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BKP PM'd me and asked me to write a detailed setup for G10 Ku using a 1 M Primestar dish.
He will have an installer who knows nothing about FTA, and wanted this so anyone could use it since he can't personally do it himself.
He is using a Traxis DBS-3500 receiver, and his zip is 04479. I can write the mechanics for the dish, but don't have a Traxis receiver, so if someone can fill in the blanks for that part, I would appreciate it.
I am going to assume the installer can put the mast in the ground and have it perfectly plumb in concrete if it is on the ground. If it isn't plumb, the elevation readings and skew will be off. If you ever decide to swing the dish to another satellite, it will make it more difficult to fine tune it too.
Make sure the installer puts the mast somewhere where there are no obstructions on the horizon to the WSW.
Your azimuth setting below is almost due West of you and the elevation is very low.
First of all we use the zip code to find the settings. I use GeoSatfinder to get the settings which are:
We'll start with the compass reading. Since you can't put a real compass near metal or it will give a false reading, I made one for that purpose.
I would make one similar, or print out and use this one. I have made a line for 259.1 compass reading. Set your paper compass on the ground in front of the dish far enough away to not be affected by the metal, and put your real compass on the paper, and line up North and South. Take note of something on the horizon for reference. Then place the paper compass directly beneath the dish, and line up the center LNBF support arm with the 259 line. That will get you close to G10.
The next step is to set the skew at the junction block. Take careful note that you set it at the + side of the numbers. Also be careful with the bolts on the junction block. I have read where they are easy to strip out. I use PB Blaster for stubborn bolts. As you can see in the picture that I made that error when setting mine up. It cost me over half an hour before I realized my mistake. Your setting as noted above is +38.7:
The third step is setting the elevation. Your setting is pretty low in the sky. Again, make sure there are no obstructions on the horizon that would block your "view".
Here is a picture of the elevation markings on the side of the mount on a Primestar dish. I have marked where I think the installer should start. The mark at 10 degrees is the beginning, because I like to start lower than the actual setting, and work my way up. If you haven't found any signal by the time you get to the second mark at 20 degrees, it is time to move in one direction or the other. (East or West)
Once you have the elevation mark at the 10 degree mark, place a mark on the mast that runs onto the cap like in the picture below.
At that point, it is time to hook to the receiver at the pole. Most Primestars have a dual output LNB. Make sure the receiver is unplugged at this point. I would run a coax from the H output directly to the back of the receiver. Have a small TV, or I use my kids mini-dvd player which has the ability to take an input and display it on the screen.
Set the receiver up for G10 Ku satellite with a standard or linear LNB with a LO setting of 10750. Then input the transponder as 11805 H with a symbol rate of 4580. I got this transponder number from Iceberg's strong transponder list above. Hopefully someone can fill in the details for the setup screen in the Traxis.
Then slowly and gently move the dish East and West, no further than 1/4 of an inch from either side of the vertical line. Then turn the elevation bolt a 1/4 turn, and back and forth again.
Repeat the above procedure until you get to the 20 degree mark. If you haven't found a signal by then, move the dish a 1/4" in one direction or the other, and lower the elevation back to 10 and start again.
If you get a signal to come in, then fine tune up and down, East and West slowly until you are centered at the highest signal quality reading.
Power off the receiver, and unplug. Then run the coax from the V output to the receiver. Plugin and power up the receiver, and set up a transponder in the setup screen and use the 11720 V with symbol rate of 27692. That transponder is one of the weakest on the satellite.
Repeat the fine tuning above until the highest signal quality reading is centered for this transponder.
After that, you should be ready to do the final hookup, and run the cables inside.
I usually tighten all the bolts, then re-check for signal quality reading. Sometimes they change after tightening up the bolts.
I use a 3x4 multi-switch for my dual output LNBs. Run the V output on the LNB to the 13v input on the multi-switch, and the H output of the LNB to the 18V input. Run the number one output of the multi-switch to a port on your diseqc switch if you are using one, and make the proper setting in the receiver.
