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Laconic
09-13-2005, 10:12 PM
I'm trying to figure out which receiver is preferred and am not sure. I have heard that Pansats overheat and have read seveal post on "my Fortec Ultra is dead".
If you could start over, what receiver would you pick?
Fro66er
09-13-2005, 10:30 PM
Many Coolsat 4000 Pro owners are happy with their FTA unit. It's a good unit with support.
biggs
09-16-2005, 05:43 AM
The best and most advanced is dreambox, but they are not a newbee type of machine.
Escobar411
09-16-2005, 06:00 AM
I got a Coolsat on the way but I would also say the Dreambox. I checked out the specs for it man that stb is on steroids compare to the others but highly priced.
Boris279
09-16-2005, 03:48 PM
I have a Pansat 2700A and for me it works great, was not so expensive, and i find it easy to handle. but perhapes other people will say its nothing, but for me it does what i hase to do, and i am happy with it.

boris279
theblazer33
09-16-2005, 05:04 PM
Digiwave 7000 for me. The DG isn't really one of the hot topics in these forums but i think its a great receiver. It does the trick. would be nice of the epg worked but oh well i can live without it.
Neofree
09-16-2005, 07:19 PM
What's EPG?
Doh!!
09-16-2005, 08:35 PM
Pretty happy with my viewsat. New player on block, so not as much info available, but I am hopeing that with it's fast processor it will be able to handle the full N2 stream if it is ever implimented. Oh..the EPG ( electric program guide) is one of it's best features.

And if it only works for a few weeks... oh well, not the first time I've wasted more money trying to test than it would cost for a higher level sub.
videobruce
09-22-2005, 03:20 PM
Something more on Pansats' overheating?
LuckLarry
09-22-2005, 03:33 PM
Something more on Pansats' overheating?



Pansat tsops get VERY hot with nagra2 software, probably because of overclocking. I've installed heatsink/fan combos for Pentium I computers, and the cool the tsop at least 50%. Easy, safe mod.
boaterbub
09-22-2005, 08:19 PM
Something more on Pansats' overheating?

The only Pansats I've heard overheating were the old Pansat 2500's. I have not heard that the 2700a and 3500s had any problems overheating at all.
Neofree
09-22-2005, 08:30 PM
Go Viewsat or Dreambox. Both have faster processors then the rest.