Garage sale Viewmax HD

techno935

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• Dec 2, 2012

• #1

I was at a garage sale this past Saturday and the lady there was selling her Viewsat Max HD. I got it for $5 and figured it would be worth a shot. It has hackware on it, as expected. Has anyone ever had any luck with this unit? Can I flash it back to normal via USB or does it have to be serial? I'm limited to a laptop at the moment with no serial port.


P.S. Is the satellite list also limited to alphabetical or can it be numerical in order of orbital slot?

 

jdbob

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• Dec 2, 2012

• #2

I used one until the microHD came out. It won't do DVB-S2 so it's of limited use. I believe to get satellites into orbital position you first sort by satellite, then manually move them into longitude order.

 

techno935

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• Dec 3, 2012

• #3

Basically useless unless if you sell it back for more than $5 right? LOL

 

xtgold

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Nov 17, 2008

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nutmeg state

• Dec 3, 2012

• #4

I would leave the present firmware on it

 

rrob311

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• Dec 4, 2012

• #5

I had one but the blind scan never worked right. I just manually entered transponders with it.

 

olliec420

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Pensacola, FL

• Dec 4, 2012

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$5 is a deal for a STB even if its not perfect lol

 

stogie5150

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• Dec 5, 2012

• #7

olliec420 said:

$5 is a deal for a STB even if its not perfect lol

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yep.

 

wallyhts

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Apr 24, 2008

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• Dec 5, 2012

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Yup $5 for a HD STB is a steal. Even if its just mpeg2 HD I would buy one in a heart beat. We still have a lot of mpeg2 HD channels on cband left.

 

sergei

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• Dec 5, 2012

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If I could find one local for that price I'd buy it also and add it to my system. There's a lot to watch as I'm still using them. Good find and great price.

 

Anole

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L.A., Calif.

• Dec 5, 2012

• #10

There ya go: some buyers for when you're tired of it.