You can use the same compass paper above to check you line of sight too. I taped mine onto a piece of plywood. Just place it on a block of wood or whatever that is level at the height the dish will be, and put an ordinary carpenter adjustable angle tool on the 259 azimuth line. Then put an angle finder on top of that and set at 16 degrees. Remove the angle finder, and put an empty paper towel holder in place and look through the hole. If all you can see is blue sky, you are good to go.
I hope this helps you out BKP, and I hope it might help anyone else with their setup on any satellite.
Fred
He will have an installer who knows nothing about FTA, and wanted this so anyone could use it since he can't personally do it himself.
He is using a Traxis DBS-3500 receiver, and his zip is 04479. I can write the mechanics for the dish, but don't have a Traxis receiver, so if someone can fill in the blanks for that part, I would appreciate it.
I am going to assume the installer can put the mast in the ground and have it perfectly plumb in concrete if it is on the ground. If it isn't plumb, the elevation readings and skew will be off. If you ever decide to swing the dish to another satellite, it will make it more difficult to fine tune it too.
Make sure the installer puts the mast somewhere where there are no obstructions on the horizon to the WSW.
Your azimuth setting below is almost due West of you and the elevation is very low.
First of all we use the zip code to find the settings. I use GeoSatfinder to get the settings which are:
We'll start with the compass reading. Since you can't put a real compass near metal or it will give a false reading, I made one for that purpose.
I would make one similar, or print out and use this one. I have made a line for 259.1 compass reading. Set your paper compass on the ground in front of the dish far enough away to not be affected by the metal, and put your real compass on the paper, and line up North and South. Take note of something on the horizon for reference. Then place the paper compass directly beneath the dish, and line up the center LNBF support arm with the 259 line. That will get you close to G10.
The next step is to set the skew at the junction block. Take careful note that you set it at the + side of the numbers. Also be careful with the bolts on the junction block. I have read where they are easy to strip out. I use PB Blaster for stubborn bolts. As you can see in the picture that I made that error when setting mine up. It cost me over half an hour before I realized my mistake. Your setting as noted above is +38.7:
The third step is setting the elevation. Your setting is pretty low in the sky. Again, make sure there are no obstructions on the horizon that would block your "view".
Here is a picture of the elevation markings on the side of the mount on a Primestar dish. I have marked where I think the installer should start. The mark at 10 degrees is the beginning, because I like to start lower than the actual setting, and work my way up. If you haven't found any signal by the time you get to the second mark at 20 degrees, it is time to move in one direction or the other. (East or West)
Once you have the elevation mark at the 10 degree mark, place a mark on the mast that runs onto the cap like in the picture below.
At that point, it is time to hook to the receiver at the pole. Most Primestars have a dual output LNB. Make sure the receiver is unplugged at this point. I would run a coax from the H output directly to the back of the receiver. Have a small TV, or I use my kids mini-dvd player which has the ability to take an input and display it on the screen.
Set the receiver up for G10 Ku satellite with a standard or linear LNB with a LO setting of 10750. Then input the transponder as 11805 H with a symbol rate of 4580. I got this transponder number from Iceberg's strong transponder list above. Hopefully someone can fill in the details for the setup screen in the Traxis.
Then slowly and gently move the dish East and West, no further than 1/4 of an inch from either side of the vertical line. Then turn the elevation bolt a 1/4 turn, and back and forth again.
Repeat the above procedure until you get to the 20 degree mark. If you haven't found a signal by then, move the dish a 1/4" in one direction or the other, and lower the elevation back to 10 and start again.
If you get a signal to come in, then fine tune up and down, East and West slowly until you are centered at the highest signal quality reading.
Power off the receiver, and unplug. Then run the coax from the V output to the receiver. Plugin and power up the receiver, and set up a transponder in the setup screen and use the 11720 V with symbol rate of 27692. That transponder is one of the weakest on the satellite.
Repeat the fine tuning above until the highest signal quality reading is centered for this transponder.
After that, you should be ready to do the final hookup, and run the cables inside.
I usually tighten all the bolts, then re-check for signal quality reading. Sometimes they change after tightening up the bolts.
