New box?

[Orichi]

Hi everybody!

Am new here and its my first post in this thread.

Recently I got a box and its new model; LY-Star-2012a.

Is this box similar as a dreambox?

[DBTraitor]

nowadays more and more weird names and box model
never heard of it

[uu161]

this box don't sell in alof place are u a dealer?

[cactikid]

singapore only i see

[ultrakiasu]

Just another variant of FY-HD800C

[Orichi]

this box don't sell in alof place are u a dealer?

Err nope, I just got it from an unknown source and he mentioned its the first batch that he got this.

It stated as it support N3.

Are the below functions good as Dreambox?

It has a card slot but its cardless. Have quite a few functions as below;

new LY STAR 2012A functions are almost the same as previous FYHD800-C II.
Just LY STAR 2012A has TF screen (like LED screen).

Suppot Nagar3 system, Internet Sharing function, Autoupdate Singapore cable key, Muti-language, PVR(recording function), USB,High Definition,digital Audio,Instant Time.


*Fully Compliant with DVB-C and HD,264,AVC
Support MPEG-2***65292;MPEG4
* SPDIF output
* HDMI port***65288;up support to 1080i***65289;output
*Support EPG
*Support QAM16***12289;QAM32***12289;QAM64***12289;QAM128** *12289;QAM256

Demodulation mode
* Automatic PAL / NTSC
* Support CAS smart card interface
Full Function Remote Control
Support CATV and MMDS
Master-Slave function
*Support VBI and OSD***65292;OSD words***65292;LCN functions
*Single Scarts and Y/Pb/Pr port
*Multi languages support
* Embedded Loader modem to support automatic upgrade and Loader

protection funtion
Up to 1000 channels memory space
* 4 LED show
*Small power use
* OAD optional
*Support USB software upgrade/media player and recording optional
* RF optional

[uu161]

LY-Star model only sell in t*t and thai seller

FY-HD800 CII another name LY-Star-2012 without the A

[DBTraitor]

Actually FY very smart, the components and design is the same. Just change the logo and can still deceive ppl

[jatrophaseed]

Hi Bro, pls note "support N3" what they mean is u can/may hv 2 subscribe to their CS, the box will not work independently.
Also must chk if there is a Lan support, if like CIII, no Lan, no support for CS in N3.
The Chinese r cunning give u some info with many reserved requirements that r needed for proper functioning.
Pls stick to DreamBox as I know it has bn tested n worked well in N3 IKS/CS in SG. Ofcos some other CN made too, but let them xplain to u.

Some Router that hv server port support ready and quite cheap for Bros who 1 2 experiment with Beta-Cshare experiment.

Oso read theis:

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f34/cable-vm-uk-dm800-291310/#post1690409

[Orichi]

Actually FY very smart, the components and design is the same. Just change the logo and can still deceive ppl

Seems like this brand is pretty not much supported aftersales?

[DBTraitor]

yup thats right, so its better to go for dreambox
the right people are all here

[ultrakiasu]

Seems like this brand is pretty not much supported aftersales?

The issue facing now is the validity of the N1 stream.
Why would u want to spend more on dreambox if you know that the N3 conversion is likely to complete around Aug next year, coincide with the new season of English soccer matches back on Starhub?

FY HD800C, may be lousy and inferior, but look at the price tag, for a HD set, it is at least one-third cheaper than a Dreambox DM800HD.

If the N3 is not implementing any time soon, I would too recommend a Dreambox.
But for now, FY is a suitable budget unit, and with just about 1 year more or less to go, its good to be penny-wise.

Do you really need the plugins? the nice skins?
It's not that difficult to new channels to FY? The firmware does not get erased with a hardware reset, it is hard-flashed.

Don't get influenced by others with prejudice with FY, other than the exaggerated hardware issue, every hardware do failed, with respect to proportional ratio, I had handled much more faulty Dreambox800 than FYHD800.

I had spend 5-6 years with CATV set top boxes, starting with the analog plastic cartridge based units, to the Digital ones, DM900C-II, HQK-3388, and the more recent Dreamboxes.
My take, the boxes with legacy PCB components are more reliable that those box using surface mounted solid-state chips.

Be rational, spend wisely.

Forget about decoding N3 or spending on CS, not worth spending time and money.
With faster home broadband and SmartTV, do you still want to stick with CATV?

[averagecoder]

Btw, going back to the first image, of the back-panel of the box. There's spdif output, but is it not blocked in the picture? Does it mean digital audio out is not supported?