Technomate

[Costactc]

I've been looking to pick up a Technomate receiver but I'm not quite sure which one. I'm not much into the linux aspect but want to test a good receiver with a fast blindscan and a sensitive tuner, any ideas? It doesn't have to be a Technomate, just curious as to what is working well with you in Europe.

 

[Huevos]

I'm not much into the linux aspect

None of the Technomate E2 receivers have blindscan hardware anyway.

 

[Costactc]

Thanks for the reply.

 

[Costactc]

None of the Technomate E2 receivers have blindscan hardware anyway.

Don't care for E2, just regular blind scan and tuner sensitivity.

 

[purplemarina]

Have a look at the tm 5302 hd, good tuner, good blind scan you can select different mhz steps. ive just bought one to play with. ( £85 from technomate direct). if you want to use 3rd party sw the 5402 hd may be a better bet as i think support for the 5302 has slowed down or stopped.

 

[Costactc]

Have a look at the tm 5302 hd, good tuner, good blind scan you can select different mhz steps. ive just bought one to play with. ( £85 from technomate direct). if you want to use 3rd party sw the 5402 hd may be a better bet as i think support for the 5302 has slowed down or stopped.

Thanks. I'll check out the 5302 as I am not interested in 3rd party software for this receiver.

 

[Costactc]

Just purchased the 5302 from fleabay, I didn't realise the value of the British pound, no big deal. Can't wait to start testing it out.

 

[digi247]

Your money would have been better invested in the new TMF3/5 which is a similar price its a Clone of the DrHD D15 and after initial tests on my own setup compared to my TM5402HD it has a marginally better Tuner performance.

The reason for the sudden price Drop on the TM5302 to £85 is due to the fact this model has been dropped by TM and replaced by the TM F3/5

 

[Kveys]

the new TMF3/5 which is a similar price its a Clone of the DrHD D15 and after initial tests on my own setup compared to my TM5402HD it has a marginally better Tuner performance.

Thanks for that info! Are you think that TMF3/5 tuner is also different than D15? Many talks that F15 is much better than D15. I have both 5402HD and F15 but this newone would be cool to test, specially if Phantompatch will fix Blind scan 1k to 3k symbol rate, as it promised. But i hope that tuner sure is better than D15.

 

[Costactc]

So the 5302 has blind scan issues from 1-3000 sr, not something I knew before I ordered it. I'm sure it will take tp manually.

 

[digi247]

So the 5302 has blind scan issues from 1-3000 sr, not something I knew before I ordered it. I'm sure it will take tp manually.

As far as i am aware the 5302 has no problems with low symbol rates on the blind scan this is only confined to the 5402HD

you could ask @gibertini as he has a TM5302 and he never said about problems with blindscan

 

[Kveys]

Many stb:s "promises" blind scan from 1k but in practise very few in fact dont know any stb which sure found 1k-2k symbol rates. Pci-cards working much better.
Quite many times thinked by new C-band low sr channels that who the heck has found it, though I just scanned that same satellite and found nothing

 

[gibertini]

my TM5302HD finds low sr txp,s on a blind scan.. the dvbs2 1600ms BBC regional feeds on intelsat 905@24.5w as an example. i own a DR-HD F15 and a TM5302HD and the latter beats the former by miles at blind scanning although it has its faults like all stb,s do. i have a TBS 6925 PCI card aswell but havent used it really

 

[Kveys]

Good to know that 5302 working ok. My 5402Hd/f15 both are good stb.s otherwise but blindscan, specially 1k-2k (C-band) working very badly.

 

[Costactc]

Awesome to hear...my x2 premium scans in all low symbol rates like 16+32 apsk tp.

 

[Costactc]

I really like the tm5302 and I'd like all opinions as to the receiver which has the most sensitive tuner. I'd also like one that comes equipped with a spectrum analyser if possible as I have never had a receiver that will tell me db level. The DR-HD F15 interests me but is it as sensitive as the tm 5302.

 

[Captain Jack]

It's incredibly sensitive.. hardware is the same as you get in 5402 and there's hearsay that it's more sensitive than the 5302.

 

[zorbua]

It's incredibly sensitive.. hardware is the same as you get in 5402 and there's hearsay that it's more sensitive than the 5302.

What Jack the x2 premium?

 

[Captain Jack]

The F15

 

[zorbua]

I see ok