Azbox Premium hd

[Costactc]

I've been pulling my hair out in making a decision to which hd stb I would finally decide to buy. I thought of waiting for the sonysat but haven't heard anything of it having a blind scan and there having legal issues with iks. I finally decided on the azbox premium hd. I know it doesn't have a blind scan but I'll use my pansat3500 for that. It's an awesome box with dual tuner, dvb-s, dvb-s2, 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 feeds.
Can't wait to start testing it. Initially I was going to pick up the premium plus but have heard about issues and decided just on the premium hd.
I posted here because I know many more members will see it than in the azbox forum.

[TurboPirate]

I've been pulling my hair out in making a decision to which hd stb I would finally decide to buy. I thought of waiting for the sonysat but haven't heard anything of it having a blind scan and there having legal issues with iks. I finally decided on the azbox premium hd. I know it doesn't have a blind scan but I'll use my pansat3500 for that. It's an awesome box with dual tuner, dvb-s, dvb-s2, 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 feeds.
Can't wait to start testing it. Initially I was going to pick up the premium plus but have heard about issues and decided just on the premium hd.
I posted here because I know many more members will see it than in the azbox forum.

Good, enjoy it bro, now when you get this stb maybe the HD free channel I mention before you can scan it..................................

[Costactc]

Turbo, when I get that stb I'm going to scan the poop out of it.

[TurboPirate]

Turbo, when I get that stb I'm going to scan the poop out of it.

Lol, those are the exact words I always say when I get a new STB, lol its your turn now, when I get my first HD receiver then it will be my time.

[MXFTA-FAN]

I've been pulling my hair out in making a decision to which hd stb I would finally decide to buy. I thought of waiting for the sonysat but haven't heard anything of it having a blind scan and there having legal issues with iks. I finally decided on the azbox premium hd. I know it doesn't have a blind scan but I'll use my pansat3500 for that. It's an awesome box with dual tuner, dvb-s, dvb-s2, 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 feeds.
Can't wait to start testing it. Initially I was going to pick up the premium plus but have heard about issues and decided just on the premium hd.
I posted here because I know many more members will see it than in the azbox forum.

Good decision costa, i've read on one of your posts, that you almost buy the vantage, it's a good S2 scanner but what would happen when you find a feed that can't be watched (4:2:2) you will be disappointed. So enjoy yours and others feed finds, and for the S2 signals, if the feed is not posted maybe doesn't exist, JMO. Enjoy your new box.
:thumbsup:

[felipondio]

Hi!
I was researching about the azbox hd prm, and it's excellent stb, but i has heared that it can't work like iks so you can't view N3.
I'm right or not?

[Costactc]

I already have many stb doing iks, the hd stb will be strictly for true fta and those hard feeds: dvb-s, dvb-s2. 4:2:0 and 4:2:2.

[felipondio]

I already have many stb doing iks, the hd stb will be strictly for true fta and those hard feeds: dvb-s, dvb-s2. 4:2:0 and 4:2:2.

Hi costactc!
Can you point to DN witch N3 like sats 110 and 119?

[Costactc]

I'm not 100% sure I understand your question but If I can aim a dish at 110 or 119. Of course, but not the intention for the azbox, I'm going to use it for fta not iks. Furthermore, I've never heard of an azbox being used for iks.

[TurboPirate]

I'm not 100% sure I understand your question but If I can aim a dish at 110 or 119. Of course, but not the intention for the azbox, I'm going to use it for fta not iks. Furthermore, I've never heard of an azbox being used for iks.

AZbox like Costa just mention is UP with Telecomicas 61west sat not on DN with IKS............but this AZbox is for true fta hd only...............it is going to suffer costa's punishment. lol

[Costactc]

AZbox like Costa just mention is UP with Telecomicas 61west sat not on DN with IKS............but this AZbox is for true fta hd only...............it is going to suffer costa's punishment. lol

Turbo, how did you know I'm tough on my stb. My motors are even worse, I send them all over the place on a daily basis.

[Timetripper]

costactc, I have a skill testing question for you [or anybody else that knows the answer]

Does any of the manufactures make a high end PCI card for your computer that would do everything that the azbox does?

