K-BOX K1 Plus Edition Quick Review/Tutorial - Page 2 - ABA DSS

**Itaintrite** · June 22nd, 2009

Dont have a tape measure here with me, but it's quite small. Around the size of a Coolsat 6100

Smaller than Neosat and bigger than CNX Nano/Mini (a tad).

**buddyjh** · June 22nd, 2009

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what is the dimensions of this product?

Thanks!

8 1/8" x 10"

alicia123 · June 22nd, 2009

man i order the kiheros plus edition i'm here wait for people can help me.i dont get any help yet what i can do.take you time tell the good one here can help you,it'ts no take to long,but what we can do about it.i now its good receiver.

**buddyjh** · June 22nd, 2009

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Originally Posted by alicia123

man i order the kiheros plus edition i'm here wait for people can help me.i dont get any help yet what i can do.take you time tell the good one here can help you,it'ts no take to long,but what we can do about it.i now its good receiver.

alicia here you go for the help on the kbox heros plus

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fun456 · June 23rd, 2009

How much it cost? with ihub?

**Itaintrite** · June 23rd, 2009

Transat Electronics have the combo for $190+shipping. You might be able to find it cheaper elsewhere but they're the place to go to for me. Authorized KBox dealer too.

**tomcat01** · June 23rd, 2009

does it have a blindscan option ???

**buddyjh** · June 23rd, 2009

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does it have a blindscan option ???

Yep..got both auto scan and blind scan options

**Itaintrite** · June 23rd, 2009

Yes they do

**Peacemaker47** · July 5th, 2009

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Who doesn't love a cool new gadget to play around with right? So imagine my joy when my box from Transat Electronics finally came today

Opening the box, I found a nice little black receiver. I'd say about the same size as my CNX and CW boxes, and smaller than iPro. Typical connections in the back which include (but not limited to) Composite/SVideo/Component outputs for video and Digital Toslink Output for audio. Interestingly enough, there's only one USB port located behind the front flip. I mention this because there is PVR capability on this box and not having a USB port in the back would make using an external USB Hard-drive slightly inconvenient. The remote itself is quite comfortable and ergonomics. Buttons are responsive though I would've liked some buttons to be rearranged (no big deal). The dongle itself (Internet Weather Forecast hub) was included in a separate box along with 2 serial cables and the power adapter, no ethernet cable though.

Now onto the receiver itself. I did some reading before installing the receiver so I already had an idea of what was to be done. I download the latest factory beta v1.5 (HERE) and the latest fix (HERE) and placed them on a USB stick. Plugged it into the box and was recognized immediately by the receiver. USB window popped up letting me choose the file I wanted to flash. Very convenient

So I flashed 1.5 first, box rebooted by itself, then I chose 1.85 and flashed that as well. After that, I proceeded to Activate my KBox Hub. I did this by plugging the Hub into my computer via black NULL serial cable and ran the Activation program (download HERE). Followed the 3-step instructions and waited till program said KBOX hub is OK. I then proceeded to plug it into my K1 Plus and connected the ethernet from the router. I did have to disable my MAC filter to let it connect to the router to find out the MAC address which was nowhere to be found on the packaging.

When everything's set up, the scanning begins. What I found quite inconvenient is the fact that there are two separate sections for configuring up the Satellite settings (Dish Settings) and scanning those Satellites that you just saved. I could not scan the satellite which I just locked in, but had to save then exit out and go to Scan. The whole process took roughly 10-15 minutes for my three satellites.

Now onto TV watching. Standalone mode works very well. Just had to turn on Autoroll and made sure Standalone is chosen. Then I went to channel 200 and waited 2-3 minutes for keys to roll. Channel changing is very fast. Did I mention that remote is very responsive? The EPG is also quite eye-pleasing and fast. Pressing the yellow button led me straight to channel 418 where EPG was populated. I would've liked to see some sort of internet guide download and progress bar though. Picture quality is also VERY nice for an SD box. I have a Panasonic 42" 720p and the picture looks very good (see screenshots). Audio is also loud and clear (there's actually option to boost or lower audio volume when you press one of the colored buttons). The multi-picture also works though it won't give you real-time feeds of several channels. What it does is shows the inactive channels on the screen as static images. You can then pick a channel to watch and that channel would become a live-feed.

IKS mode also works if you want to use that. Turned all Aurotoll off and chose IKS mode. If the light on the HUB is a steady green, you're good to go. Channel changing is faster than I expected

The PVR is pretty straight-forward to use. While in EPG, you can look up a program and click on it. There are two options. Press once to simply watch that program when it comes on, or press twice and have it recorded onto a USB drive. I tested it with my 4GB FAT32 Flash Drive and it worked great.

