Review: consumer receiver natively tuning 4:2:2

[comfortably_numb]

Turns out the video is choppy on the PC also, from both the GTX and the Edision, which tells me whatever modulation NBC is using is tough for our receivers and even super fast PC's to handle.

We ended up switching to the NBC FTA satellite feed. Nice to have OTA on the second tuner, you can easily flip back and forth with the RECALL button and compare video quality.

I really like having OTA and satellite tuners built in without having to use a dongle.

 

[juventusbrown]

Thank for posting the steps for the android 4.2.2 I have to see if I can receive those channels properly first cause I'm all the way in barbados in the Caribbean. Thanks again. Will try and give a feedback at some point.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Does the PC on the network see the m3u stream by itself or how do you view the feed on the PC from the GTX?

192.168.###.###:7779 pulls up the web interface for the GTX. This enables you to download an M3U playlist directly from the box.

(Substitute your box's IP address for the ### above).

 

[Jim S.]

For UHF I had to add the frequencies manually; it only auto-scans VHF for some reason.

Well if the frequency table selection is only for cable, as your one picture hints, that might explain it. On cable, channel 14 immediately follows channel 13, instead of being hundreds of megahertz higher.

It looks like, above the cable selections, there are OTA selections for specific DMAs. I'm not sure why they'd do something like that, other than maybe speeding up scanning by skipping unused frequencies. What happens if you select one of those?

Also, I don't know why it says it's scanning for 64QAM channels, when ATSC is 8VSB. But since it works, it must just be an issue of what it displays versus what it does.

 

[comfortably_numb]

What happens if you select one of those?

The only option is Miami

 

[iBoston]

Well, i really think a 4:2:2 receiver is very cool. So kudos to that. It doesn't surprise me the STB stutters on those 4:2:2. To play those reliably, i needed a high quality nvidia card, and had to tweak the settings for reliable stability.

I also think the ATSC integration is nice, but for me, i only get a couple channels without a VERY LARGE long range antenna. 90 miles line of site is where all the signals come from. I had a large antenna once, but it lasted only about 6 years from the wind battering all the expandable wing-lets on the antenna.

Thanks for posting.

 

[cyberham]

192.168.###.###:7779 pulls up the web interface for the GTX. This enables you to download an M3U playlist directly from the box...

How did you determine port 7779 is the one to use? Does this work on your V9 Prime? I tried this on my V9 but no luck. It just reported "Refused to connect".

 

[comfortably_numb]

How did you determine port 7779 is the one to use? Does this work on your V9 Prime? I tried this on my V9 but no luck. It just reported "Refused to connect".

I learned about it from a post on the GTMedia forum. Only works on the GTX.

 

[cyberham]

...i only get a couple channels without a VERY LARGE long range antenna. 90 miles line of site...

I use a Clearstream 2V with Channel Master 30 dB preamp to receive METV OTA from 77 miles away. This antenna works very well yet is quite small. If I were buying today, I'd get the larger Clearstream 4V with higher gain. I was surprised to learn that a high OTA antenna wasn't the solution, but walking around the yard trying every location high and low was the best way. It works best at only 4 feet high in just the right spot.

 

[cyberham]

I learned about it from a post on the GTMedia forum. Only works on the GTX.

I tried to access the V9 via 192.168.XXX.XXX:81 and got a reply from the box! It said {"msg":"This is a test page!","resultcode":1}. But I don't know how to talk its language.

 

[comfortably_numb]

I tried to access the V9 via 192.168.XXX.XXX:81

Yes, that's the streaming port. If you export an M3U playlist from the V9 to a thumb drive and then open it in Notepad on a PC, you'll see a URL with that port (a .TS file). Those can be streamed using Potplayer or VLC.

On the GTX you can download the M3U files
directly via browser on PC (similar to the Edision).

 

[mr3p]

Too bad someone can't figure out how to directly access m3u playlist from the V9.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Too bad someone can't figure out how to directly access m3u playlist from the V9.

AFAIK, they'd have to modify the software to allow downloading playlists via an open port. Perhaps a future update will allow this, but I won't be holding my breath.