EXTREMESATS Free-To-Air (FTA) Satellite TV Receivers

Sonicview SV-HD 8000 High Definition Dual Tuner PVR (with Fan) USB 2.0 FTA Satellite Receiver

Design & Features Review

The Sonicview SV-HD 8000 PVR Version 2, which ships with a built-in temperature control fan, is one of the two best High-Definition FTA satellite receivers on the market, surpassed in features only by Sonicview's newer 360 HD PVR.

Buy Sonicview SV-HD 8000 PVR: $229 WITH FREE 1GB USB FLASH DRIVE!

Designed for heavy-duty use, the popular SV-HD 8000 PVR has earned a solid rep as a robust, reliable receiver. The HD8000 can take whatever you throw at it. You can count on viewing and recording High-Def programming for hours on end.

The Sonicview HD8000 HD's powerful processor ensures super fast booting & scan speed, and it's revolutionary dual tuner design includes an ATSC Tuner (Sharp, NIM Type) and a QPSK (Samsung, NIM Type) tuner. Watch one channel while recording another, even if your two programs are on different satellites and different transponders. You can even view and record two programs simultaneously. And Sonicview's 8000 HD PVR lets you pause and rewind live TV.

The Sonicview SV-HD 8000 PVR is USB-PVR ready, meaning you can record your favorite television programs to a USB flash drive or external USB hard drive. All satellite TV programming will be recorded in MPEG format, so burning programs to DVD is a cinch. You can also use the USB port for downloading channel lists and quickly updating Sonicview manufacturer software bin files.

Fully compliant with ATSC HDTV (VSB) and DVB-S MPEG-2 standards, the Sonicview SV-HD 8000 PVR offers state-of-the-art High-Definition video resolution in selectable output video formats:1080i / 720p / 480p / 480i. The 8000 offers true Picture-in-Picture (PIP) and zoom support (4, 9,16 Flame Screen and Thumbnail View Selectable). You can view nine different channels on a single screen. And you'll love the 8000 HD's super speedy one-second channel changes.

The SV-HD 8000's other noteworthy features include: a 7-Day EPG (Electronic Program Guide), Blind Scan, Single & Multi-Satellite Auto Scan, 6,000-channel memory capacity for TV & Radio Programs, and a channel-sorting feature that allows you to categorize channels alphabetically, by satellite, FTA, CAS, and Network. The SV-HD8000 also includes a handy Smart Card Reader.

One final detail… the Sonicview 8PSK Module is a must-have accessory for High-Def TV fans.The 8PSK Module ensures that you can receive all available FTA HD programming.

The Sonicview SV-HD8000 PVR is no ordinary FTA receiver. It's a time-tested market leader with an enviable track record. If you're a discriminating FTA enthusiast who's in the market for a robust High-Definition PVR receiver, you'll love the Sonicview SV-HD8000 PVR.

What's In The Box: The Sonicview SV-HD8000 PVR High Definition Dual Tuner PVR ships with an authentic Sonicview 2.0 Diseqc Switch, a null modem cable, RCA cables, component cables, universal remote, and (2) AAA batteries, Sonicview SV-HD8000 PVR User Guide.

Buy Sonicview SV-HD 8000 PVR: $229 WITH FREE 1GB USB FLASH DRIVE!