Pedro:

I advice to look into Promax, I personally have this one for field use

Check it out:

TV Explorer II+ ..::::.. PROMAX Electronica S.A.

Looks a great SA, I do hate adverts that do not give a MRP. Unfortunately for some reason despite being a Spanish company they are not marketed well in USA or Europe and distributors are few so it is difficult much as I'd like to have a hands on trial. I have to their website support is good.

Looking their web page I saw a new meter they have:

High definition TV analyser TV Explorer HD ..::::.. PROMAX Electronica S.A.

Some features:

Video decoding: MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 H.264
Audio decoding: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and AAC
Video formats: SD (standard definition) and HD (high definition)
Video resolutions: 1080i, 720p and 576i
Screen formats: 16:9 and 4:3
HDMI interface
DVB-T/H, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2
CAM module (Conditional Access) for encrypted channels
TS-ASI input and output

Like to hear what you decide. My NIT has lost the configuration crt ( hot but no data display). I have memorized the key configuration setups and do them blind. It's a heavy little pig but I find it invaluable for weak signals and troubleshooting the entire system.

The Menu is an LCD screen and easy to replace. Can't remember the price but if you email Emitor info@emitor.se they will send it.

I checked for you on the above two models and they are not available in the USA yet. It seems that software is not ready for USA market. When it becomes available, I will let you know.

Thanks Sadoun I do appreciate your help.

Currently I still use my CRT Satlook NIT with the european software as it makes little difference. If the sat does not broadcast its NIT, I hit button 4 and look at the channels

Ive got the satlook NIT and had a few others in the past as well, the birdog and briefly a trimax 2500. the birdog was great for bell expressvu installs, so fast, light, portable, and great battery life. I loved it. it wasnt of much use on treufta because it was a hassle to reprogram every time I wanted to aim a dish, and didnt support a motor like the satlook. the satlook is awesome for truefta, motor's, and xplornet/wildblue ka installs. when I got out of the install business I sold the birdog and kept the satlook. the trimax imo is a neet idea but not very usefull. they try an throw alot of super cool features into an incredibly small package and fail at them all. I gave it back to a friend a week after aquiring it.

the downfalls of the satlook are big, but workable. its very heavy, the battery life is very poor, and its not waterproof (not even water resistant) all of which suck for a professional installer but are no biggie for a homeuser. Ive heard the promax are sweet little units from a few friends but never had the chance to actually get my hands on them.

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Well I'm in Essen Germany on wednesday and a dealer SO Multimedia nearby sells Promax, Satlook and Rover so it is playtime. I'll post my views on them asap

Updatelee, Well I've looked and played with the Promax, Satlook, and Rover SAs and they are all good and function very well, the Satlook has "easyfind" which is incredable but does not have a color screen. The Promax and Rover have color screens give all the same data but are far too expensive. The Satlook Micro g2 at €309 has everthing but 8psk which is not a necessity for me and it is no longer a pack of bricks. There is a higher model to include Dvb-S2 and 8psk. There is US software for it and I have tried up and downloading it no problem. The software editor has room to put 100 sats/transponders in its memory and the less TPs the faster it recognises the sats. I found it best to put 2 TPs per sat which gave me enough for all my favourite European and US sats. It also reads the Sat NIT stream to identify Sats
Upshot is I bought one.

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