Possibly looking into a new fta reciever - any ideas?

[John W]

The Hurricanes keep knocking my FTA dish out of what so I have to keep going up and re-aligning it. It has also really loosened up my facia but I should probably have it on a pole mount cemented in the ground anyway.

I have a Pansat 2500 now which actually works fine but maybe I will move that to my master bedroom and try a new reciever on my main setup. Looking for faster scans, a more user friendly GUI and what ever else the new bells and whistles are. What would you all recommend and why?

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

Normally I would say the Coolsat. A very fast blind scan with the new firmware and a nice and fast interface. Problem is, the price has gone up. You might want to check out the new Fortec Lifetime Classic when the reviews come out.

 

[TreDEE]

There is a new Coolsat 5000 expected to release next month designed to replace the 4K Pro. Id imagine we should see some nice blow out sales on remaining inventory.

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

There is a new Coolsat 5000 expected to release next month designed to replace the 4K Pro. Id imagine we should see some nice blow out sales on remaining inventory.

Any specs or general info on this unit?

 

[TreDEE]

There is a picture floating around on the Net that I can post if youd like? Looks like it might have DVD capabilities. But other than that the manufacturer hasnt said much other than its coming next month. Id imagine they'd probably beef up the processor and ram at the least.

 

[raydio]

Any specs or general info on this unit?

Directly off Coolsat's website -

The new Coolsat 5000 Platinum is expected to be released end of October. More details coming soon.

 

[Tron]

Since you have a Pansat 2500 and are familiar with the interface, you might also give the Pansat 3500 a look. If I were to buy a standalone receiver now, that's the one I'd go with.

It has tons of RAM, component outputs, an SD card interface, and much faster scanning times than the 2500.

Iceberg wrote a review of it here:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=77419

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

Rayydio and Tredee,

Thanks for the info.