Bargain FTA receiver

[rrob311]

I just received this unit. The price was so low at 17$ shipped that I could not resist. It has a remote control sensor/display that plugs into the box. It claims to do AAC audio but I don't think it works. There are a number of internet capabilities including Youtube. I am testing out the tuner for now however.

[rrob311]

The signal meter shows the modulation and BER. This would be the only newer receiver I have that shows bit error rate.

[Costactc]

Looks cool for $17. Do you have a link Rob?

[rrob311]

hxxp://[Only registered and activated users can see links]

They are about 19$ there. I got mine from aliexpress.

This unit runs pretty warm so I recommend a fan for it. It has been reliable so far.

[rrob311]

The box claims to do ac3 audio but I can't get it to work. You could probably pass it through HDMI to a stereo but no dice otherwise. There is an HDMI port and an AV port along with 2 USB ports.

[Jim S.]

The page says something about "fastest blind scan". True or just hype?

[el bandido]

I Doubt blindscan or anything about the receiver is the latest for 17 dollars. Does not hurt to test though.
The chip probably will not decode ac3 audio because the license fee for it was not paid.

[eastof111]

If they get any cheaper, the shipping expense will be more than the receiver price. I like the option of different ac plugs.

[rrob311]

I will do a blindscan speed test once I adjust the new lnb on my dish. The reception is not good right now. I will test it soon. The supplier said that it won't do ac3 audio. It has some menu options to pass through ac3 so it might work through the HDMI port to a capable stereo. As long as the receiver holds up it is a good item to use in the yard to point a dish. It claims 16apsk but I don't know of a good one to check right now to verify if it will properly show it in the signal menu.

[el bandido]

The 16apsk is probably true, and definitely worth what you paid for it.

I think we will see some very low prices on older fta equipment this year because of h.265 and 4k. Anything that does not have those two options will soon be an antique. So we are seeing a fire sale of sorts.

[rrob311]

The page says something about "fastest blind scan". True or just hype?


Jim the unit does a transponder scan at the beginning of the blind scan regardless if there are transponders saved or not. That portion takes about 10 seconds so it won't be breaking any speed records.

[rrob311]

The receiver recognizes 4k channels as h265 but does not play video. I recorded some of it and tried to play it back on 5k player. It shows a picture on my pc but no video. I think a newer computer will play it back OK.

[eastof111]

If you want your pc to play H265/hevc, google k-lite codec pack and install it (it's free). It will install all the latest codecs along with Media Player Classic. It's what I use to play the latest mkv H265 videos.

[rrob311]

I found this unit will play the aac audio radio stations on 53w.

[rrob311]

GX6605S,600MHZ processor RDA5815M tuner. This unit appears to be an Alphabox x4 clone.