Coolsat 8000?

[updatelee]

thats not even the right manual, its for a completly different model.

vi-tesse only mentions mpeg2

 

[1inabillion]

I got an email from GoSatellite about 9:45, with a link to the page Scott posted above. Which led me to this page:
http://www.gosatellite.com/coolsat-8000-hd-2007-ctg.html
Which says what Tony says, they expect arrival on 1-8-07. I downloaded the manual, which is located under Resources. In the manual, it has Blind Scan. That's what I've been wanting to know. But, I won't order one before they have them. Maybe I should, they say they will only have 50 of them. But, with Blind scan and Mpeg4, I've got to get me one, and I will.

Al

I know i will be getting one soon :

 

[digiblur]

Until they learn the meaning of the term "turbo 8psk" and realize this receiver probably won't get turbo 8psk.

Unless for some reason they hack the tuner to receive turbo 8PSK.

Even without turbo 8PSK, if the box can control a motor reliably, blind scan, and display the 4:2:2 1080i 35mbps feeds correctly then they should have a hot seller on their hands.

 

[Tron]

Sounds great! I'll have one in a couple of months, with any luck

 

[SatinKzo]

I read the thread, but didn't see any definite answer on if it can do 4:2:2 feeds. I am going to assume based on my CS5K that it will have blindscan and have good motor control. I also see mention that it handles ATSC as well, very cool.

 

[Silas]

I can't find it now but I did see at Gosatellite.com that the 8000 HD only does hd for ATSC. Also said that the first units will not have a USB port.

 

[satcustomer]

Just spoke with someone from gosatellite.com and was told that the Coolsat 8000 DOES NOT do 4:2:2 feeds.

 

[Shawn95GT]

Just spoke with someone from gosatellite.com and was told that the Coolsat 8000 DOES NOT do 4:2:2 feeds.

It appears that this box is being SEVERELY miss-marketed as something it's not.

As far as I can tell it's a Coolsat 5000 with an integrated ATSC tuner :down :down :down .

This site has what appears to be a better description:

Coolsat 8000 High Definition FEATURE SET

- MPEG 2 & MPEG 4 Support High Definition (ATSC Only)
- Digital Terrestrial(ATSC) & Satellite Set-Top-BoTS combo)
- Multiple Video Outputs - HDMI, RGB, Ypbr, S-Video & CVBS
- Selectable output for 1080i, 720P, 576P and 576i format
- Tunes & Decodes all 18 ATSC broadcast formats
- Dolby Digital(AC3) 5.1 Channel Surround Sound via optical
- Aspect ratio adjustment 4:3 (16/9 crop), 4:3 (16/9 letterbox), 16:9 (4/3 pillar box)
- Multi-Lingual audio & digital closed caption support
- User friendly OSD and operation
- Favorite channel selections
- S/W upgrade through RS-232
- Parental Guide and rating control
- Picture in Picture support (Aux input/optional) (Option)
- Electronic Program Guide
- DiSEqC 1.0 & or DiSEqC 1.2
- Flash memory 4MB
- DDR RAM 128MB (DDR400 16M X16) X 4 ea
- Universal Remote Control
- Smart Card Reader (Optional Add-on Later)

Definately not worth the asking price if it doesn't do HD from sat.

Count me out. Thanks for nothing Coolsat! You can do the same well under $200 with two boxes.

 

[satcustomer]

Perhaps the Pansat 7000 will do 4:2:2. Don't want to buy the QualiTv since it doesn't blind scan (although my Fortec does and I could manually input frequencies into the QualiTV) and apparently still has bugs.

 

[Ramy]

What channels can you pick up with this? Does this require a BUD or a small dish? Can I use my Dish 1000 dish with this box so I don't have to buy another dish?

 

[Mr Tony]

Can I use my Dish 1000 dish with this box so I don't have to buy another dish?

no
you need at least a 30" dish or larger but right now we dont know if it will do HD from FTA or just OTA

 

[JohnH]

The QUALI-TV 1080i was the first and it does 4:2:2

 

[Tron]

If this can only do HD from OTA, the ads so far are PROFOUNDLY misleading. I guess we'll have to wait until it ships to know for sure

 

[HDTVFanAtic]

The manual doesn't even show a HD output on the rear.

 

[Mr Tony]

merged the two threads together

 

[Mr Tony]

The manual doesn't even show a HD output on the rear.

the manual posted on most sites is for a 4000

 

[Mr Tony]

according to pictures I have seen of the unit (all are "stock" photos) the outputs on the 8000 are
one set of A/V plugs
one set of red/green/blue plugs
HDMI port
S-Video
SPDIF audio output

 

[JohnH]

If you go to the link on the front page, it lists the connections.

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

For myself. I'll be waiting for something that does 4:2:2 AND HD at a reasonable price. I think it will happen eventually.

 

[updatelee]

give it time, everything drops in price, look at plasma's and lcd's how much theyve dropped in the past year or so.