elite786
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Hello everyone, it’s that time of year AGAIN! Another review of the Starview cable receiver as promised. all pics are included in the Rar file sorry for bad quality I still haven’t got a digicam lol!
The box makers are new to the market and this is there first attempt at the market, I hadn’t heard of them until a member on DW posted a link. after making a few calls I was able to track down the distributor and get an 'evaluation box'
First impressions are 'dream box in silver' slightly wider than the dream box and only 15cm in depth! i culdnt take pictures to compare as my dream boxes where already packaged up ready for shipping as I am selling them.
Features the usual 2 scarts, audio out, coax digital out, cable in/out on the back.
Cosmetically the front layout is nice, it’s simple! So far so good The box I got was already loaded with the appropriate software so all I had to do was plug n play. Box was already tuned in to! Looking through the menu it looks very simple! No more entering 6887s or 6952s just pick your provider, NTHell or TelePEst and of you go.
The menu layout is similar to that of the replay and Euromax, I think the menu could be organised better. The box is very responsive as soon as u press a button its reacts immediately.
One thing I noticed was the clarity and sharpness in the picture! I wasn’t able to take comparison pictures because of my camera phone.
The menus are laid out in good order and it’s easy to find what you’re looking for. I have been told there is a feature to enter keys manually and also download the keys and the channel listings file to your PC with the software.
I didn’t get much of a chance to play around with the software provided you can get a copy from here. I’ve not had very long to play with the box but I’m very impressed the EPG actually works on all channels I’m in NTHELL and this is where the Euromax struggles a bit unfortunaetly none the less a strong box in itself.
Overall the starview is decent box. I was told I couldn’t open the box to see what tuner or video/processor chips it was using unfortunately. Ill have to wait til a mate gets one and perform open surgery lol! the starview is a good box, if the euromax had the same EPG it would then be a question of taste.
*****i would like to also mention the people importing the starviews are new and no1 knows what support will be like. with the euromax the importers are reknown for outstanding customer service and they have also bought us the replaybox and now the replay lites(review soon to follow)! *****
That’s all for now guys, if there’s anything anyone would like to add OR correct please do so.
Elite786
The box makers are new to the market and this is there first attempt at the market, I hadn’t heard of them until a member on DW posted a link. after making a few calls I was able to track down the distributor and get an 'evaluation box'
First impressions are 'dream box in silver' slightly wider than the dream box and only 15cm in depth! i culdnt take pictures to compare as my dream boxes where already packaged up ready for shipping as I am selling them.
Features the usual 2 scarts, audio out, coax digital out, cable in/out on the back.
Cosmetically the front layout is nice, it’s simple! So far so good The box I got was already loaded with the appropriate software so all I had to do was plug n play. Box was already tuned in to! Looking through the menu it looks very simple! No more entering 6887s or 6952s just pick your provider, NTHell or TelePEst and of you go.
The menu layout is similar to that of the replay and Euromax, I think the menu could be organised better. The box is very responsive as soon as u press a button its reacts immediately.
One thing I noticed was the clarity and sharpness in the picture! I wasn’t able to take comparison pictures because of my camera phone.
The menus are laid out in good order and it’s easy to find what you’re looking for. I have been told there is a feature to enter keys manually and also download the keys and the channel listings file to your PC with the software.
I didn’t get much of a chance to play around with the software provided you can get a copy from here. I’ve not had very long to play with the box but I’m very impressed the EPG actually works on all channels I’m in NTHELL and this is where the Euromax struggles a bit unfortunaetly none the less a strong box in itself.
Overall the starview is decent box. I was told I couldn’t open the box to see what tuner or video/processor chips it was using unfortunately. Ill have to wait til a mate gets one and perform open surgery lol! the starview is a good box, if the euromax had the same EPG it would then be a question of taste.
*****i would like to also mention the people importing the starviews are new and no1 knows what support will be like. with the euromax the importers are reknown for outstanding customer service and they have also bought us the replaybox and now the replay lites(review soon to follow)! *****
That’s all for now guys, if there’s anything anyone would like to add OR correct please do so.
Elite786
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