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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1006017" data-attributes="member: 176704">Update @ 23.10:Been doing quite a few back-to-back blindscanning tests of the Openbox V8s versus the Freesat V8S - mainly on the weaker Western Sats of 11/12.5/22 &amp; 31.5 - and I have to say that the Openbox appears to be coming out in front in terms of sensitivity, probably selectivity, and repeatability when moved from sat to sat.For example w.r.t. selectivity and sat-to-sat repeatability, I had a lot of trouble with the Freesat when trying to distinguish 11 &amp; 12.5, and it kept returning channels on 12.5 when I nominally pointed it at 11 - and even after&nbsp; trying to adjust the nominal longitude of 11. And it has a lot of trouble distinguishing 31.5W from 30W, and rarely finds the one normally available channel (Cheriflava) on 31.5.In terms of sensitivity, the Freesat reported 1, sometimes 2, channels on 22W whereas the Openbox generally returns 8, and the one on 31.5 - although I do have to enter the longitude for 31.5 as 32W and it still does pick up one or two from 30W .This, of course, is with exactly the same dish/LNB/motor/cables etc., for both boxes.I wonder how the Freesat V7 compares with the Freesat V8S - given that there is probably a pretty close concept design (although not so much physically) relationship????</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1006017, member: 176704"] Update @ 23.10: Been doing quite a few back-to-back blindscanning tests of the Openbox V8s versus the Freesat V8S - mainly on the weaker Western Sats of 11/12.5/22 & 31.5 - and I have to say that the Openbox appears to be coming out in front in terms of sensitivity, probably selectivity, and repeatability when moved from sat to sat. For example w.r.t. selectivity and sat-to-sat repeatability, I had a lot of trouble with the Freesat when trying to distinguish 11 & 12.5, and it kept returning channels on 12.5 when I nominally pointed it at 11 - and even after trying to adjust the nominal longitude of 11. And it has a lot of trouble distinguishing 31.5W from 30W, and rarely finds the one normally available channel (Cheriflava) on 31.5. In terms of sensitivity, the Freesat reported 1, sometimes 2, channels on 22W whereas the Openbox generally returns 8, and the one on 31.5 - although I do have to enter the longitude for 31.5 as 32W and it still does pick up one or two from 30W . This, of course, is with exactly the same dish/LNB/motor/cables etc., for both boxes. I wonder how the Freesat V7 compares with the Freesat V8S - given that there is probably a pretty close concept design (although not so much physically) relationship???? [/QUOTE]

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