TM-Twin-Oe Test Report

Once in a while something comes along from satellite worlds of Technomate with promises full filed to be the best big changer amongst others

brands Technomate has done it this time that turns things upside down and inside out and have their competitors running in turbulence shaking fear

of this new beast Marusys Korean company did it once with the VU Models , Extrend did it with Et models Etc,And so now comes to the world of Technomate

Group of Linux satellite Receivers the hobbyist Dream.

Technomate Presents TM-Twin-Oe

For past 15 years of Technomate history in satellite manufacturing those already familiar with other models, this is their latest and new beast, Best in today’s consumer market

By just looking at outside gift box The packaging is pretty glossy best i have ever seen.

Properly packed to avoid any damages

Very well designed everything comes professionally packaged

Good looking receiver. Look is not just outside in depth as this is undoubtedly a beast can knock out other receivers,

Looking from any angel makes a style statement.... like a dream machine

The rear panel of the box Contains all the AV connections notice all the important functions, Twin tuner, Ethernet, Rf Modulator, HDMI, 3 USB sockets 2 scarts Components out, Lnb out, optical out,Rs232, TM-Twin-Oe Unlike some cheap made Receivers using External power supply

to save money which reduce sound and picture quality , TM-Twin-Oe has internal full power supply making sure end user gets best of picture/sound quality wow this is impressive.

Include accessories you get HDMI & SATA cable, remote control batteries. The Technomate TM-Twin-Oe has the ability to mount an internal 2.5" and 3.5” HDD, This really

makes the TM-Twin-Oe PVR for satellite enthusiasts

The Technomate TM-Twin-Oe remote is Universal programmable type supplied with the Durability in mind. Very responsive .

Other extra function which makes it standout is extra hot keys that I personally favour is the direct key to most of the functions like Lan, UHF, Sat, Zoom, Media, etc..

The TM-Twin-Oe receiver Has the best cooling system installed above the CPU. Another comparison for you to Prise at. The best of technology thermostatically control fan used for best

Performance

There are two USB2 ports at the rear, Front card reader and 2 ci you will find another one in the front. You can for example attach an external USB, HDD or updating images. Opening the device.

1. Remove the marked screw on the rear panel

2. Remove this screw at the left & right side of the device

3. Lift the cover on the sides on slide it backwards.

< DDR > <Tuner>

Army standard components used to increase picture ,Sound quality also beautifully clean on the inside.

Broadcom CPU(BCM7335)

< with Heat sinks > < without Heat sinks >

Looking from inside you can see efficiently very clean components housed. Hard Disk mounting tray which house 2.5”and 3.5”. This is no exception. Just above the Pcb panel to shrink the size of the pcb the SATA port to connected to Hard disk.

To the left The big beast of speed Broadcom7335 Dual core 405 MHZ Means 810 MHZ chips surface mounted to the main board.

Under the heat sinks. This is the real power at the centre of this receiver and this processor takes this Beast of Linux box to an heights level. Satellite enthusiasts will soon come to appreciate the performance that this marks. TM-Twin-Oe entering a new era of stability power and

performance. Technomate TM-Twin keeps you going to a point when you will get board as you cannot fault it with its incredible performance.

By removing the Hard disk tray makes it a simple to see the beauty of the main board task to install a 3.5" HDD. Choose yourself a decently sized carefully one, two, 3 TB hard disk. It's worth getting a decent AV reliable brand.

Much of your media within the TM-Twin will saved here and it's best to buy something that is reliable from the start.

From power off to on the time taken to splash 17 seconds boot up to set up screen was a about 41 seconds This thing is like rocket with

vix image ,

No blinking LED more informative 12-digit VFD display. It's the best vfd i have seen.

1. Remove the 3 marked screws holding the hard disk cage in place and lift the hard disk cage upwards thus removing it from the main

board.

2. Attach the hard disk cage to the hard disk.

Pay attention to the correct amount of the hard disk in the hard disk cage.

< without screws> < with screws>

3. Connect the SATA connector to your hard disk and remount the hard disk cage in your TM-Twin OE.

Hard disk installation so easy. place the HDD on the tray with 4 screws on the mount points....nice touch Technomate, To appreciate the

qualities of hardware and attention to detail of the TM-twin. Plug the HDD Ribbon cable connector into the socket on the board.

