What do you know about this Dish tuner box?

[todd1010]

I'm new to satellite (haven't signed up yet) but I was told to check out this tuner. I haven't made 5 post yet so I can't post a link to it so I'll try this:

It's made by Pansat USA and its the model# 9200HD.

Here's some technical information:




Free To Air Channel Reception Only
Dual Inputs (Satellite & Terrestrial)
Standard Definition/High Definition contents (MPEG2 and support MPEG4 AVC/H.264)
High Definition Video Output : HDMI(HDCP) and Component(YPbPr)
Audio Decoding : ISO/IEC13818-3(MPEG-2 audio/MUSICAM) Dolby AC-3
Full compliant of MPEG-S Digital & DVB broadcasting
950-2150 MHz Input Frequency (IF Loop Throughout)
Satellite Scan - simultaneous scan with 10 satellites
Flexible reception of SCPC & MCPC from C/Ku-Band satellites
Variable input symbol rate
Video output resolution : 480p, 720p, 1080i
User selectable output resolution
EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
Multi language OSD
Fast channel change
10000 channels TV & Radio Program
Timer function (automatic turn On/Off by setting function)
RTC (Real Time Clock)
PIG (Picture In Graphic)
5 favorite list & unlimited programs per each
Powerful channel edit function
- Sorting : Alphabetic, Satellite, Parental Lock, CAS, S-ID, TP order, All
- Move, Delete, Favorite Edit
- Parental Lock, Channel Rename, Channel Skip
Manual PID / Satellite & TP / Network Scan
S/PDIF (Digital Audio or Dolby AC3 stream out)
DiSEqC 1.2 and USALS compatible
Comparable of setting the frequency for SMATV system
Universal II remote
Integrated USB 2.0 (Host), support to USB memory stick
UHF ready (U-30 kit optional)
DVB-S2(8PSK) ready (S2 tuner kit optional)
Smart Scan

Front-End

1 Input Connector : F-type,IEC 169-24
IF Input Frequency : 950MHz to 2150MHz
IF Loop Throughout : 950MHz to 2150MHz
Input Level : -65 dBm~-25 dBm
LNB Power : 13 /18VDC / 500mA Max
DiSEQqC Control : 1.0, 1.2 & USALS Compatible
Band Switch : 22KHz Tone(22 +/- 4KHz. Amplitude : 0.6 +/- 0.2V)
Modulation Method : DVB-S QPSK, LDPC/BCH(DVB-S2) 8PSK/QPSK(Option)
Symbol Rate
- DVB-S QPSK : 1-45Msps
- LDPC/BCH(DVB-S2) 8PSK/QPSK : 10-30Msps(Option)
Viterbi Decoding Rate : 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8
Bandwidth : 36MHz
LDPC/BCH : Punctured Code. 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 3/5, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 in DVB-S2
Terrestrial Tuner : ATSC A/53 compliant, 8/16VSB and MMDS, 2/4/8VSB receiver, ITU-U, J.83 Annex B/C, SCTE, DVS-031 compliant, 64/256QAM receiver

MPEG transport Stream A/V Decoding

Demultiplex : According to ISO/IEC 13818-1(MPEG-2 system)
Input syream : Max. 90Mbit/s
Aspect Ratio : 4:3(default), 16:9
Video Resolution : 480p or 720p, 1080i
Audio Decoding : ISO/IEC13818-3(MPEG2 Audio/MUSICAM), Dolby AC-3
Audio Mode : SingleChannel/Dual Channel, Stereo, Joint Stereo
Video Output : HDMI/HDCP,RCA

Microprocessor & Memories

Main Processor : ARM926
CPU Clock : 280MIPS
Flash Memory : 8 Mbyte
SDRAM : 128 Mbyte
EEPROM : 32 Kbit

Data port

Connector : 9 Pin D-Sub Type
Protocol : RS232 Asynchronous
Data Rate : Max. 19.2Kbps 115.2K

A/V output

Digital output : HDMI/HDCP, YPbPr
Video RCA : 1 output
Audio RCA : 2 output
Digital Audio : 1 optical output, S/PDIF

Front Panel

Smart Card Slot(Optional) : 1 Embedded Slot
8 keys : Power, Channel Up/Down, Volume Up/Down, Menu, Exit, OK
USB : USB
4 Digits LED : Channel Number, Display

Rear Panel

IF Input : F-type Connector
IF Loopthrough output : F-type Connector
6RCA : Video, Audio L, Audio R, YPbPr
Modulator : F-type
S/PDIF : Optical
S-Video
HDMI : Type A
RS232 Serial Port : 9 Pin D-Sub Type
UHF Optional U-30 Kit Signal In : ATSC RF Signal Input
eSATA Port : For External HDD

Remote Control

Type : Universal II remote
Battery : 2x1.5V AAA Type

Electrical and Mechanical

Input Voltage : AC 90 -250V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption : Max. 45 Watts
Size(WxHxD) : 340x245x65mm
Weight : 2.5kg

[P Smith]

It's not a Dish tuner but FTA receiver.

[James Long]

It is NOT a DISH receiver ... it is a FTA (free to air) receiver intended to receive unscrambled satellite channels.

DISH requires their own receivers and subscriptions to view their subscription channels.

[FTA Michael]

Moved to FTA forum.

I've got a Pansat 9200HD, and it feels a lot like a beta receiver. Crashes way too often, and exhibits occasional freaky behavior. For some reason, it refuses to see the 3CTV channels on Galaxy 18; it sees a strong transponder but won't tune in a channel. (They come in fine when I hook up my old, reliable Fortec.)

OTOH, it does a decent blind search, and it processes HD, including AC3 audio. I look forward to something better, but for now, the Pansat is the best for what I need.