A friend of mine bought a Jynxbox Ultra HD Lite asked me to put it together and set it up. While I have it, I am going to use it and see what it is like.
The size suprised me, it is about the same footprint as my DM500 but only have as thick and weighs nothing in comparison. The front of the receiver is very simple with the Jynxbox Ultra HD LITE lettering and 3 little windows, 1 for power light, 1 for status and the IR recepter.. The left side has a power button near the rear of the STB and a USB slot infront of the power button. The rear is filled with all the inputs and outputs needed, the power connector, a USB slot, IR slot (I think it is for a remote extender),RS232 input, ethernet plug, AV out, HDMI out and finally the tuner input and output. The right side is nice and clean.
Upon opening the display box I removed the receiver unit and underneath were the accessories; 1 JB200 tuner, 1 remote control (it works with my Ultra HD as well), 2 batteries, 1 special AV cable (1/8" jack to composite leads), and a special serial adapter (DB9 female to 1/8" jack), and then the power supply.
I had to open the receiver to install the JB200 tuner. The STB is held together by 4 little phillips screws on the bottom, a small screw driver is defintly needed, I used the little pocket screw drivers - worked great. Once the screws were remove and very carefully placed in a safe place, I wouldn't want to lose 1. I turned the STB over and the top lifted off without any problem, there is a wire connecting the fan to the motherboard so you have to be careful while opening. I was able to install the JB200 tuner without any hinderence, popped into place and I replaced the retaining hex nuts that secures the tuner in place. The top went back on, I turned over the STB and replaced the 4 little screws making sure no to over tighten them.
Now the fun really begins. I took the STB to my TV connected the HDNI cable, turned on the receiver and waited a minute and the regualar Jynxbox background picture appeard. I checked the system information and it showed the JB200 installed. I went into Installation menu then dish settings and pressed OK to choose the satellite to setup. I had forgotten that you will only see 2 satellites in the list until you do a factory reset and then all the satellites appear. I did that and proceeded to setup my satellites. The menu structure is identical to that of teh Ultra HD so moving around was easy. The biggest problem I had during setting up was the remote. I kept pushing the wrong buttons, I wasn't looking and was use to the arrangement on the Ultra HD. Once I started looking at the remote things went a lot better.
Time to scan for channels. I scanned each satellite individually, most channels scanned in, some were missed. Some attention has to be paid here after the initial setup is finished.
The picture quality is really good, IMO. As good as the original Ultra HD. The guide callup seems quicker that the Ultra HD but channel change is the same. I have a lot more playing to do with this little gem, I haven't attempted and recording or timeshifting. That will come in the next day or so.
The main draw back of the receiver is the fan noise. It brings back memmories of a SV8000. I have heard that new fans are coming. Another thing that I found is if you are using an HDMI and AV out (for use with DVI input) the fit is tight, the two outputs are pretty close together and depending on the thickness of the plug covers they tend to push on each other a little.
I would like to know how the STB gets the information for channel names. 241 and 242 have been renamed a while ago yet they are still referred to as CBS and NBC
I think Jynxbox has another winner, the price is fair and will make you think twice before buying a more expensive receiver or a cheaper out the back door receiver.