I already have a vanilla PCI card for my HTPC but was wondering if there is anything that does all the HD stuff 4:2:0, 4:2:2, blind scan, etc

Or something in a USB model? I do lots of reading but have not noticed anything from the specs I have seen which sometimes can be pretty vague.

TIA

[pumparica]

AZBOX HD Premium

http://www.lojasutilar.com.br/imagens/lojasutilar.com.br/produtos/azboxPremium_lad.jpg



1) Performance Features

* Sigma Designs SMP8634LF CPU
* Linux Operative System
* 128 MB DDR System Memory
* 128 MB DDR Video Memory
* Big Storage memory (Nor Flash 8MB, DOM 256MB),
total flash memory 264 MB
* PAL and NTSC Video Output formats
* Support resolution up to 1080p (supported
resolutions: 576i (480i), 576p (480p), 720p, 1080i, 1080p)

2) Audio and video supported formats and
codec’s (For TV applications and Media Player)

* Supported Video Containers: MPEG1/2/4 (M1V, M2V,
M4V); MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG); MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP,
M2T, M2TS, MTS), VOB, AVI, ASF, WMV, IFO, ISO; Matroska (MKV), MOV
(H.264), MP4, RMP4
* Supported Video Codec’s: XVID SD/HD; DIVX;
MPEG-1; MPEG-2: MP@HL; MPEG-4.2: ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC; WMV9:
MP@HL; H.264: BP@L3; H.264: [email protected]; H.264: [email protected]; H.264: [email protected];
VC-1: MP@HL; VC-1: AP@L3
* Supported Audio Containers: AAC, M4A, MPEG audio
(MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), WAV, WMA, FLAC, Ogg
* Supported Audio Codec’s: AAC; AAC +; Dolby
Digital, WMA, WMA Pro, MP1, MP2, MP3, LPCM, FLAC, Vorbis, Audio
Passthrough: DTS; Dolby Digital
* Supported subtitles formats: SMI, SRT, TXT, SUB,
SSA
* Supported pictures formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF

3)
DVB-S/S2 Tuner Specifications

* Input Frequency: 950 ~ 2150Mhz
* Modulation: QPSK, 8PSK
* FEC: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 3/5, 4/5, 5/6, 6/7, 7/8, 8/9,
9/10
* Demodulation IC: CX24116
* Input Impedence: 75Ω
* IF Frequency: 36.128Mhz

4) Connections

* 1x HDMI
* 3x Video Component (YCbCr)
* 1x RCA Video
* 2x RCA Audio (L/R)
* 1x RJ45
* 2x USB 2.0
* 1x Optical S/PDIF
* 1x SCART
* 1x 0/12V
* 1x RF Modulator ANT In, TV Out
* 1x Power Switch

5) Wi-Fi

*



802.11b/g
miniPCI

6)
Internal HDD socket

* Internal socket for 2,5'' and
3,5'' Hard Disk Drives

7) Accessories

* RCU with batteries, power adapter
and power cable

8) Power consumption

* 5 W in standby mode
* 60 W in operation
with HDD

9) Measurement details

* Dimensions (W x H x D): 340
x 243 x 66 (mm)
* Gross Weight: 2.65 kg
* Net Weight: 2.11 kg
* Gross Weight with HDD: 3.04 kg
* Net Weight with HDD: 2.49 kg

10) Power Supply (Voltage,
Type)

*


12V 3.4A / 24V 0.8A

[secheltpaul]

costactc, I have a skill testing question for you [or anybody else that knows the answer]

Does any of the manufactures make a high end PCI card for your computer that would do everything that the azbox does?

I already have a vanilla PCI card for my HTPC but was wondering if there is anything that does all the HD stuff 4:2:0, 4:2:2, blind scan, etc

Or something in a USB model? I do lots of reading but have not noticed anything from the specs I have seen which sometimes can be pretty vague.

TIA

This is an interesting question by timetripper. Is there a PCI CARD for a computer not a receiver that dose it all?

[Costactc]

I haven't got a clue guys.