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While this was all hashed and re-hashed in that other thread I mentioned above, I would agree with you that I probably would like it were it not for three things: The fact that you can buy four or five VBOX units for what one of those would cost you. Since I'm not exactly rolling in cash...

I used to have a Diamond 9000HD which worked okay (except it had this nasty tendency to reboot when you were trying to skip through commercials, and when it did that it trashed the recording you were trying to watch), but one day several months ago it bit the dust - nothing would light up on it...

I would love to have the opportunity, because while the details released so far have been rather sketchy, this sounds very close to the type of receiver I've been hoping to see for many months now. And the fact that it runs XBMC is a HUGE plus!

Oh crap, I should have looked at the FridgeFTA site before I posted the above, it might have saved me a lot of typing! :mad: http://www.fridgefta.info/forums/showthread.php?tid=33586

I just finished listening to the recording of Satellite Nation from earlier tonight and was quite interested in a new receiver that was mentioned on the program that sounds like it just might be better than most of the receivers out there. Here are some notes I made about this receiver (I hope...

That happened in New York City as well, but it was only a week or two before they had additional capacity installed. So I'd suggest getting on that waiting list, especially if the OP orders a Roku or other compatible device and is at all interested in Aereo's service, and also checking back on...

Yes and no. Roku itself doesn't offer the networks but see my post about Aereo. If you subscribe to that then yes, you can watch the regular local channels on your Roku.

If having all the networks is important to you, you might want to look into Aereo, particularly if you are going to buy a Roku. It's not free but it only costs $8 or $12 a month, however you can get a free trial month to decide if it will work for you. It will let you watch and/or record TV...

That's interesting. I wonder if the picture can be expanded to fullscreen? And also I wonder what else you can do through the webinterface?

I have been told more than once that the Amiko Alien receivers can PVR 4:2:2 signals, but cannot play them in real time. I do not know how accurate that is, but it's something I would really like to know for sure - in particular, whether the Alien receivers will PVR the CBS 4:2:2 feeds...

If those features were important to me, and maybe to others I know, you're damn right I would, perhaps in the hope that they would have some other vehicle that might meet my needs (of course this is all hypothetical because you would never catch me shopping at a Ford dealership). And...

I emailed Tim to ask about this receiver, and specifically if it had any of the features I would consider important. His reply left me with the impression that although this may be a quality receiver for certain applications, it is not really aimed at FTA hobbyists. It will not receive or play...

Found it, looking at it now. Thanks catamount and Jim. EDIT: Wow, after reading that I have lost interest in those boxes very quickly. It appears they are indeed clones of other receivers, and not very good ones at that. I don't understand everything they are talking about in that forum but...

Thanks. So are you saying that these would not be useful in North America, or just that they are optimized for Europe's satellites? The reason I am looking at this (and that I wish some U.S. distributor would) is because of the fact that it runs Linux. You mentioned Enigma 2, and I had no...

Thanks, guys. I much appreciate the responses!

I've bean searching for an inexpensive FTA receiver that will actually allow access to recorded programs from other computers on the local network, and I happened to stumble across this new Chinese receiver that (they say) actually runs Linux. I have never heard of it before and as far as I can...

Quick question for anyone that has a working C-band system - Lyngsat's page at http://www.lyngsat.com/Anik-F1R.html shows several high def "see tee vee" feeds in the clear on 4020V and 4140V. Can anyone successfully receive those and if so, to your knowledge is there anything special about them...

Thanks, guys. Very interesting. UDL did you ever figure out what caused the sparks and smoke? I know if I was switching a high amperage circuit, my preference would definitely be to use mechanical relays - probably one to switch the power to the positioner, and the other a DPDT relay to...

For a Ku band I have done something similar, using a 10' section of galvanized pipe. And there have been occasions where I was in a hurry and just planted it in the ground without any concrete at all temporarily, and never had a problem with it moving. Then a few months or a year or two later...

NOQBH, have you taken a look at this thread? Would be interested in any comments you might have, although I understand that you're probably not using a Raspberry Pi or Arduino or anything like that in your projects.

Good point updatelee, but if I were going to attempt this I would specifically want to be able to control it over my local network, particularly if it doesn't have a DiSEqC interface. And that's why a Raspberry Pi would be my first choice, since it does have the network interface built in, and...

No, not at all. Though the way things have gone lately, sometimes I feel like I'm about ready to (don't take that the wrong way, I'm not suicidal, just sort of losing my will to live. This extremely difficult winter is a large part of that). I am giving up on this thread, though. Apparently...

Yes, but so what? Does that mean I'm not allowed to try to find a system I would like at a reasonable price, or failing that, try to make something work? It's not as though I've NEVER had a satellite system. My original system was an early Winegard with the big 10 foot dish and the...

You're right about that. The reason I was thinking about this at all was that someone had expressed a desire to have multiple tuners and still have a way to control the dish (presumably not being tied to any single tuner). But also, since there are at least a couple of people expressing doubts...

The fact of the matter is that at the moment I do not have a working FTA setup. I had a Diamond HD9000 receiver but it died on me and I have no idea if it could be fixed, but I was never particularly happy with it since it had a tendency to spontaneously reboot and trash recordings in the...