Thread: The Best FTA Receiver

I have both CNX (2 of the DUO's) and Coolsat 5000, the CNX duo and trio and painfully slow for blind scan (45 minutes or longer) but the mini is pretty good.



THAT said, the CS5000 is hands down the better for blind scanning.

(hope that helps)

Photto

I think the OP needs to be explained, what type of sat signals and channels he would be able to ID, lock to, and watch using suggested above STB models, and if its possible to ID channels with one of suggested models, and watch using another model, if the 1st STB ain't capable to, and what tools and techniques to use for that.

I think I would look for an HD capable receiver such as the Pansat 9200 or Coolsat 8200, many feeds and channels are going mpeg-4 dvb-s etc, and they decode AC3 audio that many of the good standard definition channels have. 8PSK can be added on later if you want. Pansat and Coolsat make good real FTA blind scan receivers (IMHO of course).
-C.
EDIT: Coolsat 8100... No I don't think there is an 8200, sorry for the typo.

Do Pansat 9200 or Coolsat 8200 blind scan?

The Pansat 9200 blind-scans, even DVB-S2 supposedly if you buy the right 8PSK board for it. I didn't know there was a Coolsat 8200, but I don't think the 8100 blind-scans anything at all.

Never heard of the Coolsat 8200?

Heh heh, Looks like you're correct about the (Forthcoming Coolsat 8200)Coolsat 8200, Jim...

Maybe it was only available in Canada.

Originally Posted by mr.crane

Iceberg, is the Pansat 3500 good for BlindScan?

yes. Its slow but thorough

Originally Posted by guapoharry

Do Pansat 9200 or Coolsat 8200 blind scan?

9200 yes
no such thing as a 8200 but the 8000/8100 does not (the 8100 had a PVR option...the 8000 did not)