bobmofo101
01-30-2015, 05:05 PM
So while I wait for my new box to arrive, I've been doing some reading at a few forums and have a few random questions about it.
1) Will this thing have the balls to drive a 1000.2 DPP triple LNB setup well on its own? The reason I still wonder this is despite claims that it's 650ma LNB output, I've seen posts at other forums calling bs and saying it's restricted to like 350-450 same as all the other STBs. And yet others recommend still using a power inserter even though they say it is 650ma.
2) for being a chinese clone, just how cheap and crappy is it in terms of build quality, software performance, etc?
3) How is the Picture quality overall? Especially compared to name brand receivers like Dreamlink.
The reason I ask 2 and 3 is that I really don't want to have too much money tied up in hardware if we're in the dying days of IKS like they say. I'd rather sell off the T5 while it's holding its value and use this sub $100 box if it will be adequate (doesn't have to be great). But I've never bought a clone before so I don't know what to expect.
4) I've heard people say that converting this box to an azlink has multiple benefits like slightly faster channel changing and a cooler running tuner, is there anything to this? Is it worth the effort? For what it's worth, given proper instructions I'm great at reading and am pretty technically competent when it comes to this stuff--I've done some fun stuff back in the n2 days with atmega cards, jtagging, etc, but got out of the scene for several years so I'm a bit rusty. If it's worth it, I'll do it, but if not will run it as-is.
5) is it worth immediately replacing the fan with a larger one to cool it better (and quieter)? or is it fine to wait until the original fan poops out before messing with things?
that's all I can think of for now. I've seen most of these questions addressed at least partially but there's just generally not a lot of people talking about them, so most of the posts are 4-8 months old and I know things can change or new fact can come to light, etc.
Thanks
1) Will this thing have the balls to drive a 1000.2 DPP triple LNB setup well on its own? The reason I still wonder this is despite claims that it's 650ma LNB output, I've seen posts at other forums calling bs and saying it's restricted to like 350-450 same as all the other STBs. And yet others recommend still using a power inserter even though they say it is 650ma.
2) for being a chinese clone, just how cheap and crappy is it in terms of build quality, software performance, etc?
3) How is the Picture quality overall? Especially compared to name brand receivers like Dreamlink.
The reason I ask 2 and 3 is that I really don't want to have too much money tied up in hardware if we're in the dying days of IKS like they say. I'd rather sell off the T5 while it's holding its value and use this sub $100 box if it will be adequate (doesn't have to be great). But I've never bought a clone before so I don't know what to expect.
4) I've heard people say that converting this box to an azlink has multiple benefits like slightly faster channel changing and a cooler running tuner, is there anything to this? Is it worth the effort? For what it's worth, given proper instructions I'm great at reading and am pretty technically competent when it comes to this stuff--I've done some fun stuff back in the n2 days with atmega cards, jtagging, etc, but got out of the scene for several years so I'm a bit rusty. If it's worth it, I'll do it, but if not will run it as-is.
5) is it worth immediately replacing the fan with a larger one to cool it better (and quieter)? or is it fine to wait until the original fan poops out before messing with things?
that's all I can think of for now. I've seen most of these questions addressed at least partially but there's just generally not a lot of people talking about them, so most of the posts are 4-8 months old and I know things can change or new fact can come to light, etc.
Thanks