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I've noticed some used CS8100 HD PVR boxes on ebay, at under $200 . Anyone care to volunteer how they like this box ? I like the CS8000 that I have, and adding a PVR capability would be sweet for HD channels. Suspect the used units are a result of Nagra 3 hitting the hacker world, and this could be a blessing .
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It's certainly easier on the DVB-s2 stuff. Just key it in with the remote. I bought my CS8000 just for HD and DVB-S2 feeds, but now I use it as my primary box. It's not all bad , once you set it up, and with this latest firmware you can confidently (?) back up your channels and have a chance of restoring them later.
HiIt's certainly easier on the DVB-s2 stuff. Just key it in with the remote. I bought my CS8000 just for HD and DVB-S2 feeds, but now I use it as my primary box. It's not all bad , once you set it up, and with this latest firmware you can confidently (?) back up your channels and have a chance of restoring them later.
I'm curious re what has changed re to restoring channels with the newest firmware? I've completely given up hope of ever restoring channels on my 8100, mainly because of what is saved in the channel data files. Are you using the 1444a? I think that there is a 1447a version floating around too.
No, I'm actually using version 12001F ( a now out-dated hacker file) which is the first firmware that gets rid of the 31 sat limit. Now , all the sats in the box are configurable. ( Unfortunately, I know of at least 2 bird they don't have in the box, but that can be overcome ).
What I've done is configure my CS8000 with it's typical 20 -odd birds, transfer the channelist and software to my pc, Clear out the CS8000 with the Clear_HD bin file, and then reload my custom channellist/software combo. Everything is restored. There seem to be no gotcha's , although, perhaps saved points in Diseqc 1.2 mode might have to be resaved, but all the many menu buttons to set up each bird is out of the way.
I've also asked for a Factory file in this new format, with the addition of the two missing ku birds.
What I've done is configure my CS8000 with it's typical 20 -odd birds, transfer the channelist and software to my pc, Clear out the CS8000 with the Clear_HD bin file, and then reload my custom channellist/software combo. Everything is restored. There seem to be no gotcha's , although, perhaps saved points in Diseqc 1.2 mode might have to be resaved, but all the many menu buttons to set up each bird is out of the way.
I've also asked for a Factory file in this new format, with the addition of the two missing ku birds.
Thanks. Interesting.No, I'm actually using version 12001F ( a now out-dated hacker file) which is the first firmware that gets rid of the 31 sat limit. Now , all the sats in the box are configurable. ( Unfortunately, I know of at least 2 bird they don't have in the box, but that can be overcome ).
What I've done is configure my CS8000 with it's typical 20 -odd birds, transfer the channelist and software to my pc, Clear out the CS8000 with the Clear_HD bin file, and then reload my custom channellist/software combo. Everything is restored. There seem to be no gotcha's , although, perhaps saved points in Diseqc 1.2 mode might have to be resaved, but all the many menu buttons to set up each bird is out of the way.
I've also asked for a Factory file in this new format, with the addition of the two missing ku birds.
With my first Coolsat (8100) I was trying different firmware, trying to find one with which the PVR worked. Must have tried about 4 different factory and 2 or 3 different hacker versions, but nothing worked. Then my 8100 was hit by lightning. Got a brand new one, and it was freezing/rebooting right out of the box. Sent it back no difference. I tried several different factory and a couple hacker versions, but nothing worked, until, similar to your experience, a week or two ago I tried a version, slightly older than the one you tried, and suddenly the darn thing stopped rebooting AND the PVR "WAS" working ("was" because yesterday I had a power outage/surge while using the PVR, and it seemed to fry something... I'm hoping just the external hard disk got corrupted). I was hoping that there was a factory firmware version that worked, that I could put in, but I'm afraid that if I switch, it will start rebooting again, and I won't be able to use the receiver at all. But if they have fixed that restoration of channels/31 sat limit thing, perhaps I'll give it a try, but I'm not sure which factory version to try. I think the last one I tried was 1441A. Then a 1444A came out, but it was a corrupted file, and Coolsat took it off their web page. But they recently put it back. Then I noticed that there is a 1447A floating around. I may wait to see if it shows up on the Coolsat web page and try that.
I can't remember exactly what used to happen when I'd try to restore channel data, but it got so messed up with channels that weren't associated with satellites, etc, that I had to clear the memory to recover.
The problem seemed to be partly that the BIG list of many sats, from which the 31 were selected, didn't seem to be part of the channel data file saved, so that if I defined any new satellites, of gave sats on the BIG list new LO or diseqC parameters, etc, that info would be lost. It will be nice if they have fixed that, but it seems like they'd have to change the structure of the channel data file.
Does your 8000 handle channels with multiple audio channels properly? Like yesterday, I scanned in one of those high speed network feeds which have 2 or 3 different audio channels, one of which can't be played via consumer boxes, and it came up with "no audio". So I tried to scan in via specifying the proper MPEG or AC3 audio PID, and it scanned in, but when it played, it came up with no video??? Then I went to delete the previously saved channel that wouldn't play audio, and this time it was actually playing???? So sometimes it seems to pick the right audio channel, other times it doesn't, and it doesn't (unless I couldn't find it) allow you to select an audio channel.
I'm pretty sure that , in the past, restoring was channel list was impossible , unless your sat list matched the factory 31 sats. The indexing was all done by the sat number. Now , since all the birds are in play, I suspect the indexing is by orbital position. At any rate, I haven't had any problem restoring the previous settings with the newer design firmware.
"Does your 8000 handle channels with multiple audio channels properly? Like yesterday, I scanned in one of those high speed network feeds which have 2 or 3 different audio channels, one of which can't be played via consumer boxes, and it came up with "no audio". So I tried to scan in via specifying the proper MPEG or AC3 audio PID, and it scanned in, but when it played, it came up with no video??? Then I went to delete the previously saved channel that wouldn't play audio, and this time it was actually playing???? So sometimes it seems to pick the right audio channel, other times it doesn't, and it doesn't (unless I couldn't find it) allow you to select an audio channel."
Haven't scanned anything that matches that description, yet. Generally, when I'm chasing feeds , I blindscan with the Mercury II and then interrogate the feed using my skywalker-1 and Tsreader. The PC based system is much more flexible, and I can switch over to the tt s2-3200 , if necessary to get a different viewpoint.
"Does your 8000 handle channels with multiple audio channels properly? Like yesterday, I scanned in one of those high speed network feeds which have 2 or 3 different audio channels, one of which can't be played via consumer boxes, and it came up with "no audio". So I tried to scan in via specifying the proper MPEG or AC3 audio PID, and it scanned in, but when it played, it came up with no video??? Then I went to delete the previously saved channel that wouldn't play audio, and this time it was actually playing???? So sometimes it seems to pick the right audio channel, other times it doesn't, and it doesn't (unless I couldn't find it) allow you to select an audio channel."
Haven't scanned anything that matches that description, yet. Generally, when I'm chasing feeds , I blindscan with the Mercury II and then interrogate the feed using my skywalker-1 and Tsreader. The PC based system is much more flexible, and I can switch over to the tt s2-3200 , if necessary to get a different viewpoint.
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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.
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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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