hmmmmmmmmm, good work

loluskysat:

@Badaru 1,
I learnt that the box is usually sold without the patch and you have to do all the stuff yourself. Can you please get me a programmed Spiderbox and how much will it cost?

which model do u want,9000hd,7000hd or 5000sd?

@ Badaru1,

7000HD will be more like it. You can let me have the price of others too.

HD here i come

can someone list the prices of all these HD receivers?

Opticum 9600 HD TS / TS20

arriving soon, test reports to follow. downside - no blindscan

2 card slots and 2 cam slots total 4 cards possible at once.

can be configured as a server and client

Opticum 9600HD Satellite Receiver only

Received Opticum - HD TS 9600 today

Features:

1. Two slots for Smart Cards in Conax system
2. Two Slots for Common Interface Modules
3. Support of SD / HD (MPEG2 / MPEG4 H.264), DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T system
4. Supported bandwidth - 6MHz, 7MHz or 8MHz
5. High resolution video output - HDMI, YPbPr
6. Supported video resolutions - 576p, 720p, 1080i
7. Text front panel display - VFD 8 characters
8. Digital audio output S/PDIF - coaxial/optical
9. Analog audio output - RCA stereo
10. Software update by USB, RS-232C
11. Possibility to upgrade software by Astra 19.2E satellite - OTA
12. Possibility to connect external IR sensor
13. 0/12V out for connecting external devices
14. LAN connector (Ethernet)
15. USB connector compliant with USB 2.0 standard
16. Low power consumption in Stand-by mode, below 1W
17. Automatic Stand-By mode after 3 hours from last using receiver for power saving
18. Compatible with Unicable, Diseqc 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and USALS
19. Electronic Program Guide - EPG
20. Multilngual Menu, including English
21. Time Shift (video pausing, rewinding)
22. PVR Ready - possibility to record on external USB drive
23. Parental Lock for channels and Menu
24. Possiility to save up to 5000 channels (TV and Radio)
25. Fast channels switching
26. Possibility of creating own channels lists
27. Possibility of creating Favourite Lists
28. Sort / Group / Channels search options
29. Channel Editing features -Remove, Lock, Skip, Move, Rename
30. Subtitle support - Teletex and DVB
31. Teletext support
32. TWEETER service support
33. Picture browser
34. Build-in Dolby Digital decoder (downmix to stereo)
35. Colour - black
36. OPTICUM USB HDD supported
37. External IR supported

Received the Opticum - HD TS 9600 with Invacom C120 LNB & Feed Horn today

Test Reports to follow on Monday

Opticum - HD TS 9600

FEATURES:

1. Two slots for Smart Cards in Conax System
2. Two slots for Common Interface Modules
3. Support SD/HD (MPEG2/MPEG4 H.264), DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T System
4. Supported bandwidth - 6MHz, 7MHz or 8MHz
5. High resolution video output - HDMI, YPbPr
6. Supported video resolutions - 576p, 720p, 1080i
7. Text front panel display - VFD 8 characters
9. Digital audio output - RCA stereo
10. Software update by USB, RS-232C
11. Possibility to upgrade software by Astra 19.2E satellite - OTA
12. Possibility to connect external IR sensor
13. 0/12v out for connecting external devices
14. LAN connector (Ethernet)
15. USB connector compliant with USB 2.0 standard
16. Low power consumption in stand-by mode, below 1w
17. Automatic Stand-by mode after 3 hours from last using receiver for power saving
18. Compatible with Unicable, Diseqc 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and USALS
19. Electronic Program Guide - EPG
20. Multilingual Menu, including English
21. Time Shift (Video pausing, rewinding)
22. PVR Ready - Possibility to record on external USB drive
23. Parental lock for channels and Menu
24. Possibility to save up to 5000 channels (TV and Radio)
25. Fast channels switching
26. Possibility of creating own channels lists
27. Possibility of creating Favourite Lists
28. Sort/Group/Channels search options
29. Channel Editing features - Remove, Lock, Skip, Move, Rename
30. Subtitile support - Teletex and DVB
31. Teletext Support
32. TWEETER service support
33. Picture browser
34. Build-in Dolby Digital decoder (downmix to stereo)

@All,
This FTA is not free O! after all the buy buy. Na wao.  For many of us it looks like it is difficult to draw the line. I dey hail O!

Even if you queue up to pay every month, wouldn't you still buy? To collect rain water, you need bucket and good roof. You may even need to buy a tank. Rain water though is free and the purest. So is FTA!

@badaru1. Truly the spiderbox is the dream machine.The question now is what happens at the expiration of one year. Does the receiver have trusted and reliable support just like strong?

microgiant:

Test Reports to follow on Monday

Sorry for being late with the Test Report for the Opticum HD TS 9600

here goes

1. Zapping time is faster than my 4669x
2. NewCAMD possible to connect to 10 servers
3. Possibility to use as Card Server
4. Home networking possible without internet
5. Higher signal quality compared to the 4669x some transponders up to 100%
more to follow ,

@badaru1
Pls which box is preferred? Spiderbox OR Dreambox & where can I buy one. Is there any alternative to get those channels without internet connections. Thanx 4 the HD stuff.

