Thread: AZBOX Prem or Elite

Does anyone who has either of these boxes have anything good to say about them. I have been looking on eBay and it looks like I want that for feed hunting.

I have a 31" offset now, and i have a 10' SAMI that is not up yet and probably wont be for a while. Would recommend this box is all i can get is KU? or am i wasting time and money?

Last question i know it does dvbs2 and dvs and hd sd and 4:2:0, mpeg2 and mpeg4 so is the only thing this box is missing 4:2:2?

I also looked at that Vantage and it seems to have a lot of good features as well? Any opinions?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by olliec420

Last question i know it does dvbs2 and dvs and hd sd and 4:2:0, mpeg2 and mpeg4 so is the only thing this box is missing 4:2:2?



Thanks!

4:2:2 works, I don't know where you got that info from.. I have the Elite HD model and its my best unit I own.

Recommended from me for sure, and others.

As far as Elite of Prem, you will pay more for Premium which has everything the Elite has except you can add a 2.5" HDD and has built in wifi. Other then that, Elite works just the same as Premium for way less $$$$$.

Originally Posted by olliec420

Does anyone who has either of these boxes have anything good to say about them. I have been looking on eBay and it looks like I want that for feed hunting.

I have a 31" offset now, and i have a 10' SAMI that is not up yet and probably wont be for a while. Would recommend this box is all i can get is KU? or am i wasting time and money?

Last question i know it does dvbs2 and dvs and hd sd and 4:2:0, mpeg2 and mpeg4 so is the only thing this box is missing 4:2:2?

I also looked at that Vantage and it seems to have a lot of good features as well? Any opinions?

Thanks!

Read my reviews of each of them in the review section. I humbly suggest that most anything you need to know will be covered in those two threads.

Oh cool!!

So your telling me that the box does everything, its the all in one solution?

MPEG2 DVB-S & DVB-S2 4:2:0 4:2:2 SD & HD & MPEG4 H.264

If its a ITC feed i can see it?

Don't forget to look at the Pansat 9200, a Non 4:2:2, DVB-S and DVB-S2 Blind Scanning unit that can Record High Bit Rate HD feeds to an external SATA Drive.

The AZBox does:
DVB-S 4:2:0
DVB-S 4:2:2
DVB-S2 4:2:0
DVB-S2 4:2:2
Records SD and Low Bit Rate HD (under 20 megabit)

AZBox does not:
Blind Scan

Vantage 1100 does:
DVB-S 4:2:0
DVB-S2 4:2:0
Blind Scans (both DVB-s and DVB-S2)
Records SD and Low Bit Rate HD
Shutters horribly on High Bit Rate HD feeds
Can handle AAC sound (not to be confused with AC3)

Vantage 1100 does not:
DVB-S 4:2:2
DVB-S2 4:2:2
With Firmware above 2.44, can not do AC3 sound

It all depends on what you watch.

ahh will do thanks stogie!

Originally Posted by olliec420

ahh will do thanks stogie!

Not a problem..the fellas have beat my threads to death with questions....they are quite a sight...LOL

stogie, ur review is great. i think i want one! hehe

lak, thanks for the quick breakdown as well. i can live with out blind scan and hopefully they will add it in the future!