Ali3510 receiver

[Costactc]

It's identical to my no name box Rob:

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[rrob311]

The audio doesn't come in on a lot of the spanish channels on 97w cband. In the audio menu it says dolby d. I don't have a stereo system hooked up to my tv so I am not sure which audio type any of these are. I would imagine they are the same.

[Costactc]

I noticed the same audio issue on the CTV channels on Anik F1R at 107.3w, they are Ac3(dolby).

[rrob311]

Do you know which satellite has a working epg? I would like to test the recording function.

[rrob311]

I tested the epg on 103w and set it up to record a show in advance. It started recording the show promptly at 6pm when I set it up. It then stopped recording at 6:15 at the end of the show. The receiver stayed on. I am not that familiar with the settings but it didn't shut off when it was done.

[mountaineer]

Thanks rrob! That is great info!

One thing does it have to have EPG to record.....or does it have a place to setup timers?

Thanks for the review!

[rrob311]

Yes for the timer setting utilizing the green button it needs a functioning epg. There are 2 options to record, ps and ts. However in the main menu if you go into timer setting you can manually enter the information to record. I setup a quick 5 minute recording using this option on Ion with no epg and it worked properly starting at 8:50 and ending at 8:55. When the recording ended it did not shut off but it switched briefly like it was switching channels.

[mountaineer]

awesome. Thanks....so really the only faults so far are....AC3 audio...and no motor control. if I have it right.
Well if they get atleast the ac3 audio fixed....the box sounds good.
Thanks rrob.

[rrob311]

Yes the AC3 audio problem is a drag. There is a Coaxial audio output that I cannot test because I don't have a stereo. Maybe the ac3 audio would work using this output.

I don't see a motor menu anywhere. This receiver is very similar in functions to the msd7816 receiver I tested a while back. Both lack motor control and ac3 audio. Since this box is about 15$ cheaper it is a much better deal for the money.

I have been using the box for the last 2 nights exclusively to watch TV with and haven't experienced any hardware issues or freezing. So the box is stable so far.

[mountaineer]

wonder if there is another box out there that might have firmware that is compatible that has those features...of course then the remote control might not work