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hd-line 2990 Combo cable and terrestrial receiver, HDTV review

A combo receiver covering cable and terrestrial with both HDMI and SCART — the most connections on this shelf for the least money.

The bottom line The most connections for the least money — and the recording features are on the other receivers here.

The connection set

HDMI, SCART and coaxial, with an aerial input and a loop-through output. That covers televisions from the last twenty-five years and lets a second device share the aerial. At this price, that breadth is the strongest argument.

The two tuners

DVB-C/C2 and DVB-T/T2 — cable and terrestrial. A household that changes provider, or moves, keeps the receiver.

What is missing

PVR and timeshift. Neither is stated, and both are the features people miss most once they have used them. The XORO on this shelf states both at a modest premium.

Encrypted channels

No conditional access module is stated. Where free-to-air channels are encrypted — which they are in parts of Germany — a receiver without it needs additional hardware.

The reception reality

Terrestrial coverage is geographic and national. A receiver that is correct in specification can still find nothing at a given address, and that is a question for the location rather than the box.

Availability

On sale from 27 € to 30 € on the German, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What we like, and what we don't

Strengths

  • Cable and terrestrial in one box at the low end of the shelf
  • HDMI and SCART together, so it connects to any television of the last twenty-five years
  • An aerial loop-through output, so a second device can share the same aerial

Compromises

  • No PVR or timeshift stated
  • No conditional access module stated, so encrypted channels need extra hardware
  • Reception remains a national question

Specifications

TunersDVB-C/C2 and DVB-T/T2 — stated
ResolutionHDTV Full HD — stated
OutputsHDMI, SCART, coaxial — stated
MediaUSB — stated
AerialInput and loop-through output — stated
Amazon referenceB08TZRJFCS (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN4260675540980

Questions people actually ask

What is an aerial loop-through for?

It passes the aerial signal on to another device — a second receiver, or a television with its own tuner. It saves a splitter and a cable, and it is a small convenience that only some receivers offer.

Does it record?

No PVR or timeshift is stated in this listing. If recording matters, the XORO on this shelf states both, and this one does not.