new firmware ed or how long you need to
in the first place. The short press the button. This felt a
manual that is shipped with little strange at first and to
the receiver is rather vague be on the save side we kept
regarding alternative firm- our finger on the button until
ware and the missing VFD the first screen appeared on
display does not help either. the TV.
Just like the AZBox ME the After a while, however,
miniMe is started with the we knew intuitively when to
0 or 1 button of the remote release the button, and we
pressed in order to boot from even discovered that the
flash memory 0 or 1. The AZ- power LED flashes shortly
Box ME offers a third option right after the selection has
by pressing button 2. Alter- been executed.
natively you can press the Contrary to the AZBox
VOL+ button to access the ME a flash menu appears
flash menu. on the screen. At that stage
The AZBox miniMe does it is possible to either flash
not have a display, so even the receiver with BOOT[0],
though you press either 0/1 Boot[1] or MICOM (front-end
processor), or to restart the So we had to test the dif-
box. The current IP address ferent firmware versions one
of the receiver is indicated as after the other. This is not
well, so that you can flash the such a big deal, and we ex-
receiver from your browser pect the three firmware ver-
on the PC. In that case the sions to be available for the
screen goes blank and you same kernel shortly. Consid-
control the receiver from the ering the short time that this
PC. receiver is on the market, the
This is when we had to try number of available firmware
out a few things since the versions is already very im-
procedure is different from pressive.
the one with the AZBox ME.
To start with, we had down- We mentioned on several
loaded a firmware version occasions that the AZBox ME
that was offered as a TAR file. and the AZBox miniMe are
WinRAR then identified this very similar in many ways,
file as corrupt, even though so we went about install-
it was perfectly all right and ing the MEs AZtrino v1.7 on
included the flash image as the mini-Me. To that end we
well as the kernel file. This changed the file extension
TAR file can be flashed via from IMP to RAR and extract-
the browser on the PC. ed the two firmware files onto
Alternatively, you may go our USB memory. Installation
for firmware files that come was successful and we could
in the RAR format. In that address the receiver via Tel-
case you will need two files, net. The TV screen, however,
one with the flash image remained dark.
(image0.jffs2) and the other At this stage we were lured
with the corresponding ker- into a flash tour as we simply
nel (zbimage-linux-xload). did not want to believe wed
Please note that what you manoeuvred ourselves into
just read is not a typo: Us- a dead end. The final result
ing the browser you need a after some 20 minutes was:
firmware image in TAR for- rien ne va plus!
mat, using USB you require Most other receivers would
two files that are downloaded have earned the name brick
as a single RAR archive and by that time, but the AZ-
then unpacked onto the root Box miniMe comes with the
directory of the USB mem- famed recovery button. Sim-
ory. Sounds complicated? ply switch it to recovery and
You bet, but thats the way it reboot the receiver.
works The power LED will flash
in orange colour during that
Both the AZBox ME and process and when the receiv-
the AZBox miniMe use a joint er is all set again it will turn to
kernel in the flash memory, blue. After deactivating the
that works with the differ- recovery switch we restarted
ent firmware version. While the receiver and were greet-
this certainly has its benefits, ed by the familiar flash menu
it also means that the firm- soon after.
ware version you intend to This allowed us to install
install must be compiled for the standard AZtrino v1.6
that particular kernel version firmware again. It remains
since they all share it. a mystery to us why other
What follows from this is manufacturers dont make
that we were unable to keep use of this brilliant safety
the current AZtrino and the measure as well. Then again,
RTI firmware in the flash this is one of the distinguish-
memory at the same time, ing features of the AZBox
since the two require differ- miniMe and you never need
ent kernel versions. If you to despair after an unsuc-
do start a firmware with the cessful flash attempt.
wrong kernel your screen will We continued with the
stay blank. However, the re- current v1.85 of RTI. While
ceiver can still be addressed installation went smoothly,
via Telnet. you should make a point of
removing the USB memory image. As they say, you win and only place the picture in all other rooms with a TV.
