cable box

[mdt]

i have been given a box but it has no name on it so i dont know where to start to flash it. it has a sti-5518 chip inside and a samsung tuner, on the front panel there are no buttons just a window about a inch across with a green led on it, it also has 9 small dents on the right spaced like 3 up and three across. it has also got a viewing card slot on the left hand side behind a drop down door, its about the size of a freeview box and it is silver in colour. anybody any ideas? your help is much appreciated, thanks in advance

[cactikid]

if u hook it up and go into system info it might give us a clue what box it is,sat,cable and u dont need coaxial or sat cable to check just hook up scart andplug in unit.

[ruudvandan]

take some pics and post them on here - someone might recognise it

[mdt]

ok guys will do, and it is definately a cable box cos ive had a bit of a play and seen the v.m. channels. thanks

[mdt]

the guy i got it off said it is a starview box but im a bit sceptical, can anybody confirm that it isnt a starview box, if so ill have to borrow my mates camera and post a couple of thumbnails.

[cactikid]

all starviews have a name on left top of box
starview 1 = starview
starview 2 = the box
starview 3 = the box super
starview 4 = the box super usb

[smoggie]

i have been given a box but it has no name on it so i dont know where to start to flash it. it has a sti-5518 chip inside and a samsung tuner, on the front panel there are no buttons just a window about a inch across with a green led on it, it also has 9 small dents on the right spaced like 3 up and three across. it has also got a viewing card slot on the left hand side behind a drop down door, its about the size of a freeview box and it is silver in colour. anybody any ideas? your help is much appreciated, thanks in advance

think it might be one of them UFO's that have recently been recently reported in the tabloids. Is you m8 green and a bit strange looking?

[ruudvandan]

think it might be one of them UFO's that have recently been recently reported in the tabloids. Is you m8 green and a bit strange looking?

haha! If it's one of those female aliens off Total Recall that makes you wish you had 3 hands gimme a call!

[kaclarke]

can you watch sky box office movies on the box super and do you select them.

[cactikid]

u can only view what ur provider gives u, the red button does not work as in no talkback so u cannot order what u want to see.

[caveman_nige]

@mdt have you taken any pics of this box yet.. have a look at this link and see if it looks like your receiver, it does have the chipset you speak of but says nothing about the tuner make etc. Before we can progress this we need to decide what box you have..

the box Cable Receiver - Goodvb Technology Co.,Ltd Satellire Receiver

If it is not that one then please type in 'cable receiver' into google and then select 'images', go through the images until you find an image of the your box then come and advise us...

[JoK]

here is a photo of my box

Its a paperclip!!

JoK

[mdt]

here is a photo of my box

[gizmo.1484]

I found a description and specs about your box but could not find a name for it after quiet a bit of surfing.

17.jpg
Product Description
1) Main market: Europe 2) Size: 230 x 200 x 30mm 3) Weight: 1.4kg

Product Specification/Models
Features: 1) Fully DVB-C & MPEG-2 compliant 2) More than 100 channel parameters 3) More than 200 TV program and Broadcast parameters 4) Electronic program guide 5) Volume adjustable and save each program's volume separately 6) Super definition screen picture and high fidelity digital stereo output 7) Automatic, manual or easy installation 8) 6MHz, 7MHz and 8MHz software settings 9) Teletext output, compliant with ETSI / EN300 472 10) 2500 channels of TV & Radio Programmable 11) Software upgrade via RS-232 serial port 12) Multi-language audio 13) Subtitle reception support 14) Parental lock control 15) Standby with low consumption 16) Time adjustment

Here is the site i found it on
http://chinadvb.en.ecplaza.net/17.asp

[mdt]

thanx for ur efforts pal, im one step closer now. is there anybody else out there who might know what patch i need to put in this stb, maybe its a clone of a named box and uses the same software?, any help is greatfully appreciated. thanks as always and congrats on an excellent forum.