Recent content by V_H

As I was reading the thread about the new Edision and got flashback about this. The last time I played with Enigma 2 was on a DGStation (about 10 years ago) and it took for ever to scan for channels. I would start the scan, eat dinner, come back and it was still scanning. After it is done, I...

Many people also uses FTA when referring to OTA TV. Regulars here are hobbyists but don't forget that most FTA users are consumers. To get ethnic or religious channels, they hire an installer or search the internet for instructions to set it up once and not think about it as long as stay...

Definitely black. Red would be too jarring.

Sorry if I was unclear. It is the EBox, the old receiver, that has the bulging capacitor. This problem is far from uncommon.

It wasn't the JynxBox that has the bad capacitor but the old EBox receiver that failed. It was running 24x7 for who know how long but after turning it off, it won't come back on again. The capacitor with the black marker line on top next to the heatsink is the one with the bulging top...

Wish I could have got it for $75. Just because they are dumping it doesn't mean that it won't work as a FTA receiver. Chances are it is because it can't steal HBO and Playboy. When you are talking about new Android box are you talking about a media/streaming player or FTA receiver? I see...

Nah, for some of us the fun part of the hobby is to plug and play around. It wouldn't be much of a hobby if you just plug it in and watch TV. For me, it is the trying of the different equipments, receivers, LNB's, dishes etc. For others, it is the scanning the sky to see all the satellites and...

Not a good day. Got my receiver today. Opened it up and installed the ATSC tuner. Since I have not run cable to the new location yet, I borrowed the connections of another receiver in the same room. Unplugged the EBox Stealth, a Coolsat 8100 clone IIRC, and plugged in the JynxBox. Only the...

That's not a problem for us because the local ethnic channels that we cared about have none or very basic EPG information. Each half hour block would have a "news", "music", "drama" etc. which may match what they are actually broadcasting. The satellite channels have no EPG at all. When I...

I found several threads in other forums one mentioned that the box run cool. That clinched it for me. I don't like receivers with those tiny 20mm fans but was afraid that it would over heat. The guy mentioned problem pvr functions but that is OK because we would never use that features. I...

Got one with an ATSC tuner for $219 shipped. Not bad at all. For some reason, receiver with ATSC tuner cost a lot more than one without. Ordered it this morning and got tracking number already so it is a viable Christmas present for my father as long as when I install it for him I mumbled...

Looking for a FTA/OTA combo receiver I found a new candidate, the Jynxbox Ultra HD. Looks like a very interesting box but I have never heard of Jynxbox before. Have any one here got any experience with this receiver especially with the ATSC tuner?

I want a microHD for 2013

I Want to Win!!

But those were used. Most of us here know that periodically you can usually pick up really cheap receiver from pirates who gave up after a major Dish anti-piracy countermeasure. When I ran across that listing I tried to guess how much it cost the seller per unit to be able to sell it at that...