Plug the SATA connector onto the main board and the connector assembly into the Hard disk itself, the feel of a quality product throughout.

Those of you who are hobbyist may have built any electronics such as pc Etc, before, will appreciate the well thought clever chaps designers engineers building this receiver, Built with some deep know how. Real attention to detail. The build quality is superb displays quality just feels

good .

Whilst the wonder of best image VIX Loaded get you up and running, the more adventurous amongst you will head for Best of the best images

VIX, Openaaf,Hdfrix,Sif,4D Teams and the like to reach all that an E2 Linux box like this can offer. Transfer your selected image file to USB, Insert to front USB. The box asks you to confirm so by pressing ok button on the top of the front

panel. It then goes on to down loading and reboots itself into life once the download ends,

I was able to load the very latest VIX 544 via Lan. From boot to update to reboot less than 2 minutes. ready to go very fast, impressive.

Updating images from vix server Downloading progress display Information display vix 544

Vix Server List HBB ip TV In Full System Setup

7 days Epg Disply Different Epg graghic display Vix tools

Simply log on to Webif via browser on your device and you can choose a host of options to stream HDD recordings or view 'on the fly'

trans coded material. This box is solid ,Built like a tank, performs better than any box i have tested during my test over 7 hours ,

Whilst these function is used constantly ,i put the box to paces nonstop using it the receiver did not Lock up whilst multi-tasking and trans coding HD material, Recoding 7 channels ,Live rewind, Epg,

Pvr tricks mode absolutely all functions were abused it to the limit, A quick Look at some of the Ip tv channels on 19.2E also confirms that HbbTv is working fine. HbbTv can be a resource strain but with 5 Gbit

on board memory appeared being utilised at the time. The TM-Twin-Oe just stride. It also plays 1080p MKV's very smoothly.

Few screen shots taken from 4D image 18-12-2012 which tested after testing VIX image.

Information screen Default plagins 7 Days Epg

Rf Modulator settings Help Page Epg now and next

The performance, combination and the price tag of £249 inc,tax, Teams support and hardware is the Winner which End user will love it ,

Your digital partner for life .on the box ...probably irresistible to many. New features and further stability is pretty much assured. Furthermore if vix, openaaf, hdfrix, Sif, 4d recent track record is anything to go by then this is simply going on to become a house hold

favourite thanks to the teams,

It is known as 'Multi-Talented Twin HD PVR' and the 'Fastest Twin Tuner PVR known to enthusiasts ...to be honest i really enjoyed it testing this box its amazing when using it for long time VIX or openaaf-hdfreex-sif - 4D Images expecting the un expected like re booting, blocking,

Freezing, doing wearied things, It surprised me, i am board as i can not fault this box it might be a bit of a mouthful and I'll sum up the box a little more succinctly...it's a

mind Changer, A big appreciation to group of hardworking fantastic teams i will say very well done They are truly on it. They've got Hobby Linux working off

bat and in as many days updates will be released for better and better. That's pretty good going by all accounts.

Finally my test report has been useful and whetted the appetite for one of the most eagerly sought hobbyist after satellite receivers there

has been for a long, long waited.

Verdict,

just cut to the chase, shall we? Technomate,is the longest-serving British manufacturer in satellite I can remember when I bought my TM-5000dapci in 2003, remains the finest around . Now TM-Twin-Oe It's built like a tank and styled to a higher standard than any rival, delivers palpably the best picture and sound quality in this test, and it'll even streams to my I pod .

Of course, the Technomate TM-Twin-Oe is flawless. The 2TB hard-disk is now beaten for recording capacity by some rivals, and it's also one of the pricier models around (although the 'official' price can be usefully shaved down if you shop around mine cost me £249).

unlike some newer rivals is bug less. It's easy to set up and use, quiet in operation and useful prompts designed to ease your daily use.

Should you try to record a program available in both SD and HD, the TM-Twin-Oe will ask you to choose which version you prefer. And should you try to record too many channels at once, the TM-Twin will cleverly can record 7 channels at the same time also inform you of repeat showings – so you can record the show you're after at another time. Added benefits from display.

