Review: Azbox Elite HD FTA Receiver
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has anyone got internal hard drive working in the az Premium ?
put it in and got it to see it showed 465g. acts like it was working but not. even showed at one point it had used a few mg50. but would not play or even show up in the recorded program list.
so i took the hd out put it in a usb box and it recorded and played a less than 2 min. test. with no change to the hd it is formated to fat 32.
when i put it inside last night it did not like me asking it about the storage at first (showed nothing) but after i hit the format button it showed up. it would acted like it was recording but would not stop or respond to the remote,did the hold the power rebot (only function on the remote that seemed to work).
and it would come back with the red lite on the front still on. had to do a back flip off to get that to go off.
running firmware 2238.
what is the hdd delay(i think that's what it said) at the bottom of the storage list
?
heck this is why i bought the Premium.
one other question anyone able to save the channel list to a usb stick ? and reload.
thanks alot
for reading
put it in and got it to see it showed 465g. acts like it was working but not. even showed at one point it had used a few mg50. but would not play or even show up in the recorded program list.
so i took the hd out put it in a usb box and it recorded and played a less than 2 min. test. with no change to the hd it is formated to fat 32.
when i put it inside last night it did not like me asking it about the storage at first (showed nothing) but after i hit the format button it showed up. it would acted like it was recording but would not stop or respond to the remote,did the hold the power rebot (only function on the remote that seemed to work).
and it would come back with the red lite on the front still on. had to do a back flip off to get that to go off.
running firmware 2238.
what is the hdd delay(i think that's what it said) at the bottom of the storage list
?
heck this is why i bought the Premium.
one other question anyone able to save the channel list to a usb stick ? and reload.
thanks alot
for reading
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Just got my AzBox Elite yesterday.
Had some trouble initially as the cable that connects the front panel buttons and display to the main board had partially disconnected. Thought I had a DOA but I didn't freak out before checking internally.
Maaaaaaaaan, what a thing of BEAUTY!
If you haven't got one of these boxes yet, GET ONE! The picture quality on the S2 HD feeds is AMAZING! No problem locking the 9/10 fec's with a 7.5' mesh either.
I don't know why I held off on getting this box after. It's way cool! :up:up:up
Had some trouble initially as the cable that connects the front panel buttons and display to the main board had partially disconnected. Thought I had a DOA but I didn't freak out before checking internally.
Maaaaaaaaan, what a thing of BEAUTY!
If you haven't got one of these boxes yet, GET ONE! The picture quality on the S2 HD feeds is AMAZING! No problem locking the 9/10 fec's with a 7.5' mesh either.I don't know why I held off on getting this box after. It's way cool! :up:up:up
No. Only box I saw that does that is the Vantage. But I don't recommend it like I do the Azbox. Vantage just has too many problems and quirkiness.
Just got my AzBox Elite yesterday.
Had some trouble initially as the cable that connects the front panel buttons and display to the main board had partially disconnected. Thought I had a DOA but I didn't freak out before checking internally.
Maaaaaaaaan, what a thing of BEAUTY!
I don't know why I held off on getting this box after. It's way cool! :up:up:up
Yeah its nice, but its not all blue skies and green lights...remember that. There will be some times that you will get gray hair from it, and if you have no hair, you'll wish you did so you'll have something to pull out. If you smoke, you'll smoke more, and if you don't, and you have a tendency to take up destructive behavior, you just might start....
Just kidding, its a nice box, but not without its quirks. I STILL DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOX IF YOU ARE NEW TO FTA. Get something else to learn with, and when you have the basics down get yourself an Azbox.
The Azbox is certainly better than my old Pansat 300A. I don't know how I lived without something like this. That said, I'm glad I'm smart enough to operate this electronic hardware. Now all I need to do is replace my hail/wind damaged antenna and I'll really be happy.
Don't hold your breath.
I do not think the existing Tuner can do it, maybe an updated Tuner Card, who knows.
Believe me if it was available it would be all over this forum with bunch of owners raving about it.
Till then use another box to blindscan
Whaaat?? And spend even more money? I suppose I could cough up another $300+ for the Pansat 9200 but I think I'll wait awhile.
Don't hold your breath.
I do not think the existing Tuner can do it, maybe an updated Tuner Card, who knows.
I would have thought it would involve a firmware upgrade instead of a tuner. Seems more like a software issue but it could be a combo hardware/software issue.
I have read the same thing on the european forums,they say a software blind scan would take a long time on each sat and it is not worth the effort to do it,but later they may release another tuner that can do it.So if they release one it will be way after it is out of beta,it is not a priority for them,because most hackers in europe do not care about blind scan.Don't hold your breath.
I do not think the existing Tuner can do it, maybe an updated Tuner Card, who knows.
It works for me, just not on most HD stuff - but that is a known thing.
I haven't been doing that long, but seems to be plenty up there, with exception of the recent loss of Equity channels.
maybe the next firmware will get it started LOL
Welcome to AZBox • Index page
i did not do this i just pasted the above link. funny
Welcome to AZBox • Index page
i did not do this i just pasted the above link. funny
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moved to the azbox-hd-premium thread
have moved my findings to this thread
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/185746-azbox-hd-premium-hdd.html
have moved my findings to this thread
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/185746-azbox-hd-premium-hdd.html
Web Streaming Tv on AZBox
Hi Guys,
I have had the AZBox for a couple of weeks now and I have been playing with the box when I get some time. I am interested in finding out if I can watch a live internet stream on the AZBox like UStream.tv or Justin.tv web sites. When I navigate to these sites via the web browser function, the page displays properly except that the box does NOT recognize the video streams. It simply sees the video window as static objects.
Has anyone figured out if web streaming is possible and how to achieve this? I am thinking that maybe the box needs some plug-ins installed like Divx, Macromedia Flash, Quicktime etc.. but this is just a guess. If anyone has any insight, it would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Hi Guys,
I have had the AZBox for a couple of weeks now and I have been playing with the box when I get some time. I am interested in finding out if I can watch a live internet stream on the AZBox like UStream.tv or Justin.tv web sites. When I navigate to these sites via the web browser function, the page displays properly except that the box does NOT recognize the video streams. It simply sees the video window as static objects.
Has anyone figured out if web streaming is possible and how to achieve this? I am thinking that maybe the box needs some plug-ins installed like Divx, Macromedia Flash, Quicktime etc.. but this is just a guess. If anyone has any insight, it would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
