Anybody have the Illuminati adaptor for the Pansat 9200HD

[JohnH]

Vague indications are that it does the DVB-S2 8PSK thingy.

I am just wondering if it will work with the Pansat 9000HD to do the DVB-S2.

The longer Pansat waits to get this feature working, the more dissatisfied I become with this unit that is looking more like a lemon every day.

 

[SatinKzo]

Well, from what I read at the website, I am thinking it's only for the 9200.

Kind of pricey IMO and when I contacted the website on how to use it (after buying my 9200) and what it's good for, they emailed the address of a hack site. So, I am skeptical it actually adds any real functionality.

 

[JohnH]

I agree with the "pricey".

I contacted PansatUSA a few weeks ago and they said they would get it working when FTA content became available. I think that is LAME. We bought receivers with DVB-S2 8PSK support and it is not being offered.

 

[notryt]

if you bought a 9200hd it does support dvb-s2 it doesnt mean it comes with that option already in it. As far as i know the illuminati is the only board available that works with the 9200 and will give you dvb-s2 8psk if you use the loop. There isnt a out of the box fta 8psk reciever on the market.

 

[notryt]

There are members who toss around misinformation on 8psk. you really need to do some fact finding from people who actually own the equipment and not listen to a person whos friend told him he knew someone whos brothers father-in-law works with a guy whos son has one.

 

[photoman76]

From what I've seen on the web, the Illuminati does turbo 8psk. I haven't seen anything about DVB-S2.

 

[JohnH]

One needs to be certain they are reading information about the "Illuminati" board and not the "Q" board. The pictures show the boards to be different.

There is a coupon being offered on Ebay by an unrated seller which mentions the DVB-S2. Pansat 9200HD Illuminati 8psk module for HDTV $20 coup. - (eBay item 300175735884 end time Dec-04-07 15:43:00 PST)

I can find no info which references the "Illuminati" as a clone of the EchoStar board. However there is info which indicates the "Q" board is a clone of the EchoStar board.

 

[photoman76]

Is this the same thing? PANSAT 9200 - VIEWSAT - SONICVIEW DISHNETWORK HD TUNERS

 

[JohnH]

Kind of makes one wonder, what is what? Thus the reason for this thread.

 

[SatinKzo]

I didn't want to post the link I saw the info at when looking up the add-on for DVB-S2, but that I saw the Illuminati board originally

Photoman linked it already.

Draw your own conclusions on who they are marketing to

 

[updatelee]

I agree with the "pricey".

I contacted PansatUSA a few weeks ago and they said they would get it working when FTA content became available. I think that is LAME. We bought receivers with DVB-S2 8PSK support and it is not being offered.

lol, clearly they dont have a clue what they are selling then.

there are three major types of 8psk and everyone (including pansat) seems to get them confused.

8psk dvb-s2
8psk turbo-fec
8psk trellis

they are not intercompatible. they are all very different.

there is truefta 8psk dvb-s2 in NA, not alot, but some. the illuminaty device is for 8psk-turbo-fec and we all know who uses that ? DTH providers, not truefta feeds.

unfortunatly I dont think pansat has any intrest in getting dvb-s2 working at all ever.

 

[SatinKzo]

Exactly, that's why the one at the website and on ebay I am seeing is pretty much targeted to only 1 market.

 

[truckracer]

I am glad this is cleared up - I just bought a pansat 9200HD and was thinking of getting the
8psk tuner board. If for the most part is just used for hacking I don't need it. I did want dvb s-2 for true FTA in the future.

I should have known when the board was named "illuminutty" it was some bs hack dealer. Just like the FTA "black bird" boxes and the boxes named "Mutherzunderpantz" - Get free tv with your MUTHERZUNDERPAntZ LOL

 

[SatinKzo]

laff, what?

Anyways, I thought the illuminati board only did Turbo 8psk. Does it do DVB-S2?

Either way, it's not worth 75% of what my 9200 cost.

 

[updatelee]

I would guess its based on the same chipset the DN6000 tuner is, ie genpix and dvbtech use the same. if it does then it wont support dvb-s2 or trellis.

 

[vfrjim]

Even if a STB manufacturer had a DVB-S2 tuner, it would have not helped last summer when the feeds that were DVB-S2 in NA were also 4:2:2, none were made to receive 4.2.2 ....

As of now, go grab yourself a DVB-S2 PCI card if you want some EVENTUAL use, so far it has been mostly C-band too...