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Formuler Z8 vs. Panasonic DMR-HWT250EB 1TB + 6
Ethernet connection
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3D support (3D-Ready)
Yes
Analogue receiver
No
DiSEqC
1.2
HDTV tuner
Yes
Yes
Analogue RCA stereo output
No
Component output (YPbPr/YCbCr)
Composite output
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF)
Digital optical output (S/PDIF)
1
eSATA
Front/side connections
USB
USB
USB
USB
USB
HDMI
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HDMI version
2.0
Number of HDMI outputs
1
RF modulator
No
S-video output
SCART
0
0
1
1
USB
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
USB (total)
3
1
2
2
USB recording feature (PVR)
USB version
3 (Gen 1)
VGA outputs
Audio format
Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Digital Plus
Supported image files
JPEG/JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF
JPEG/JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF
Supported video files
Xvid, MPEG2, WMV, AVC/H.264
Xvid, MPEG2, WMV, AVC/H.264
AVC/H.264, AVCHD
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Depth
190 mm
255 mm
190 mm
245 mm
245 mm
245 mm
Height
52 mm
68 mm
52 mm
50 mm
50 mm
50 mm
Width
300 mm
310 mm
300 mm
320 mm
320 mm
360 mm
Product weight
1.6 kg
2.9 kg
1.2 kg
1.8 kg
3 kg
2.9 kg
2.5 kg
Features
Remote control, Time-shift
Card reader, Smart Card-type
CI+
Operating system
Linux
Linux
Support for CI / CA module
Yes
Capacity
Support for MPEG-4
Yes
Yes
Teletext
Yes
Type of digital TV (DVB)
Terrestrial (T), Terrestrial (T2)
Cable (C), Terrestrial (T), Satellite (S), Satellite (S2), Terrestrial (T2)
Terrestrial (T), Terrestrial (T2)
Terrestrial (T), Terrestrial (T2)
Terrestrial (T), Terrestrial (T2)
Cable (C), Satellite (S), Satellite (S2)
Terrestrial (T)
Dual TV tuner
Yes
Image frequency
24p, 30p, 60p, 50p
Video formats supported
2160p (4K Ultra HD)
480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p (Full HD), 1080i, 576i, 2160p (4K Ultra HD)
480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p (Full HD), 1080i, 576i, 2160p (4K Ultra HD)
480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p (Full HD), 1080i, 576i, 2160p (4K Ultra HD)
480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p (Full HD), 1080i, 576i
480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p (Full HD), 1080i, 576i
720p, 1080p (Full HD), 1080i, 2160p (4K Ultra HD)
480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p (Full HD), 1080i, 576i
Release year
2015
2018
Memory card reader
No
Support for built-in hard drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Built-in hard drive
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hard drive size (total)
500 GB
320 GB
500 GB
500 GB