A few members and resellers have received samples of the new GEOSATpro HDVR3500 DVBS2 STB for testing. I received a unit to test and thought that we should start the thread with some product photos, features and our impressions. The suggested retail is $165.
The unit is a DVBS2 STB with IPTV and Linux Applications powered by a HiSilicon 3788M quad core ARM Cortex A7 @ 1.5GHz. Impressive 64GB internal flash memory. Front and rear USB, LAN and WiFi is standard. External 12Vdc/2A power supply. Single tuner with loop-through. HDMI and AV outputs with closed captioning overlay. The IR remote feels well balanced and sits well in my hand. I did notice that the remote needed to be aimed directly at the STB. Tons of buttons and I haven't started to explore them.
The satellite installation was simple and the menus feel familiar. The first screen has the user select the location and city for time zone. Next screen gave the option of selecting FTA or the Glorystar mode. North American satellite list is preloaded and are separated by C and KU bands. Supports 22KHz, DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2 and USALS.
The scanning was accurate and blind scan was lightning FAST. Only 1:45 on for a full blind scan of 116.8W C-band! The tuner is sensitive and it found the same TPs and TV channels as the TBS 6983 card. As I surfed through the channel list, the SD deinterlace looked very good and pleasant to view with the 1080p output setting on a 42" monitor. The often problematic HD NBC channels played smooth without stutter. The channel banner shows a ton of information without having to go to the service information screen. The time display is in 24hr mode. Tested the closed captioning on a few channels when the CC indicator was displayed. As expected, Dolby audio is decoded onboard and plays through HDMI and AV L/R. I did not test the coaxial digital audio.
Was told that new firmware is about to be released, so I won't go into testing details until it is finalized. Overall, I like the look and feel of the unit and in reviewing the chipset specs, it has a lot of potential.
Next I will capture some screens...
The unit is a DVBS2 STB with IPTV and Linux Applications powered by a HiSilicon 3788M quad core ARM Cortex A7 @ 1.5GHz. Impressive 64GB internal flash memory. Front and rear USB, LAN and WiFi is standard. External 12Vdc/2A power supply. Single tuner with loop-through. HDMI and AV outputs with closed captioning overlay. The IR remote feels well balanced and sits well in my hand. I did notice that the remote needed to be aimed directly at the STB. Tons of buttons and I haven't started to explore them.
The satellite installation was simple and the menus feel familiar. The first screen has the user select the location and city for time zone. Next screen gave the option of selecting FTA or the Glorystar mode. North American satellite list is preloaded and are separated by C and KU bands. Supports 22KHz, DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2 and USALS.
The scanning was accurate and blind scan was lightning FAST. Only 1:45 on for a full blind scan of 116.8W C-band! The tuner is sensitive and it found the same TPs and TV channels as the TBS 6983 card. As I surfed through the channel list, the SD deinterlace looked very good and pleasant to view with the 1080p output setting on a 42" monitor. The often problematic HD NBC channels played smooth without stutter. The channel banner shows a ton of information without having to go to the service information screen. The time display is in 24hr mode. Tested the closed captioning on a few channels when the CC indicator was displayed. As expected, Dolby audio is decoded onboard and plays through HDMI and AV L/R. I did not test the coaxial digital audio.
Was told that new firmware is about to be released, so I won't go into testing details until it is finalized. Overall, I like the look and feel of the unit and in reviewing the chipset specs, it has a lot of potential.
Next I will capture some screens...
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