I use a 3x4 multi-switch for my dual output LNBs. Run the V output on the LNB to the 13v input on the multi-switch, and the H output of the LNB to the 18V input. Run the number one output of the multi-switch to a port on your diseqc switch if you are using one, and make the proper setting in the receiver.
You can use the same compass paper above to check you line of sight too. I taped mine onto a piece of plywood. Just place it on a block of wood or whatever that is level at the height the dish will be, and put an ordinary carpenter adjustable angle tool on the 259 azimuth line. Then put an angle finder on top of that and set at 16 degrees. Remove the angle finder, and put an empty paper towel holder in place and look through the hole. If all you can see is blue sky, you are good to go.
I hope this helps you out BKP, and I hope it might help anyone else with their setup on any satellite.
Fred
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
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To add: 101W Ku seems to be (one of if not the) strongest for me, and if I only had Ku I definitely want 101W for the music mux, it's robust FEC and strong signal help a lot. I've thought about using a used Dish/DirectTV dish at my Dads to supplement his OTA (mainly for my benefit when I visit 
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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Howdy folks long time no write.
Issue(s): Horizontal transponders (esp. Weigel mux) breakup/mosaic/sputtering audio, JTV less so (but received perfectly up until a month or so ago.
Vertical is fine (Daystar). Up until recently couldn't even get any signal on Weigel Mux but JTV was perfect.
What I did to improve things: A slight westward move improved reception but only slightly (approx 72 on the micro HD, sorry no dB to post). I removed the 3-way C-Band splitter and used a 2-way to get a 1-2 db signal gain ( the power port goes to the Startrak - the micro HD doesn't have enough juice ! (1st clue) even after swapping the switching power supply it came with with a heftier linear 12 V supply (less RFI too !).
I have had issues with the uHD before signal breaking up that a reboot would clear up (clue #2 = dying tuner?) - FYI, I reinforced the IF input and removed all flux from the pcb completely with a Flux Removal Pen (MG Chemicals Cat No. 4140-P) which definitely makes a huge difference.
I went outside and pushed and pulled reflector slightly and no improvement. Pole (actually tower in yard - the neighbours love me..NOT) is plumb, checked with carpenters level. Dish was last peaked in 2017 or so, after overhauling 24" Von Weise, new Acme, fresh grease, etc. Focal length, f/d ratio etc meticulously adjusted. One panel has a tear so planning to repair that this weekend when my cousin comes over ( to help me out (old guy here) forecast calls for sunshine.
What has changed: My utility company has installed new high tension line poles (one smack dab in the middle of 101°W target! But they put it in last year and reception (of JTV (HOR) at least) was fine, BUT when they came out to transfer the wires over this year from the old (sawed in half) pole that's about when the troubles started (coincidence?), but again Daystar (VER) was fine. I always had this pole in the light of sight of 101° before with no issues. (fyi my zenith sat 74° is unobstucted, but can't test)
In the meantime Weigel mux is trying to break in MOSTLY in LATE at night (less cell usage?) (audio not video except for a frame here or there) so don't know what has changed with this mux which suddenly "woke up". I have never had to fuss with dish moves on this satellite ( the slightest move +/- motor clicks loses lock, wheres normally on C-band I can go significantly wider east or west and still have a strong signal ( have these gone "spot beam" or narrower somehow and what is the slight difference in Az listed on Lyngsat to 100.9° affect things ( isn't that the declination i.e. requiring a tweak of declination?).
Long story short (too late, ha), if I had another DVB-S2 box to try and / or a newer more stable PLL lnb ( I have been meaning to upgrade many a time but never got arround to it) I could determine if it's my antiquated receiving equipment, or my dish/feed alignment ( doubtful as it tracks everything from 55 °W to 133 ° W nicely.) or the dreaded 5G! (BUT only on HOR and not VER?).
I read another post where the OP (with his smaller 7.5 footer) played around with the illumination to peak desired transponder and reduce qrm on interfering/ stronger xpndrs (even on 103° W). So will play with that too - and cut away the RG-6 a and pull up a fresh section with new PPC and coax Seal. Open the throat cap see if any cobwebs are there and check servo operation (also changed in last maintence 10 years ago).