Finally, it includes instant 7 days Epg display, which is such a benefit in day-to-day usage that we can't understand why other boxes don't fit one as a matter of course. bugs problems are fixed, TM-Twin-Oe IS Bug Less, impressive..No memory leak,

It has not failed even once during my test,The display means, among other advantages, that the TM-Twin becomes a useful radio tuner (for satellite radio, obviously), because you don't need to have the TV turned on to operate it.

Picture and sound quality are excellent. The TM-Twin-HD image is crisper than its rivals: by a wide margin, enough to ensure that once you've seen it, you won't want to go back to the softer, less vibrant images offered by the competition.

Up scaling of standard-definition pictures is good enough too, and usefully, you can bypass that feature altogether by setting the video output options to

'original'. It's an asset any AV enthusiast will value and, as an added nod to convenience, the TM-Twin-Oe will output 5.1 over HDMI, too.As for iPod content, obviously it's not as crisp as satellite-delivered HD, but it is surprisingly good – and it also adds considerably to the TM-Twin-Oe-HD appeal, you

definitely get what you pay for.

Testing other brands I found out few suffering from memory leak, TM-Twin-Oe.. is a great box.. I definitely would recommend this box to anyone who is looking for a twin tuner..

Specifications

Open-source Linux operation system

Broadcom 405 MHz Mips processor

Dual core 810 MHZ in total

Twin DVB-S2 HD Tuner

256 MB NAND Flash / 8MB NOR Flash / 384 MB RAM

Total 5 Gbit

Media Player

Downloadable Plug-ins supported

MPEG2 / H.264 Hardware decoding (DVB Compliant)

Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) to display channel names, status, etc

Temperature & Speed Controlled Fan

Unlimited Channel Memory

Super sensitive tuner for very weak signals and weak transponders

1 x smartcard reader

10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface

3 x USB2.0 PVR Ready ports via a USB external device (1xFront / 2x Rear)

1 x internal SATA connection for 3.5" HDD

1 x RS232

1 x HDMI Interface

2 x Scart with RGB and CVBS support

Component Video (YPbPr)

Composite Video (CVBS)

Stereo audio output C-inch

PLL type RF-Modulator (Ch. 21- 69) and UHF tuning function

1 x Dolby Digital Plus compliant via optical S/PDIF output

Less than 1 second channel change

Extended EPG and programme reservation on EPG

Plugin support (JPEG, MP3, XviD …)

Support of Bouquet lists

Multi language OSD, Skin - support

Fully automatic, Manual Channel Search

Timer & multi-event timer functions

Automatic FEC and PID detection and manual entry of PID values

Teletext & Subtitle support by OSD and VBI

DiSEqC 1.0, 1,1 ,1.2 and 1.3(USALS) compatible

DisPlay : 12 digits Dot matrix display with status icon displaying channel names and program

information

1 x Smartcard slot

1 x USB 2.0

Keys : Power, Channel Up/Down , Volume Up/Down, Menu, OK, Exit

1 x power switch

Sat-IF input/output : 2x F-type socket

Connection TV : 2x Scart socket

Video output (digital) : 1x HDMI

Audio output (digital): Standard optical (S/PDIF)

Video output (analogue) : 3x C-inch socket (YPbPr)

Video output (analogue) : 1x C-inch socket

Audio output (analogue) : 2x C-inch socket

RF Modulator

2 x USB 2.0

1 x Ethernet

1 x RS 232

Video resolution 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i

Video decoding MPEG-2, MPEG-4 compatible

Input data rate 2-45MSymb/s

S/N > 53dB

Decoding AC3, MPEG-4 (AAC-HE), MPEG-1, Layer1, 2 and 3

32/4.1/48 kHz sampling rate

S/nN > 65 dB

<25W (in operation, horizontal ) 400mA LNB Current

<20W (in operation, without LNB)

<0.5W (Deep-Standby_mode)

100~240 Volts 50-60 Hz

RF range 950~2150MHz

FEC, de-multiplexer DVB-S,DVB-S2 standard

LNB Supply (horiz./vert) : 13V,14V,18V,19V , Max 400mA

Control signal 22kHz , 650mV ; ToneBurst; DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2

Dimensions (W x H x D) : 340x650x250 (mm)

Weight kg : 3.5 Kg