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arboristman N3 Fix: [July 19th, 2009] - Private
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N3 Fix: [July 19th, 2009] - Private
Re: is the captain 8000 hd any good?

it is BEST choice imho for its class.

however you must understand its class.

its HD yes.

however its only mpeg2HD
(nothing you can add to make it capable of mpeg4 compression method NOR turbo 8spk)

it does not have pvr either.

this is referred to sometimes as a "bev hd only receiver" to some.(you can view the hd promo channel for example)

it does have iks support via an external Ethernet adapter(dongle).
however its not reported as working currently.but coders have mentioned bev/dn iks support for new N3 is in the works.

as always suggested to buy for fta use only.
anything else shall be considered as educational only not encouragement for other uses.

for its comparable class of hd units,its approx half price.option for dongle.and still made in Korea.
for what it is,this one is highly recommended over the others in same class imho.
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