after flashing so that the re- some, you lose some frame and IR receiver next to These need not have a HDD
ceiver does not automatically Just like with the RTI image your flat screen TV. Use it as attached, since recordings
start the flash menu. there is a pre-installed plugin you like, the skys the limit! and time-shift viewing can be
Again, the receiver needs server which provides a wide As far as multimedia use is accomplished with the net-
to be re-started after the range of plugins and there- concerned the AZBox miniMe worked AZBox ME in the liv-
flash routine and it first fore can be used to expand will also become your best ing room.
shows the RTI welcome the range of features of the mate: It plays back all cur- This way all multimedia
screen, followed by an instal- receiver enormously. Among rent file formats either from content and recordings can
lation wizard. other things, e-mail plugins e-SATA or USB hard disks or be distributed to all clients
The first parameter that are available as is access to via your local network. and films downloaded from
needs to be adjusted is various content libraries. the Internet can be played
screen resolution, which we Once again, the AZBox Now the big question that back by simply connecting
once again set at 1080i with manufacturer has come up begs answering is: Which the USB storage device to
50 Hz. Language selection is with a new product for a mar- receiver should you opt for? any of the AZBox receivers.
next and just like with AZtri- ket segment that has been Is the AZBox ME the box for The really great thing with
no the list of options is very neglected so far. you, or rather the AZBox such an environment is that
long. The AZBox miniMe is a very miniMe? two different categories of
Finally, we had to config- small Linux receiver with el- You really want an answer receivers can be used simul-
ure our reception equipment. egant, yet low-key looks from us? Take both! There taneously with identical firm-
To that end we selected the plus a range of functions and you go. Or better still: One ware and the same remote
SIMPLE mode and entered features that are second to AZboxME and several AZBox control.
the four satellite positions we none. For more information miniMes! Even the not so tech-savvy
can receive. After that, we about general features of the members of your family will
were able to initiate a chan- AZBox range please have a The average home these like that because they can
nel search, which was com- read of our AZBox Receiver days has more than one easily change from the small
pleted after 48 minutes with Software series which fo- TV: Theres one in the liv- to the large receiver without
a result of 4017 channels in cuses on a specific aspect in ing room, the master bed- worrying about different user
total. each issue of TELE-satellite. room, the childrens rooms interfaces.
We should like to mention and more often than not the
at this point that the weather In spite of its small size kitchen as well. And thats Make no mistake about it,
had vastly improved since the the AZBox miniMe does not not even counting the study, the AZBox miniMe is a fully-
previous search and when heat up even during heavy- basement, or any other area fledged satellite receiver all
looking up we saw a blue sky duty use: lukewarm is all we in your house or apartment. by itself and offers almost
instead of grey cloud. could feel. There is no built- TV has become a by-word for the same range of features
We went on to test the in fan required, which means multimedia. as the AZBox ME, but at a
media player of the RTI im- the unit does not create any Long gone are the days slightly lower price.
age, only to find out that the noise whatsoever. when the whole family as- All were saying is that a
firmware version we used No matter whether you sembled in front of the telly reduced price brings with it
came with a bug of the media only want to watch satellite to watch one of only three the differences mentioned
player which meant that films television or tinker with your available channels. With hun- above: A smaller flash mem-
or music just would not play hardware and software: The dreds or thousands of satel- ory allowing only two firm-
back. What a shame, even AZBox miniMe is the way to lite channels available, there ware versions at the same
though we are convinced one go. Not only is it possible to is no way a family would ever time, no internal hard disk
of the upcoming release ver- install different firmware ver- agree on a particular channel and no front display.
sions will address that issue. sions, two images can even to watch. If you can easily do without
be installed at the same time, Whats more, in this day those features we can hap-
While we were at it, we provided they work with the and age you want to watch pily recommend the AZBox
simply could not keep our fin- same kernel. the beginning of a movie miniMe, as it is on par with
gers off the OpenPLI image If worse comes to worst, from the couch in your living the AZBox ME, our reference
either. In terms of functions, you can always switch the room, and the end from your receiver.
it is largely identical with the recovery button which will bed in the bedroom. Once again Opensat, the
RTI image, even though the quickly get you out of trou- Thats why it does make manufacturer of AZBox re-
pre-installed skins obviously bles with a working image. sense to own more than one ceivers, is to be congratu-
look different. Trying out new plugins is receiver, and to hook them all lated.