Finally, this will probably be the last chance I get to play with the BUD from the looks of it (providers leaving, auctioning off rest of spectrum imminent above 4.0 Ghz, and to keep the peace with neighbours so it would be nice to have that mux back for the long, cold and dark winters to comfort this old man before I call it quits and buy a VHF/UHF/FM Yagi and get MeTV, H&I from my Vermont local stations (checked at a friends today and they come in nicely - except ABC) .
Only one guy in town (Montreal) I may be able to get a receiver or PLL lnb from to try (RPS Sat) so hopefully with elimnate that as a possible culprit. Be nice to pick up a cheap or used PLL lnb to try w/o 5G BPF (money is tight )
Like others I couldn't care less about "tv" (well maybe just a liitle or a lot) it's the challenge that excites me , I can get MeTV other ways OTA (no pirate crap).
So what do you guys (and gals) think ?. p.s. I don't have a spectrum analyzer and there are def/ cell towers nearby (half a Km or so away).
Oh and time permitting will hammer out dings too and wire damaged mesh on one section for an extra dB or two. Hesitate to touch Declination, Elevation and pole mount but will play around with those a little too... Why is this mux for finicky suddenly ?(8psk, 5/6 fec, beamwidthetc.. man wish they went back to VER I think everthing would be fine! For the engineers out here does 5G QRM affect one poliarization (HOR) more than another (VER)? I understand the strong interference swamps out the input mixer/local oscilator in the hapless old C-band lnb (I think it at time affect KU too esp. LPB on 101°W KU - incidentally thos were weak or "gone' but are back almost at the time MeTV improved..hmm Terrestrial interference?
Any thoughts or suggestions ( cheap or free solutions please) greatly appreciated. Cheers.
p.p.s. Micro HD can't display Decades and Toons but records them fine so I can watch on another box/media player (Ali chip set issue). Another reason to upgrade.
Anybody interested in a nice C/KU system free ? (for next Spring/Summer 2027)
[Sami 10' mesh, Corotor II+, Eagle Aspen (very old) C-band lnb, Norsat Ku lnb, Channel Master C/Ku (H/V) switch, Startrak 400 Analog receiver w/ motor control, Geosat uHD DVD-S2, CW600S for Mpeg-2]
Issue(s): Horizontal transponders (esp. Weigel mux) breakup/mosaic/sputtering audio, JTV less so (but received perfectly up until a month or so ago.
Vertical is fine (Daystar). Up until recently couldn't even get any signal on Weigel Mux but JTV was perfect.
What I did to improve things: A slight westward move improved reception but only slightly (approx 72 on the micro HD, sorry no dB to post). I removed the 3-way C-Band splitter and used a 2-way to get a 1-2 db signal gain ( the power port goes to the Startrak - the micro HD doesn't have enough juice ! (1st clue) even after swapping the switching power supply it came with with a heftier linear 12 V supply (less RFI too !).
I have had issues with the uHD before signal breaking up that a reboot would clear up (clue #2 = dying tuner?) - FYI, I reinforced the IF input and removed all flux from the pcb completely with a Flux Removal Pen (MG Chemicals Cat No. 4140-P) which definitely makes a huge difference.
I went outside and pushed and pulled reflector slightly and no improvement. Pole (actually tower in yard - the neighbours love me..NOT) is plumb, checked with carpenters level. Dish was last peaked in 2017 or so, after overhauling 24" Von Weise, new Acme, fresh grease, etc. Focal length, f/d ratio etc meticulously adjusted. One panel has a tear so planning to repair that this weekend when my cousin comes over ( to help me out (old guy here) forecast calls for sunshine.
