XTRAVIEW

About XtraView

1. What is XtraView?
XtraView is a cost effective and flexible solution allowing you to link two XtraView capable DStv decoders (1110, HD PVR or SD PVR) at a cost of a single subscription, plus an access fee. XtraView allows you to increase the number of TV channels which can be viewed simultaneously in your home without having to pay an additional subscription.

2. What are the benefits?
Can’t decide who gets control of the remote control each night?

The XtraView delivers a full dual view viewing experience – allowing access to two different channels on two different TVs at the same time! You get to watch a movie in the lounge, while the kids snuggle in bed with cartoons.

Interactive services (including TV Guide, SuperSport Active and Title Search) are available in two viewing environments and you can even have different Parental Control settings for each decoder.

3. How does XtraView work?
Basically, two decoders* are linked to work under a single subscription. Each decoder is independently connected to the satellite dish and each decoder has a smartcard. In the XtraView installation, one decoder is designated as the “primary” decoder and the other one is designated as the “secondary”. The decoders are linked by a cable that allows communication between them and the primary decoder sends a “heartbeat” to the secondary decoder via this cable. If the cable is removed or the “heartbeat” lost, the secondary decoder will lose video & audio until the cable is replaced or the “heartbeat” resumed. There is no impact to the primary decoder if the cable is disconnected. (* See available XtraView combos)