Skybox F6

[Costactc]

Just checking out some Chinese sites and I came across the Skybox F6 receiver selling for $43. Just wondering if anybody has heard anything about this stb?


1. Sunplus1512A Processor;
2. Full HD PVR 1080P, with 2 USB;
3. Support 3G Modem, USB Wifi



specification

High-performance 667MHz 32-bit MIPS 24KEc Processor
Supports MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818-2) MPHL and MPML for HD and SD decoding
Supports MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496-2) extended ASP
Supports H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC, ISO/IEC 14496-10) MP/HP L4.1 for SD and HD decoding
Supports RealVideo(RealPlayer v8,9,10), DivX 3.11/4.12/5/6/HD, and Xvid,Dolby
Supports WMA and WMA-pro, Dolby MS10 option, RealAudio
Supports various bit rates for MPEG-1 Layer I/II, AC-3 and E-AC-3
Supports HDMI 1.3 transmitter with HDCP, 1080i/p, 720p,576i/p and 480i/p outputs
Supports dual USB2.0 EHCI host controllers with PHY embedded
Supports 1-bit or 2-bit SPI flash memory
Supports USB WIFI
IR receiver/transmitter
VFD driver interface
Supports dual Smart card controller interfaces
Supports PCMCIA controller interface for CI/CI+ applications
MHEG5 HD middleware UK DTG Certified
10/100 MAC with PHY
Automatic and manual channel scan options;
Automatic service scan
Channel-change time < 1 second
OSD in many languages and skin-support
Multilingual support on screen menu (OSD): English, French, Deutsch, Italian, Spanish,
Swedish, Danish, Greece, Portuguese, Finland, Holland, Turkish, Czech, selectable
LED Display
Analog audio output: stereo(L+R);
YCbCr available;
1 x Scart (RGB, FBAS or S-Video)
Screen format: auto, 4:3, and 16:9;
Upgrade software through USB2.0 port;
Powerful program management function, parent lock;
Directly bouquet-lists


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[eastof111]

I've seen it advertised off/on a few months ago, but no reviews yet. For the price, it can't hurt to try one out.

[Costactc]

Just ordered one. If it's anything like the F3 it'll be well worth it.

[eastof111]

Great.. Can't wait to read your review!

[Costactc]

Unfortunately, donkey express from china can take up to 25 days.

[easily confused]

Might be that this might be another receiver we could sell here. Affordable accurate receivers are what everyone needs and wants.

[cpr43]

RealVideo RMVB video play is great not to many play them

[eastof111]

Here's a picture of the inside of the F6. Looks like they are really getting better in construction and materials, considering the inexpensive price of the unit.

[ViP3R]

X2 tells me they will have a couple of new models in the next month or two as well, I don't have any specs as yet, but might be something to look forward to as well.

[eastof111]

Here's a comparison of the F series... Maybe we should start a db for future and easy comparisons of some popular receivers?