Review: consumer receiver natively tuning 4:2:2

[comfortably_numb]

On the V9, the blind scan and sensitivity are the best of anything I've owned

The GTX is even better in this regard

Good summary, cyberham the only difference for me is I find myself using the Edision less and less. The GTX does just about everything I need.

 

[lost_mesa]

Does the V9 have the ability to edit/add PIDS? Either with the remote or with an editor? I haven't been able to find that option on mine.

 

[N5XZS]

I believe you can go to intstall and go to TP list and add or edit on it.

Once you get in TP list it will show the freq, bitrate and the H or V.

There are 4 color buttons listed at the bottom of the screen.

Hopes that helps!!

 

[comfortably_numb]

Does the V9 have the ability to edit/add PIDS? Either with the remote or with an editor? I haven't been able to find that option on mine.

cyberham did you ever get an editor to work with the V9 to edit PIDS?

 

[cyberham]

I believe you can go to intstall and go to TP list and add or edit on it.

Once you get in TP list it will show the freq, bitrate and the H or V.

There are 4 color buttons listed at the bottom of the screen.

Following this procedure, for a TP you can edit using the remote control the frequency, symbol rate, polarity, PLSN (Gold or Root), PLSN Number (0 to 524288), T2MI TP (No, T2MI, TLS), T2MI PID (0 to 8191). I don't see any way to edit the VPID or APID this way.

 

[cyberham]

cyberham did you ever get an editor to work with the V9 to edit PIDS?

I'm taking a fresh look at the PC-based editor for the V9 Prime now. I don't see a way to edit VPID or APID for a scanned channel. When you edit a channel, VPID and APID fields stay greyed out. So you can see the field contents but you can't change them. The only reason I use this editor is to arrange all the satellites in the order I prefer (from west to east) so when I rotate the dish, each satellite comes up logically.

Whereas on the V7S5X PC-based editor (different editor from the V9), I can edit the VPID and APID for a channel. I've never needed to do this.

 

[cyberham]

The GTX is even better in this regard

Good summary, cyberham the only difference for me is I find myself using the Edision less and less...

Tough to justify another receiver...but the real Christmas is coming. If I were to buy a new receiver today, I'd certainly look at the GTX.

 

[comfortably_numb]

I've never needed to do this.

Useful for adding audio channels (like Muzak).

 

[cyberham]

Useful for adding audio channels (like Muzak).

Right. I did add all the Mood Music on 101W.

Looking further at the V9 editor, I see you can "insert" a channel, then "edit" that channel including VPIDs and APIDs. Then you can "delete" a channel. Therefore, in this roundabout way, you can add or edit PIDs.

 

[lost_mesa]

From the orange channel functions, there is a PID editor using the remote. But I can't get the new PIDs to stick after doing a save. They always return to the original numbers. It's either non-functional, or there is some trick that I haven't figured out

 

[comfortably_numb]

lost_mesa :

From the main menu, go to Channel, TV Channel List, select a channel, press green button on the remote, then press OK. That brings up this screen which allows you to edit video and audio PIDS.

 

[lost_mesa]

Doesn't work for me.

 

[cyberham]

lost_mesa :...That brings up this screen which allows you to edit video and audio PIDS...

Works for me! Easier than using the editor. And I could save my changes. Maybe the box firmware version is important. My S/W version is V203.03.06.28.207 March 18, 2025.