With a delayed release date and all this current firmware development, it might be the only receiver released with full featured firmware instead of having to wait months for all the features we need to be added and the bugs to be worked out. 
New GEOSATpro microHD Receiver
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Um ... this may have already been asked, if so I missed it.
If the release is the end of February, when will you be excepting pe-orders?
Photto
If the release is the end of February, when will you be excepting pe-orders?
Photto
no pre-orders accepted until they have a finalized date
Brian doesnt want to hold our money and feel rushed to get a inferior product out to make a few people who pre-ordered happy
Brian doesnt want to hold our money and feel rushed to get a inferior product out to make a few people who pre-ordered happy
Here is the latest update to answer a few members requests.
The microHD currently supports and has been verified with these formats:
QPSK / 8PSK / H8PSK / 16APSK / 32APSK and finally 64APSK!!!
The composite video output is default and set for NTSC 480i. The HDMI is fully CEC compliant the resolution can be set by source, connected monitor or manual selection in these resolutions: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p!!!
The microHD currently supports and has been verified with these formats:
QPSK / 8PSK / H8PSK / 16APSK / 32APSK and finally 64APSK!!!
The composite video output is default and set for NTSC 480i. The HDMI is fully CEC compliant the resolution can be set by source, connected monitor or manual selection in these resolutions: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p!!!
Brian,
I just bought a 2TB external drive, am I to understand that I will not be able to use it with the microHD?, or did I read that wrong.
I just bought a 2TB external drive, am I to understand that I will not be able to use it with the microHD?, or did I read that wrong.
Thanks Brian, I guess will drive up to Sacramento, and pick mine up in person. I live near Modesto.
Once it is ready!
Once it is ready!
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Not sure what was said to suggest a potential issue with a 2 TB drive. Iceberg is correct in his assumption.
So far, the microHD works with every USB 2.0 and 3.0 HDD that we have tested. Only have one 2TB drive on the bench and it is recognized and formats fine. Have only had issues with occasional small thumb flash drives with poor bandwidth.
The part I bolded has me sold on this thing right now!
don't get too excited - it's probably not all the various configurations of those modulations. It's probably the most common configuration which I've seen video (the other configurations of those moduations that I"ve logged happen to be data transmissions so not useful for the microHD).
I know the Manhattan does one configuration of 16APSK as I've locked video of that configuration and modulation. I"m sure the MicroHD will match that by doing the same configuration of 16APSK. I'm still looking for a 32APSK video service to try the manhattan on (and eventually the microHD when I get one).
as for the undisclosed feature of a chipset that was disclosed about 2 pages back, I"m hoping it's MPEG-4 4:2:2 format since I"m starting to see a few feeds using that format now and it would be nice to have a box that will do it when my other boxes won't (just my PC and PCI tuner card does it using certain codecs).
Not sure what is meant by "different configurations" of 16apsk??? There are few parameters such as FEC, pilot and inversion, but not sure what other legit setting variations could be configured by the encoder. We have benched every valid configuration setting on our encoder with extreme signal variations and above average attenuations to confirm a lock.
If you have a specific problematic feed and can provide either the TS file with the transponder parameters or a schedule, we would be interested in testing.
Once again, I confirm that the microHD will NOT process and display 4:2:2. Don't want members reading features into the thread that will not exist and have false hopes for a feature that is not in development.
If you have a specific problematic feed and can provide either the TS file with the transponder parameters or a schedule, we would be interested in testing.
Once again, I confirm that the microHD will NOT process and display 4:2:2. Don't want members reading features into the thread that will not exist and have false hopes for a feature that is not in development.
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Brian, are these the undisclosed chipset features that you mentioned before as being a first on a consumer FTA box? Is the cat out of the bag, or do we have more surprises in store?
Manhattan does QPSK, 8PSK and 16APSK in CCM only configuration type, so it's not a first for a consumer FTA box for the microHD to support it. I am trying to see if I can find a 32APSK video signal to test that with the manhattan but no luck so far. I think the microHD will at least match the Manhattan in tuner modulation capabilities so that is a good thing.Brian, are these the undisclosed chipset features that you mentioned before as being a first on a consumer FTA box? Is the cat out of the bag, or do we have more surprises in store?
that includes the MPEG-4 4:2:2? I know most people clammor for MPEG-2 4:2:2. I"m curious about the MPEG-4 4:2:2 flavor since that appears to be where feeds are heading and it would be nice to have a STB do that instead of having to use the PC.
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