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..... However the HD output of the STB is much superior to the output from the USB receiver. The closest thing that pretty much does it all is a high end Azbox. But, I can use my USB receiver and TsReader to analyze transport streams and you can't do that with an Azbox, ect.
Agree re Azbox being the STB that can do most modes, but I don't agree that the output of the USB receiver is inferior to an STB. Probably correct if you're talking about displaying it on the PC, but if you use TSREADER to stream that output to a box like the PopCornHour to display on your TV, then there is virtually no difference in the HD quality. Of course the PCH can't do the HD 4.2.2, but it does most other modes. The total is a bit more expensive, but if you get TSREADER, a PCH, a Genpix and a TeVii, and you can do much more than the Azbox. The TeVii would do all the DVB-S2, and the Genpix would do DCII, turbo modes, and DSS. Also, with this combination, you can also RECORD and PLAYBACK all of the above, whereas the Azbox can't record/playback the high bitrate HD. Of course, get both the Azbox and those PC devices, and you can do even more. When I first got my Azbox, I was hoping that I could stream the 4.2.2 HD to the Azbox from my PC, but that didn't work. The Azbox has the same limitation re bitrate for streaming that it does for recording/playback.