few questions about CW 4000

[bbhackit]

I have a few questions about the cw 4000 hight def reciever. does this reciever have the blind satellite scan? or do you have to put the frequency manual in it? is this up on I K S NETWORK? like the nfusion and neosat. with this being a high def reciever will it work with regular t.v without high def ? i know it want pick up high def channels but does it have capability to be hooked up to a regular t v set? will this box work with dial up internet connection ? i was thinking adout getting a TRIPLE DRAGON reciever but i saw this one and it seems the support is better on this one. is there any site that shows a back picture of this reciever the cw4000? i appreciate any input.

[tomcat01]

i use linux on several boxes and thats what this is a computer that runs linux the dvb card that is in the does HD here are the specs

Features

• Free to air HDTV and SDTV broadcast reception
• Pause LiveTV
• Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
• Instant & timer recording of broadcast media (2)
• Closed Captioning
• IPTV (Internet TV Reception) (1)
• P2PTV - Peer to peer video stream interfacing (1)
• Video player for many of the most common video formats including mpg, avi, mov, and many more
• Internal DVD/CD device providing playback of DVD/VCD video discs
• Music Player for many of the most common audio formats, including mp3, ogg, wav and more
• Web browser (1)
• Weather applette (1) - get current weather conditions
• Pictures - Picture viewer supporting many of the most common formats including jpeg.
• plus many many more

Hardware

• Processor: Powerful AMD 5000 X2 Processor
• Memory: 512MB DDRII RAM Expandable to 8GB
• Flash Drive: 1GB Fast System Flash
• Hard Drive: Not Included
• Video: MPEG2 and MPEG4 Acceleration
• Video: Nvidia GeForce 7050
• Satellite Tuner: Genpix Skywalker-CW3K (internal)
  - Input terminal: F-type 75 Ohm
  - Receiving frequency: 950~2150 MHz tuning range
  - Input level: -65~-25dBm
  - Support MCPC and SCPC
  - Symbol rate: 256Ksps~30 Msps
  - FEC Codes: 1/2,2/3,3/4,5/6,7/8 and Auto
  - QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM
  - LNB/switch control: 13/18V (or 14/19V), 22khz, Tone Burst, DiSEqC 1.0/1.2, Legacy switch commands, 450 mA
• ATSC Tuner: (optional)
  - Latest LG 5th generation tuner for enhanced reception.
  - Supports QAM 64 and QAM 256 Cable signals.
  - One TV antenna 75 ohm reception port.
  - One stereo connection jack to sound card for analog TV.
• Video Output: HDMI/SVGA/Component/S-Video
• Audio Ouput: Analog and SPDIF Dolby Digital Audio output
• USB Ports: 4 USB v2.0 ports on back panel and 2 USB v2.0 ports on front panel.
• Ethernet Port: RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbits compatible.
• DVDRW: Read/Write DVDs and CDs.

Software

• - Open Source Linux Operating System
  - Version 2.6 Kernel
  - X Windows Environment
• VDR (Video Disk Recorder)
  - atscepg
  - epgsearch
  - extrecmenu
  - femon
  - nacc
  - nvsettings
  - radioinfo
  - radiolist
  - satlist
  - setup
  - skinsoppalusikka
  - streamdev-server
  - xine
  - yaepg
  - zaphistory
  - zoom
• GQview image viewer
• Roaster mpg, iso, and disc builder
• Firefox web browser (Bon Echo)
• Lighttpd web server
• EPDFview pdf viewer
• Samba file server (Windows style networking)
• Xine multimedia player

Additional Features

• Web Browser For Internet Browsing *
• Email *
• Expandable With Hundreds of Linux Applications *

* Requires Optional Wireless Keyboard
(1) Requires Internet Connection
(2) Requires Harddrive

[tomcat01]

now as it says it does not have a dial up but if it has a extra pci slot you could put one in and you will need a hard drive .. really if you are not great with linux it could be more of a problem to use ..with the recievers that run HD and the pvrs with them you are getting the same thing but more as a computer .. if you want you could build one yourself if you are good with computers

as for what you get in it i think it is a great price because to build one like it could cost you more and the skywalker card does HD for dn so you are ready to go ..

an yes the skywalker has blind scan

as for iks i don't think so but it would be easy for them to do it as it has a ethernet plug already ..

and yes it will get all the channels as any recievers out there .. ease of usse not sure maybe someone who has one could chime min .. i have a media center box with linux and as i said if you are not up on linux it could give you problems ..

[cboundik]

not sure but I am under the assumption that my 4000 does not have blind scan...if it does please be kind enough to show me where

[asg]

use the read button

[cboundik]

take me step by step big guy...i dont see a 'read' button on my controller or scan screen

[PETER2006]

the red button is the audio on the remote

[asg]

u got it buddy

[asg]

let us know waz up

[cboundik]

whats 'red' audio have to do with a blind scan....k am I the only one confused here?

[wcu]

I asked the question about CW4000HD blind scan on CW's support site. CW4000 does not have blind scan capability.

I do not know if this is something that can be added at a later time or through bins, but the way it comes, there is no blind scan functionality.

[odonnelld]

Originally Posted by wcu

I asked the question about CW4000HD blind scan on CW's support site. CW4000 does not have blind scan capability.

I do not know if this is something that can be added at a later time or through bins, but the way it comes, there is no blind scan functionality.

Why do you need blind scan? Are you confusing auto scan? 99% of FTA recevers have blind scan and for fta'ing its not used! Maybe a better explanation of your use, and someone can shed some light on it for you?