FTA Receiver on Christmas Wish List

[PopcornNMore]

Which of the following FTA receivers would you like to see under the Christmas tree this year?

1) OpenBox S9
2) OpenBox S10
3) Pansat 9500
4) Manhattan RS-1933

I'm leaning towards the Pansat 9500 due to having a UHF remote control. Plus the CW channels can be added from the receiver.

 

[Mr Tony]

I already have thew Manhattan which works real well. It can do manual PID entry and record high bitrate feeds

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I wish SatelliteAV's new box was ready, I would have one of those!

The only box I don't know anything about is the Pansat. The OpenBoxes are tough because you don't know what your going to get when you order one. I have a Manhattan and I like it... only thing it dosent do that I want it to do is be supported by my Slingbox so I can watch anywhere.

 

[toucan-man]

Christmas takes place in January for some...

 

[Jim S.]

Well obviously not an Openbox, too many problems with those. But if you're going to get something with an Ali 360x chipset, why not wait til SatelliteAV's new receiver comes out? You'd be saving yourself serious money and getting a support team you know you can communicate with -- although you may not need to since they seem to want to get everything right the first time.

 

[KE4EST]

I am going to wait for SatelliteAV's new box.

 

[Tron]

Waiting for SatelliteAV's MicroHD here as well. I'll keep the tree up for it ...

 

[rad360]

SatelliteAV's MicroHD receiver will replace my Openbox S9.
Openbox may become a shotgun target, I owe it for all of the headaches

 

[toucan-man]

Openbox may become a shotgun target, I owe it for all of the headaches

Haha, send it to Hickok45 on YouTube.

 

[brex2001]

The money I save by not buying the tree, etc. I'll spend on the microHD when it is released.
I've had an S9, have a 9500(& Azbox Elite & Prem+), will wait for the microHD & the next iteration of the Manhattan.

Is this poll limited to Ali36xx chipset stbs?

 

[cyberham]

Why no AzBox HD+ in the list? Another board thinks this is the best.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Don't know about the Azbox HD but I hope the tuner is better then the elite.

 

[cyberham]

AzBox Premium HD+ info:
DrSat.ca :: Satellite TV * OTA local TV * IPTV * Home phone * Internet
http://www.tele-satellite.us/TELE-satellite-1005/eng/azbox.pdf

 

[toucan-man]

I believe Manhattan is working on a do-it-all box, maybe by next Christmas AZbox will be reduced to an also ran or distant memory.

 

[cyberham]

...maybe by next Christmas AZbox will be reduced to an also ran or distant memory.

This is technology! Next Christmas is light years away, and too long for an FTA fan to wait.

 

[toucan-man]

I agree, and I've been tempted. But all this while they've been raking in the dough and at the same time displaying a commitment to product development that looks pretty dismal, even silly. The competition will either blow them into the weeds, or they'll deliver the best box they've ever made and compete -- the choice is theirs alone. Turn up the heat, I say.

 

[avenger]

I will wait for the SatelliteAv MicroHD

 

[ynnedibanez]

I will wait for the SatelliteAv MicroHD

me too, although i already have an openbox s9 and love it, it has been a great receiver.

 

[mr3p]

Looking forward to the release of SatelliteAv MicroHD and how it stacks up against Manhattan. Then again if the AZbox Me ever gets decent firmware (or seriously released), it might be a great receiver.

 

[RT-Cat]

I will wait for the SatelliteAv MicroHD

I would put it on my list also if it had the outputs I need.

RT.