Ameboperoo:

Even if you queue up to pay every month, wouldn't you still buy? To collect rain water, you need bucket and good roof. You may even need to buy a tank. Rain water though is free and the purest. So is FTA!

lol well said

Opticum HD TS 9600 Test Reports Continue

Pressing the Status button displays (Note this is for RTS on W3A @ 7E)

Video ---------------------- MPEG2 (MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, etc)
Size ------------------------ 352 x 576i ( up to 1080i)
Aspect Ratio -------------- 4:3 (4:3, 16:9)
Frame Rate --------------- 25 FPS (FPS = Frames Per Second)
Bit Rate ------------------- 0.625MBPS (MBPS = Mega Bytes Per Second)
Audio ---------------------- MPEG2 (MPEG1, MPEG2, AAC, AC3, etc)
Frequency ---------------- 48000 (Some Channels have higher)
Mode ----------------------- Stereo (Mono, Mono L, Mono R, Stereo)
Service ID ----------------- 0x1704
Provider -------------------- Eutelsat (LCF, MBC, OSN, Al Jazeera, etc)
CAS -------------------------- FTA
Vid/Aud/Per/PMT ------------ 6102/6103/6102/6100
Satellite --------------------- Eutelsat W3A Diseqc1.0-2 (Diseqc1.0-2 [protocol used 2 Indicates to port the sat is connected
Transponder ------------- 12728/30000/H
Card Reader Up -------------- Irdeto
Card Reader down -------- Conax
Common Interface Up
Common Interface Down
Software Version ------- 1.26
HDD Speed ------------------- N/A
HDD Free Size -------------- N/A
Ethernet IP ------------- 0.0.0.0 (not configured, if configured it displays IP Address)
Signal 69% [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ]
Quality 49% [IIIIIIIIIIIIII ]

Pressing the (i) Info button if there is EPG Displays
expended duration in percent eg 84%
EPG Now : Program
EPG Next : Next program

Current time by satellite (EG: If you are on MultiTV channel on Astra 2B Nigeria is 1hr ahead of Ghana it shows 4pm for 5pm Nigerian time, etc, But if no time is broadcast from the satellite it shows the Nigerian Time = 5pm
Then Signal box [ ]. (Green = Signal, Red = No Signal)

Loop Through is poor - If I loop through from the strong SRT 4669x and it's on standby the opticum receives from all dishes and transponders, but if you reverse, i.e. loop through from opticum to strong, you only get the same transponders and when on standby no transponder.

people talk as if they have all types/shapes of tank to collect rain water.

@ALL,

I want to know if srt4910 HD receiver has more advantages over other HD receivers?
I went to buy from an accredited strong dealer in kaduna but i was referred to the Abj office,i called to make my order only to be told that it will cost me 42.4k.well i'm willing to buy bt i need to knw if its worth it. May be all the gurus may educate me more on other functions/advantages apart from its mpeg4 & HD capabilities i read from their website.

@Life 707

It depends on what you want to do with your HD Receiver, am very sure if you read this thread from the beginning you will get answers.

@life707

Strong srt 4910 is a class of it own,it has both digital and terrestrial turners. That means u can use it both as digital and terrestrial receiver. It can also do cardsharing both sky and internet sharing.

@ Badaru,

Thanks abt the info on  card sharing & internet stuff.
I think i'll go 4 it since the readily available keys for Digi tv {Nagra2} wch shows EPL has been hit today with the change of encryption to Nagra3.
So card sharing may well suffice .

are u getting digi tv?where is your location and what is your dish size?

obnelly:

are u getting digi tv?where is your location and what is your dish size?

YES, but not ALL the freqs. (Most stable is 12718V18410 53% ON SRT4653X,12607h27500 reaches 51% by 6pm,other spot 3 beam freqs. crack badly at 47%)
i stay in Ikara outskirt of zaria very close to kano.
I'm using an abandoned old solid dish (2.6M)

NB:TRIED BULSATCOM 39E & TURKSAT 42E TO NO AVAIL.

@all
I finally lay my hand on srt 4900hd yesterday , i just want to ask, apart from abhudabi and dstv which has channels on hd, which other satellite can someone point to,   to get HD channels?


thanks

@ twins kenny cld check the possibility of watching dstv HD Channels on your receiver 4900

nice one micro, but i thought for an enthusiast like yourself a dm800 would have been a better choice? what informed your decision to get the opticum? i got myself a brand new dm800 for about about a week now and it's been fun just laying around with it. no other decoder gives you that much freedom.i have the opticum 9500 HD with all the same features and it's been WAEC trying to get it to work for card sharing.

Oga Olofofo, I just wanted HD combo stb that can do cardsharing at the same time.

@all

Fellow Niaralanders, i do appreciate all your efforts cos you guys are doing us NOVICE out here a lot of GOOD. Please, with all these talk about OPTICUM, SPIDERBOX, STRONG 4900/4910, DREAMBOX and TOPFIELD. Can you please narrow down your recommendation based on ONE/TWO IMPORTANT THING thats COMMON to us ALL, i mean FTA. If that is so, kindly recommend a GOOD, NICE HD STB that is good for FTA viz-a-viz BLINDSCAN, EXCELLENT ZAPPING SPEED, AVAILABILITY OF PATCHES/SOFTWARES and PRICE.

Reason for the above is that AM DESIROUS of having an HD Decoder and it will also do other novice like me out there a lot of good if we keep it SIMPLE.

Thanks.

Go for Strong 4900/4910 it is readily available and very good for FTA.

4900 - satellite tuner only
4910 - satellite and terrestrial tuner (i.e. If you have this STB and startimes allow their cards to be used with another STB apart from their own then you make use of only one box instead of one for satellite and another for terrestrial)

microgi@nt:

Go for Strong 4900/4910 it is readily available and very good for FTA.

4900 - satellite tuner only
4910 - satellite and terrestrial tuner (i.e. If you have this STB and startimes allow their cards to be used with another STB apart from their own then you make use of only one box instead of one for satellite and another for terrestrial)

Thanks Bro, but what is the cost of a brand new SRT4900/4910? Also, what is the price of your Opticum 9600 and how can i get 1 cos am about to go for the 9500? (Pls confirm the BLINDSCAN again) but am much interested in the 9600. Am staying at Abeokuta.


Early response will be highly appreciated.

Thanks