Originally Posted by metomwhou  So I should be good to go right? Nope, he decides to do a factory reset on the U4101 and now I only get about 50 channels from Astra. He plugged in his box and grabbed a few hundred just to prove that the signal was good. For some reason the U4101 doesn't like to search the TP's above 11000. |
My ID digital is like that, it does not have the correct SR programmed in on every single satellite since obviously as digital has grown and the manufacturer no longer puts updates out OTA over the air or on the website the stb becomes obsolete unless you can find a work around like I did. On my stb they are pre-programmed by and thus the only way to get alternative ones is to search using a different antenna setting which does contain the correct SR setting, it sounds like you need to do similar
Originally Posted by metomwhou Now here's my dilema. Do I go out and buy a new box or try and get this one working? |
No point in spending unless you really have to
Originally Posted by metomwhou If I go buy a new box, I'll have to buy some kind of video converter because my TV is NTSC only and most of the local stores only carry PAL receivers. |
It must be quite old then as most modern TV's LCD and plasma have that as a switchable option. However if I am not mistaken the majority of stb's not have that option in their setup menu as you can see if you click
here so if you bought a new one you would still be able to use your TV.
Originally Posted by metomwhou Any recommendations on an easy to use, inexpensive box? |
I do not do recommendations as I have very little personal stb experience
As regards the update procedure they are receiver specific, but there are some posted on the forum.