What is the best HD receiver?

[ASAD]

hey everyone
i am intrested in knowing what is the best HD receiver out there?

what brand and why?

Thanks :)

[yaalimadat]

Why:
Because the HD pic are super and rocking !

You need 8psk to watch Di*H

[skyview]

i love my sonicview 8000 it has to be number one i would say,but myself im leaning towards the nfusions new hd receiver,it runs on iks tho,plenty a info on that in the forums, as there the only one getting any bev stations at the moment,and i say if things get rough wich im sure they will,,they will have some form of tv while others wait in the dark,this is just my opinion

i say do your homework and you will be happy with your choice :D

[ubhi2nite]

and i have the pansat 9200 what can i say blacklist knows his shit

[ASAD]

so nfusions is the best for now because its the only one that keeps the channels alive?

what about the 8psk is that a software? and why an AH receiver need an addon?

doesn't suppose to see tv in High def if you have an HD tv out of the box?

[SatChef]

ASAD,
You require both HD tv and HD receiver to watch sat HD programs. The 8psk is an add-on board to currently receive Dish HD programs. Nfusion uses a card sharing system over the internet and requires you to be connected to their overseas server!
**** CAUTION: I suggest that you read about the Dangers of Nfusion IKS system, and judge the risk factor carefully****

[ASAD]

i see thx for the info

where can i learn/read more?

and i was thinking on getting a viewsat 9000 hd, looks like its still way better than the viewsat maxHD in specifications

the idea is to use it for Dish net

[SatChef]

ASAD,
If you press home button , you will get the main page, scroll down to the 4th section called General FAQ's and Guides and select the receiver of choice and model for info. Also the next section down is for Help and discussions, a sub-section there is also for IKS.

** Additional word of caution! With N3 on the doorstep so to speak, it is uncertain when and if we will return to normal viewing. That said, I would be reluctant about spending lots on new receivers now! My $0.02

[sebastien]

Is it necessary to have the 8psk hook up to the Viewsat HD 9000 in other to watch tv, i am stuck, can't watch ...

[wishmaster10]

What is the 8spk for to begin with i live in eastern ny would i need it here

[777aaron]

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[ASAD]

lol thx
why they release a product that say HD receiver but still you cannot watch hd.... :(

i guess we need it and there is no other way, i will go check the section FAQ

one last question?

you need to get a new satelite dish to get HD channels? or you can use the same old one?

thank you in advance

[SatChef]

The same dish equipment will work fine.

[jason24]

You need 8spk to get true HD were you live does not matter you need a HD dish ( I have a D!$h 1000 Dish ) and Viewsat MaxHD to be true HD!!!:drunk:

False, normal dish and lnb`s are fine

[wishmaster10]

How are the Viewsat maxhd reciver's im thinking of buying one just wanted to know what kind of setup to have right now in running a cnx mini with DP 500 for 119w and 110w I also have a dish 500 setup with a singal legacy LNB for 129w I am lookin into gettting a HD Reciver plus a Dish 1000.2 .I wanted to know if anyone has tryed a dish 1000.4 for the eastern arch or if we can even get it :)

[yardape]

i have had a sv8000, vs9000, and captain 8000. been running a captiveworks 3000hd rev2 for almost a year now. my opinion the best is the captiveworks. although the 3000hd is no longer available, it has been replaced with the 4000hd. support is second to none. picture quality is second to none, and all the extras are worth more than other recievers. you get dvd\cd player burner, internet, hd sat tv, dvr, and web/ip radio/tv for under $500 with 8psk mod built in. add $100 for 500gig hard drive and you can record more movies/tv shows than you will ever watch. only draw back is that they have no sound through hdmi yet, but cw comes out with upgrades frequently, and rumor is it will be supported soon. also with network access you can auto download all updates from an ftp server, so when websites are busy you can always download your files (which are usually out well before sv and vs). also the files last longer for some reason, sometimes only having issues every 3rd or 4th ecm.

[bbones]

i would wait till jan 2009 to see if fta still works,n3 coming,see if this all works out,i would not buy anything right now:)

[ablodiallo]

Hi every one
WOWW this is the best fta web site ever . Thanks for cotributing

[hey-you]

I would say Sonicview 8000HD , then will be next N Fusion Nuvenio HD ( after several upgrade's ) ....Be Cool .... SV8k HD IS the best belive me....:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::bee r::beer::rolleyes:

[woton]

I have a Max HD and the picture is amazing. I was surprised that I had to buy an add on 8spk card to get HD. Why would they call it HD if it isnt? The DVR function isn't great. I have recorded shows and only ended up with a few minutes of it.

This box is very user friendly. EPG looks great.


My dish is an old (at least 6 years) DTV dish that was here when I moved in. It gets HD with no problem.

[hey-you]

SV8000 is the HD king.... But MPEG 4 is coming, so in the end will make a nice book end in the future..If Nag3 doesn't kill it first..
How N 3 can kill SV8k , seems to me little inposible .... my 2 cent's:taz::taz::taz::taz::taz::taz::taz:

[Rhinomann]

Apparently the coolsat 8000 supports mpeg4. Not sure about any of the others.

[yardape]

Mpeg 4 kills all fta.. None are mpeg 4...

cw 3000hd/4000hd support mpeg 4

[Rhinomann]

I was going to get a SV 8000 but with N3 and mpeg4 being a qustion I'm going to hold off. I know theres nothing to do but wait to see what happens with N3. I've seen a where some are claiming SV8000 is mpeg4 compatible, although it's not in the specs. Anyone able to give a difinitive answer on this?

[hey-you]

SV 8000 HD is compatibile wiht Mpeg 4 most HD program's is brodcast in Mpeg 4:taz::taz: