VOOM box remote good for anything?

[cbandjerk]

I see a couple voom/starchoice box remotes on ebay. Seller claims these are for 4DTV.

Are these useful? Do they have UHF that would work with either 920 or 922?

Thanks

current ebay item# 320331363917

 

[eurosport]

They work with just about any GI/Motorola receiver. I have an old Primestar remote that works my DSR 920, my DSR 4200 and a DSR 410. I don't know if the Voom remotes were UHF or not but it will work.

 

[Corrado]

The Voom remote also has extra colored buttons. For example the green one allows access to the installation menu. But it will work one the other Motorola boxes as well.

 

[cbandjerk]

does anyone know if they are UHF

 

[Mr Tony]

they are not UHF...IR only

the Voom box was IR only

 

[cbandjerk]

Thanks iceberg. Yea the seller told me that also. too bad.

 

[riffjim4069]

I wish StarChoice has a VOOM receiver recycle program...just send 'em a VOOM STB is good shape, and they send you a StarChoice HD receiver for $99.

 

[SatboyZ]

Actually....

New Sc subs get the 505 for $89 after credits (from website)- existing subs are $99. No need to recycle, SC bought existing Voom inventory and modded them.

Satboyz

 

[riffjim4069]

New Sc subs get the 505 for $89 after credits (from website)- existing subs are $99. No need to recycle, SC bought existing Voom inventory and modded them.

Satboyz

Good deal....I don't think this offer was around when I ordered StarChoice in 2006...plus, I had to go through a broker.

 

[tvropro]

Funny how Starchoice got the old Voom boxes modded for there service but Motorola won't do anything like that for C band megapipe feeds, it's all digicipher. Can we say something smells rotten here?

 

[Corrado]

I like the Voom receivers just for the OTA function. Too bad CBS channels make them reboot.

Just a random off topic thought...Would Starchoice firmware remap one of these receivers? Maybe something to try.

 

[Mr Tony]

I have a Voom box and I wish I could get it to download the SC channel maps....but that aint happening anytime soon

 

[Mr Tony]

Too bad CBS channels make them reboot.

only CBS's that were Owned & Operated by Viacom...there are 16 of them. Too bad they're in the major cities (NY, LA, Minneapolis)

 

[tvropro]

I have a Voom box and I wish I could get it to download the SC channel maps....but that aint happening anytime soon

I think each digicipher box has to be able to accept a programmers ID. If it's not set up to see this ID it plays dead to it. Almost makes you want to mess with the software and see if there's any holes in it sort of how the 4 Play did with the channel maps.