Unfortunately a lot of FTA boxes can be used for TOS with the current favorite platform of choice being devices running Kodi. If one has no issues using a STB running Kodi for legitimate purposes then I don't view these inexpensive Chinese boxes being much different.
Blind scan worked well and quite fast. I posted some of the results in a different thread but I would speculate its competitive with other boxes.
Maybe we can have a blind scan war
16apsk, yes. I did not try any 32apsk feeds
101w 4Mhz transponders reception, yes
How would I test for CCM vs. ACM?
I am not an Audiophile but would be willing to test out Dolby decoding if you can advise a simple way to doing so. I have a 5.1 surround setup in my mini-home theater which currently does not have access to any satellite dish. I could probably swap a couple of RG6 cable connections to allow me to connect the Chinese box but I know I don't have time until next week.
I have not tested USALS functionality. If I can find time this weekend I'll try and connect the 1M Ku dish to test USALS. Big dish movement is temporarily human powered until I receive some additional parts.
Glad to see you picked one up. For less than 30 dollars its hard to go wrong.
Don't forget I did offer to send my box to you for testing last month ;P