Az box hd

[danit]

AZbox HD Premium Linux WLAN
Azbox HD Elite Linux LAN

it's a HD dvb-s2 mpeg4/h.264 PVR ready (USB + Sata) linux based receiver

it has a built in Sigma SMP 8634 chipset, that means:

• it's 1080p compatible, an absolute "premiere", no use for satellite channels yet (as none is broadcasting in 1080p, just 720p or 1080i) but it can be useful as multimedia player (DivX, XviD, MKV, AVI SSF etc.)
• it's 4:2:2 compatible: unfortunately many tests have showed it's perfect with SD 4:2:2 feeds and with HD 720p 4:2:2 feeds but not with HD 1080i 4:2:2 feeds (similar to the multimedia player Popcorn Hour, using a Sigma SMP 8635 chipset not compatible with 4:2:2 HD 1080i), developers say it's a software limit that could be fixed in the next future, hopefully...

other issue is the lack of blind scan: btw the sat tuner is the same used by Vantage 8000 (and others similar) so it should be possible to implement bind scan feature by software update

STB is not stable yet and has many CAMs compatibility problems, but this often happens with new and innovative STB

only difference between Premium and Elite is that Premium model has WI FI and internal Sata HDD possibility

more infos:

* Linux as the operating system
* PVR (recording) internal (only Premium model) or external (both)
* WLAN wireless to Internet (only Premium model)
* NG RACE GoGo List (online station list update)
* Webradio Webradio
* Support video portals such as YouTube and other videos
* Audio & Music portals
* RSS feeds R
* SIGMA processor SMP 8634 LF
* 32 MB Flash Memory
* EEPROM 256 KB
* SD RAM 256 MB

What is NG RACE GOGO List
NG RACE GoGo List offers the viewer the ability to keep up to date with the channel list to be. Both radio and TV programs are currently top every day and are the viewers for free. The update can be executed by any receiver easily with the remote start. A new channel list is instantly loaded on your receiver. An update channel lists on the Internet for astra sorted by x-fit takes about 1-2 sec

Main features:

* Smart Tuner Support
* DVB-S2 / S, DVB-T2 / T (DVBs2 and DVB-T from the factory)
* DVB-C2 / C, ISDB-T
* GO GO List function (Intelligent Channel sorting)
* MPEG4 HD and fully DVB compatible
* 11 digit VFD display
* 9 Front panel buttons (Power, OK, channel up, channel down, volume up, volume down, Menu, Exit, OK)
* 7 day EPG


Personal Video Recorder:
* Fuction timeshift (pause and play live TV, time-recording of programs)
* Receiver streaming (audio / video and radio)
* Video On Demand

Internet access:
* Wireless Wireless and RJ45 connection
* Web interface for remote control of the receiver's
* Update on the Internet, USB and serial port
* Web browser
* RSS newsreader
* E-mail client (POP Only)

Media Player Media Player:
* Audio formats: MP3, WAV, AIFF, WMA, Ogg Vobis
* Image: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, GIF, PNG
* Video: MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX, XviD, MKV, AVI SSF (incl support subtitles)
* Video-Audio: MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC/H.264 HD, HP@L4.0 1920x1080 @ 50Hz (MPEG-2 transport stream specification ISO/IEC13818)
* Input: max 90 MB / s i
* Aspect ratio: 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9, Pan & Scan

In / Out connectors
* 2 slots for Common interface
* Smart Card Reader
* 2 x USB 2.0 (rear and front panel)
* HDD LAN via Samba
* IDE hard disk can be installed internally (only Premium model)
* Dolby Digital Optical output
* HDMI port
* 2x Scart
* YUV / YUV Component Out / Component output
* UHF connection

Physical properties:
* Size: 340x220x65mm
* Working Temperature: 0 ° C ~ 60 ° C
* Storage Temperature: -20 ° C ~ 75 ° C
* Power: 90 VAC ~ 240 VAC power switch
* Max 40 Watt
* Internal security

copy/paste from one forum
Tested OK with : CCcam 2.0.9 ( Client ), Gb0x ( Client ), MGCamd ( Gbox client OK, as Internal Emu Ok ), Newcamd and NewCS ( Also OK ).
All working OK.

tested C+ Nordic, Cyfra+, C+ NL Card OK

Wlan streaming also ok

 

[dig deep]

Yes, this machine looks like a winner. All we need is a few upgrades in SW.

Work is going on so I think I will have a great time with this media machine

I´ve tested both Via and CD and they work fine.

 

[cast87]

Hi, I'm not an expert in digital set-top boxes, I would like to buy an hybrid box capable of displaying both internet content and standard content. Is this box able to play digital terrestrial, too?
Is there any section of the forum that is dedicated to that kind of devices?

Thank you,
cast87

 

[dig deep]

Yes there is an AZ box section