So overall, the K-BOX's K1 Plus is a very good receiver with lots of neat little features for everybody to play around with. There's no reason not to have this box as part of your arsenal. The team behind it are also very good as you can tell.

THE RECEIVER: 9/10. Lacks additional USB port and some other minor quirks.

TECHNICAL FEATURES: 9/10. Slightly confusing menu and no real-time multi-picture.

PERFORMANCE AND OVERALL IMPRESSION: 10/10. All the minor inconveniences and flaws won't detract from the fact that this box works perfectly. Doesn't take that long to set up. And quality is awesome. I'd gladly recommend it to anybody who's looking for a new receiver to buy right now as it's future-proof with IKS.

Hope my opinion of this box has helped you in making a decision

Thanks again Transat Electronics for the super fast shipping from CANADA!

I have a Sonicview 360 Premier...which I am very pleased with...except not much tv now. Do, I understand you right that the Kbox can be used like the Sonicview without having to use IKS, or, if I chose...it can be used with IKS? I am not familiar with exactly how IKS works, even though I have a good idea due to reading here...but, my computer only has one ethernet port and I have my high speed internet plugged into it. How would I be able to use it for the receiver and still be able to use my computer? I appreciate your time. Thanks.

**Itaintrite** · July 5th, 2009

If you don't already have a router, I recommend getting one. With a router, you can share your internet with multiple devices wirelessly or wired.

Right now, only IKS will work on KBOX (same with SV), but both brands have great coders and I expect them to be on top of the game when N3 is hacked.

**Peacemaker47** · July 6th, 2009

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If you don't already have a router, I recommend getting one. With a router, you can share your internet with multiple devices wirelessly or wired.

Right now, only IKS will work on KBOX (same with SV), but both brands have great coders and I expect them to be on top of the game when N3 is hacked.

Thanks for quick response! I do not have the Ihub for my SV...I wanted to wait until I saw if it was going to work...but, I am still getting a few channels...even though they are not real good channels. But, hubby is tired of watching infomercials when ther is no show on!!! LOL. Thanks again.

**Peacemaker47** · July 6th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Itaintrite

If you don't already have a router, I recommend getting one. With a router, you can share your internet with multiple devices wirelessly or wired.

Right now, only IKS will work on KBOX (same with SV), but both brands have great coders and I expect them to be on top of the game when N3 is hacked.

Oh, I am sorry. What kind of router would you recommend? Brand or whatever. Thanks in advance.

**Itaintrite** · July 6th, 2009

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Thanks for quick response! I do not have the Ihub for my SV...I wanted to wait until I saw if it was going to work...but, I am still getting a few channels...even though they are not real good channels. But, hubby is tired of watching infomercials when ther is no show on!!! LOL. Thanks again.

No problem. Even though N3 hack is probably in the work, I still recommend getting an iHub for now

Even if you get a month of service out of it, it will have paid off itself. SV's IKS is shaping up really nicely with lots of channels and less freezing.

Any brand of router, but make sure you read the reviews. I recommend Linksys as it's very affordable AND stable. Check Newegg

Netgear have some routers on sale (also on Newegg) as well. Wireless N router for around $35 shipped. Not bad either.

Sounds like you need to get your husband involved in this before he gets bored.

**Peacemaker47** · July 6th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Itaintrite

No problem. Even though N3 hack is probably in the work, I still recommend getting an iHub for now

Even if you get a month of service out of it, it will have paid off itself. SV's IKS is shaping up really nicely with lots of channels and less freezing.

Any brand of router, but make sure you read the reviews. I recommend Linksys as it's very affordable AND stable. Check Newegg

Netgear have some routers on sale (also on Newegg) as well. Wireless N router for around $35 shipped. Not bad either.

Sounds like you need to get your husband involved in this before he gets bored.

My husband doesn't like the computer...he says it is too much trouble! LOL. But, I do have one last question...I hope. I found a Linksys on Newegg that said it was a "G" router and one that said wireless...does the router need to be an "N" or does it matter? Of course, I still need to look some more. Thanks again for all your help.

**Itaintrite** · July 6th, 2009

A Linksys WRT54G should be fine for normal use. N router is not really needed. It's definitely faster but I don't think you'll be needing that extra speed. You can also check your local craigslist or ebay for cheap Linksys G router (make sure it's wireless, useful). Should be able to get one for around $20.