[arboristman]

brand: Xfactor

model number: X1









the X1 is a standard definition unit.non dvr/ or regular unit like the viewsat ultra/sv 4k/iconS550/captain 7100 for example.

full specs are posted here:
http://www.abadss.com/forum/1014-xfa...-features.html


review:


This ones pretty decent.
though new to the market it still needs some tweaking.surprisingly they have it cleaned up and running fairly stable already.
pretty much the biggest bugs left is the extended epg doesn't fill very well.there is allot of blank spots and some ch's simply do not want to fill.
i believe at best only 12 hrs or perhaps a full day on some at this point.so not very impressive.
the other largest bug is very slow seeking through the guide.and some glitches between channel changes,and other pix issues.
it does have a nice menu system.and easy to update.
the hardware is impressive with a 216 mhz chip and a huge 128 mbs of ram.
with software tweaking,hopefully this one becomes a speed demon with full 9 day epg's.

probably at this point a great secondary unit.however it is stable enough to provide full time tv enjoyment as well.
keep your eyes on releases for software improvements.they seem to come quite regularly.
jpg viewer,but pretty much beta stage.
same with the mp3 player.
both work though,though you can tell beta stage for each.

overall,id still consider this one beta stage.but with only a few things cleaned up could be a very nice performer.

let's take a look at menu system and overall GUI(graphic user interface)


the main menu:






updates slick and easy via simple usb stick.a must have today for sure.if a unit doesn't come with this,you may as well keep on looking.





file list.here you can play your mp3s and pic viewer.
you need to select mp3's one at a time still and no slide show support for jpg yet.they work.but pretty basic still.but hey,some stbs for this price or even higher don't even have this support.silly in today's standards.these features are considered the norm today.so great to see xfactor has them.





few osd options:




basic parental lock:





it does have record timers,external dvr/dvd burning fans!!
and it does work good.
you can set them manually here.(in shot shown).
and you can set on the fly in epg mode as well.(not shown).however once set in the epg mode,there is no indicator mark,no check box or highlight to show the timer is there and has been set.but it will tune to channel on event start for your external recording device.big thumbs up there.