Are
you a satellite hobbyist or interested in satellite security? Well then, this
satellite receiver is for you!
Meet
Openbox S10 HD Satellite Receiver, a Linux MIPS (Microprocessor without
Interlocked Pipeline Stages) OS satellite receiver that has a CCcam Plugin for
watching HD (High- Definition) in your TV. It has similar functions of a Dreambox Satellite Receiver but is the
cheapest and easy to configure satellite receiver that the world has ever
known.
So
what’s with this satellite receiver? Unlike other satellite receivers that you
receive if you subscribe with satellite cable companies like GSAT, CIGNAL, and Dream, this kind of receiver is
configurable and can be loaded with flash images.
This
is an ideal tool for satellite hobbyist who loves to shoot FTA (Free to Air)
and encrypted channels in different frequencies. And because this kind of
receiver has an Ethernet port, this can be used for card sharing also known as
control word sharing which is a popular method of pirate decryption.
Basically,
card sharing allows access to a specific valid subscription for multiple
clients or satellite receivers. A smart card is attached to a satellite
receiver loaded with software that supports the “control word” over the
Internet.
Openbox S10 (the successor of Openbox S9) supports HD and if paired with a LED (Light Emitting Diode) TV, the graphics are god-like or should I say “imba”. In fact, my father and I tried testing it with just a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TV and it’s like watching channels in a DVD Bluray mode.
This
satellite receiver has a user-friendly GUI (Graphic User Interface) and is one
of the coolest satellite receivers and boots faster than any set-top boxes out
there.
Below are the complete specifications of this set-top box:
1. 300 MHz MIPS
Processor - Linux Operating System
2. Fully compliant
MPEG-4 H.264/AVC Main Profile Level 3 & High Profile Level 4.1
3. Fully compliant
MPEG-2 MP@HL & MP@ML
4. Fully compliant
MPEG-1 Layer I & II & III, Dolby Digital Audio (AC3)
5. SCPC & MCPC
receivable from C/Ku band satellites
6. Multiple
LNB-Switching control (supports DiSEqC1.0/ 1.1/ unicable/1 .2/ 1.3 (USALS)
supported)
7. NIT search supported
8. Support MHEG-5
9. Support HDMI 1.3
10. Support PVR (store
in USB disk)
11. Multimedia files
playback (by USB)
12. Support Electronic
Program Guide (EPG) for 7 days
13. Teletext and
subtitle out through OSD
14. Support multi-lingual
DVB subtitle and teletext
15. Automatic and manual
channel scan options
16. Automatic service
scan
17. Channel-change time:
1 second
18. OSD in many
languages and skin-support
19. Multilingual support
on screen menu (OSD): English, French, Deutsch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish,
Danish, Greece, Portuguese, Finland, Holland, Turkish, Czech, selectable
20. LED Display
21. Multiple display
modes: 1080i/720p/570p/576i/480p
22. MPEG-2 / H.264
Hardware decoding
23. Videotext Decoder
24. Analog audio output:
stereo(L+R)
25. Screen format: auto,
4:3, and 16:9
26. Upgrade software
through USB2.0 port
27. Powerful program management
function, parent lock
28. CA 1x slot and CI
1xslot
29. 10/100Mbit Ethernet
Interface
30. Directly
bouquet-lists
31. Size (W x D x H):
300 mm x 220 mm x 56 mm Weight: 2.0 kg without USB HDD
The
receiver is really good and I hope next time they will improve their firmware
by including new capabilities like able to play AVI, MKV, etc. so that it will
surpass the capabilities of a multimedia player.
And by
the way, for those of you who are interested in shooting FTA channels just
visit Lyngsat.com for more resources.
Happy
shooting guys!
About the Contributor:
Shipcode is a prolific blogger of ROOTCON and at the same time an InfoSec enthusiast from Cebu. He was inspired to join ROOTCON as part of the core team to share his knowledge in information security. He encourages other like minded individuals to come forward and share their knowledge through blogging right here at ROOTCON Blog section.
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