What has changed: My utility company has installed new high tension line poles (one smack dab in the middle of 101°W target! But they put it in last year and reception (of JTV (HOR) at least) was fine, BUT when they came out to transfer the wires over this year from the old (sawed in half) pole that's about when the troubles started (coincidence?), but again Daystar (VER) was fine. I always had this pole in the light of sight of 101° before with no issues. (fyi my zenith sat 74° is unobstucted, but can't test)
In the meantime Weigel mux is trying to break in MOSTLY in LATE at night (less cell usage?) (audio not video except for a frame here or there) so don't know what has changed with this mux which suddenly "woke up". I have never had to fuss with dish moves on this satellite ( the slightest move +/- motor clicks loses lock, wheres normally on C-band I can go significantly wider east or west and still have a strong signal ( have these gone "spot beam" or narrower somehow and what is the slight difference in Az listed on Lyngsat to 100.9° affect things ( isn't that the declination i.e. requiring a tweak of declination?).
Long story short (too late, ha), if I had another DVB-S2 box to try and / or a newer more stable PLL lnb ( I have been meaning to upgrade many a time but never got arround to it) I could determine if it's my antiquated receiving equipment, or my dish/feed alignment ( doubtful as it tracks everything from 55 °W to 133 ° W nicely.) or the dreaded 5G! (BUT only on HOR and not VER?).
I read another post where the OP (with his smaller 7.5 footer) played around with the illumination to peak desired transponder and reduce qrm on interfering/ stronger xpndrs (even on 103° W). So will play with that too - and cut away the RG-6 a and pull up a fresh section with new PPC and coax Seal. Open the throat cap see if any cobwebs are there and check servo operation (also changed in last maintence 10 years ago).
Finally, this will probably be the last chance I get to play with the BUD from the looks of it (providers leaving, auctioning off rest of spectrum imminent above 4.0 Ghz, and to keep the peace with neighbours so it would be nice to have that mux back for the long, cold and dark winters to comfort this old man before I call it quits and buy a VHF/UHF/FM Yagi and get MeTV, H&I from my Vermont local stations (checked at a friends today and they come in nicely - except ABC) .
Only one guy in town (Montreal) I may be able to get a receiver or PLL lnb from to try (RPS Sat) so hopefully with elimnate that as a possible culprit. Be nice to pick up a cheap or used PLL lnb to try w/o 5G BPF (money is tight )
Like others I couldn't care less about "tv" (well maybe just a liitle or a lot) it's the challenge that excites me , I can get MeTV other ways OTA (no pirate crap).
So what do you guys (and gals) think ?. p.s. I don't have a spectrum analyzer and there are def/ cell towers nearby (half a Km or so away).
Oh and time permitting will hammer out dings too and wire damaged mesh on one section for an extra dB or two. Hesitate to touch Declination, Elevation and pole mount but will play around with those a little too... Why is this mux for finicky suddenly ?(8psk, 5/6 fec, beamwidthetc.. man wish they went back to VER I think everthing would be fine! For the engineers out here does 5G QRM affect one poliarization (HOR) more than another (VER)? I understand the strong interference swamps out the input mixer/local oscilator in the hapless old C-band lnb (I think it at time affect KU too esp. LPB on 101°W KU - incidentally thos were weak or "gone' but are back almost at the time MeTV improved..hmm Terrestrial interference?
Any thoughts or suggestions ( cheap or free solutions please) greatly appreciated. Cheers.
p.p.s. Micro HD can't display Decades and Toons but records them fine so I can watch on another box/media player (Ali chip set issue). Another reason to upgrade.
Anybody interested in a nice C/KU system free ? (for next Spring/Summer 2027)
[Sami 10' mesh, Corotor II+, Eagle Aspen (very old) C-band lnb, Norsat Ku lnb, Channel Master C/Ku (H/V) switch, Startrak 400 Analog receiver w/ motor control, Geosat uHD DVD-S2, CW600S for Mpeg-2]
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With the microHD connected this afternoon and tuned to the Weigel mux, I can receive the mux well.
My conclusion is that the sensitivity of the receivers in descending order of sensitivity is as follows:
My conclusion is that the sensitivity of the receivers in descending order of sensitivity is as follows:
- V9 Prime (best)
- microHD
- Edision osmio4k+