You need to dig a little fun, and creating network up to your local network. The AZBox miniMe is a
deeper to discover the dif- shares with all associated This is where all the capa- great small Linux receiver
ferences: The OpenPLI firm- possibilities will keep you en- bilities of the AZBox ME and with which Opensat adds fur-
ware comes with a different tertained for days. Even the the AZBox miniMe come to ther proof that the AZBox se-
media player which was able missing front display can be the fore. ries is here to stay.
to access all of our films on retrofitted find out how by For us (and you) this means
an external USB HDD or via reading Digital Picture Frame The ideal set-up would con- continued technical support
the local network. The player for the AZBox ME in TELE- sist of an AZBox ME in the and a steady supply of new
even displayed subtitles cor- satellite 06-07-08/2012. living room, equipped with a and improved firmware ver-
rectly. Thanks to the IR jack it also large-capacity hard disk and sions, just like we have come
On the other hand, blind possible to position the re- acting as server. AZBox min- to appreciate for the AZBox
scan is not available with this ceiver completely out of sight iMes can then be installed ME.
Expert Opinion
Small size
Loads of functionality
+ 2 totally different firmware versions available
Blind scan
4:2:2 capability
No front-display Vitor Martins Augusto

TELE-satellite
Test Center
Portugal
TECHNICAL
DATA
Manufacturer OpenSAT Ltd, Lagoa, 4950-283 Mazedo, Portugal
Website www.azbox.com
E-Mail info@azbox.com
Model AZBox mini ME

Function / Miniature HDTV Linux Receiver with Multimedia
Features
Operating System Linux
Processor (CPU) SIGMA processor SMP 8653
Working Memory DDR 128 MB
Video Memory DDR 128 MB
Tuner Single tuner ( or ) embedded.
DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, USALS
Flash Memory 256 MB
HDD eSATA
Video Output PAL / NTSC
Video Containers MPEG1/2/4 (M1V, M2V, M4V); MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG);
MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS),
VOB, AVI, ASF, WMV, IFO, ISO; Matroska (MKV),
MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
Video Codecs XVID SD/HD; MPEG-1; MPEG-2: MP@HL;
MPEG-4.2: ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC;
WMV9: MP@HL; H.264: BP@L3; H.264: MP@L4.0;
H.264: HP@L4.0; H.264: HP@L4.1; VC-1: MP@HL;
VC-1: AP@L3
Audio Containers AAC, M4A, MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), WAV,
WMA, FLAC, OGG
Audio Codecs AAC, AAC+, DTS, WMA, WMA Pro, MP1, MP2, MP3,
LPCM, FLAC, Vorbis, DTS (Audio Pass-through)
Picture Support JPEG, BMP, GIF
Subtitle Supported SMI, SRT, TXT, SUB, SSA
Resolution 576i (480i), 576p, (480p), 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Ethernet (max.100Mbit/s)
Front I/O Coloured Leds; Power Button; 1x IR Jack;
Rear I/O 1x HDMI; 1x JACK; 1x e-SATA; 1x RJ45; 1x Optical S/PDIF;
Power Switch; 2x USB 2.0; 1x AV connector;
ENERGY
DIAGRAM
Apparent Power Mode Apparent Active Factor

Deep Standby 4.5 W 0.5 W 0.11
Active Power Standby 15 W 7.5 W 0.5
Active 19 W 11 W 0.57

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