FAVORITE RECEIVER

[deaner]

What is your favorite receivers that you would purchase if you were starting out and money was not a problem? I do not recall seeing this and it is always interesting to review the different receivers of the posters.

 

[AudioFox]

I want this one (but can't afford it right now)... I saw a demonstration of one recently and the features and picture quality blew away every other receiver I've seen. The nearly four hundred dollar price tag is a bit steep though, at least for a tightwad like me.

 

[Mr Tony]

money not an issue?

in that case its easy ...Quali-TV AND a Pansat 9200

9200 for blind scan & DVB-S2 (with adapter) and the Q for 4:2:2 feeds

cost for both....around 1000-1100 bucks

 

[updatelee]

my favorite receivers

- fortec mercury II
blind scan is great, downside, its plain jain, not supported by channel master, and only 4:2:0 SD

- dreambox 800
blindscan doesnt work right, web interface, pvr, mpeg4 dvb-s2 HD !

- skywalker-1
no blindscan, but man is it nice to have a usb tuner supported by tsreader.

 

[eurosport]

I love my Pansat 9200. The HD picture quality on C-band is absolutely awesome!:up

 

[ng54]

Tried about 10 different receivers and settled on the Satpros Dsr500s.
Stunning video and great audio. Worst I have tried is the new Sonset DTH6500 am radio audio and poor pal to ntsc conversion. Although it has
the fastest blindscan Ive seen, but slow channel scan.

 

[Mr Tony]

favorite non HD box is the Coolsat 5000...awesome blind scan and great picture

 

[mr.crane]

I love my Pansat 9200. The HD picture quality on C-band is absolutely awesome!:up

which bird do you watch most of you HighDef channels! what size dish?

 

[eurosport]

Several HD channels come & go on G17, a couple on G14 and feeds just about anywhere else: AMC1, G28, and a few others. 10 ft dish.

 

[mr.crane]

Several HD channels come & go on G17, a couple on G14 and feeds just about anywhere else: AMC1, G28, and a few others. 10 ft dish.

thnks, do you need a one of those adapters 8spk to get the channels/

 

[eurosport]

Nope, just the 9200... it gets the 4:2:0 HD feeds. Not sure about 8psk -I think the add-in module is for DVB s-2 ....different than 4:2:2 HD that I think, only a Quali-TV receiver, or a PC card for the computer will get. Iceberg is pretty knowledgable about all that stuff, (he has a Quali) ...maybe he'll chime in.

 

[mr.crane]

Nope, just the 9200... it gets the 4:2:0 HD feeds. Not sure about 8psk -I think the add-in module is for DVB s-2 ....different than 4:2:2 HD that I think, only a Quali-TV receiver, or a PC card for the computer will get. Iceberg is pretty knowledgable about all that stuff, (he has a Quali) ...maybe he'll chime in.

ok. dont have c-band, as it is restricted where I live in Calif. have winegard76cm
pansat3500sd and sonicview360. will probably purchase a 9200. you were speaking of Galaxy17, kuband right?
thnks for your answers.

 

[Mr Tony]

I think you are talking about the DVB-S2 adapter which is good for the Equity channels on G28 C-Band

not much KU DVB-S2 out there

4:2:2 is different than DVB-S2....they send the signal differently so on almost all receivers you get a green screen or no picture when viewing a 4:2:2 feed. Quali-TV or PC card is the only way to views those and most are in SD....very few 4:2:2 HD feeds out there

 

[eurosport]

...will probably purchase a 9200. you were speaking of Galaxy17, kuband right?
thnks for your answers.

All those I posted are C-band...the only full-time HD on Ku is PBS. There are some feeds in HD that come & go on Ku too, though, like on H2 at 74w and AMC6 at 72w

 

[eurosport]

I think you are talking about the DVB-S2 adapter which is good for the Equity channels on G28 C-Band

not much KU DVB-S2 out there

4:2:2 is different than DVB-S2....they send the signal differently so on almost all receivers you get a green screen or no picture when viewing a 4:2:2 feed. Quali-TV or PC card is the only way to views those and most are in SD....very few 4:2:2 HD feeds out there

Thanks, Ice... the whole 4:2:2/ dvb-s2 thing had me confused!

 

[deaner]

The replies are very interesting as well as educational for me. Probably most would love to have the top of the line, but this will take time--at least for me. With me just starting out I have some distance to cover before my thoughts can be brought to light. It does not hurt to wish.

 

[Tron]

Tried about 10 different receivers and settled on the Satpros Dsr500s.
Stunning video and great audio. Worst I have tried is the new Sonset DTH6500 am radio audio and poor pal to ntsc conversion. Although it has
the fastest blindscan Ive seen, but slow channel scan.

I agree, great audio and video. Satpros would make a great receiver on a stationary dish, but support for a motor is terrible. No blind scan also makes it bad for feed hunting. The signal meter is one of the worst I've seen, it is almost useless for aiming a dish...