Thread: Openbox S9 vs Manhattan RS-1933

Hey everyone there seems to be a lot of knowledge on the new Manhattan receiver that is out so I was wondering what advantages this has over the openbox s9. The only thing that I have noticed is a manual pid entry mode. If anyone can list what this receiver has over the other that would be great.

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Manhattan can record two programs on the same transponder while watching another. I dont think the Openbox can do that

Lack of video resolution on the manhattan whereas on the openbox you know exactly what your watching like 720p. 1080i, H.264...........

Originally Posted by costactc

Lack of video resolution on the manhattan whereas on the openbox you know exactly what your watching like 720p. 1080i, H.264...........

Those resolutions and modes are all supported on the Manhattan. The only difference is the disclosure the of the modes on the OSD. Supposedly coming in a future Manhattan release to add the various info to the OSD..

As for tuners, no senstivity difference between Openbox (S10) and Manhattan. Don't know about the S9 vs. Manhattan. Based on S10 and Manhattan, you can't go wrong with the tuner as both have the most sensitive tuners of all the receivers that I have!

Nice little thread to have.
That silly Manhattan "review" thread is anything but!

Originally Posted by skysurfer

Those resolutions and modes are all supported on the Manhattan. The only difference is the disclosure the of the modes on the OSD. Supposedly coming in a future Manhattan release to add the various info to the OSD..

As for tuners, no senstivity difference between Openbox (S10) and Manhattan. Don't know about the S9 vs. Manhattan. Based on S10 and Manhattan, you can't go wrong with the tuner as both have the most sensitive tuners of all the receivers that I have!

I have the S9 model and it is pretty good as far as sensitivity but my Coolsat 8000 beats it hands down on marginal signals. DVB-s2 especially. I would definitely like to get another receiver that is more stable with lower signals.

Originally Posted by rrob311

I have the S9 model and it is pretty good as far as sensitivity but my Coolsat 8000 beats it hands down on marginal signals. DVB-s2 especially.

I also have a Coolsat 8000 - tuner not as senstive as my S10 and Manhattan. I can't lock a weak Ku-band DVB-S2 signal on my 1.2m with the Coolsat 8000 while it locks on the S10 and Manhattan with enough quality to reasonably play with maybe a video tiling ribbon about once every 20-30 secs.

Originally Posted by Iceberg

Manhattan can record two programs on the same transponder while watching another. I dont think the Openbox can do that

What would be really cool is if it could record the entire data stream from the transponder. Then play back any channel from that transponder anytime you want since its recorded.