GTMedia GTCombo 4:2:2 receiver

[Joolz]

Unfortunately, my GT Combo also broke down last year, with no hope of being repaired.

GT MEDIA COMBO - bring back dead to life

looks like they have a tool now to unbrick a bricked COMBO https://www.freesat.cn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=12172

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I now have a V9 prime. It's not as sensitive with low-power carriers as the Combo.
of course it doesn't do 422 directly (although on the combo it was sometimes very unstable) otherwise it's a very decent receiver
where you can indicate the frequencies of 10490 (amateur radio on 26 East) which allows you to use a standard LNB, it can also read very small SR (sr300 is the limit that can be given with the original firmware). With Mars, it can go even lower (be careful, once the receiver is on Mars, it's very difficult to go back to zero).

Thank you for the useful information. For the cost I think I will give it a try.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Oh dear! an expensive weekend. It is most likely something like that that damaged mine.
So back to the question, what would I lose with a V9 Prime (£25) over a GT Combo (£85) apart from DVB T that I have never used??

If the V9 does not have a UHD/4K output, and you have a large screen and watch internet stuff through the one box it may restrict you.

 

[scopus]

If the V9 does not have a UHD/4K output, and you have a large screen and watch internet stuff through the one box it may restrict you.

Quite true. Another point is 4.2.2, the Combo produces a picture albeit juddery. The V9 won't.

 

[s-band]

4.2.2, the Combo produces a picture albeit juddery

Hmm, 2-4fps on some things 10fps if lucky and totally mangled if the aspect ratio is unusual

GTMedia GTCombo 4:2:2 receiver

Possibly not but the majority of feeds of any great interest are found on 10 E and are in HD or greater resolution. What player on the Combo are you using to view 4.2.2 feeds.

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