Viewsat MaxHD

[rrob311]

Picked up a Viewsat Maxhd and am not able to get anything out of the blindscan. I have the original tuner. Does anyone have one of these receivers with a working blindscan? It has frequency step settings but I can't get anything out of it. I have a good signal.

[el bandido]

IMO, you wasted your money. Viewsat was made for one reason and it was not fta. I wish you the best of luck with that receiver.
On a positive note, it might open a few of in the clear DN channels. I cannot remember if it does 8psk turbo or not. EB

[rrob311]

Ya it was like 45 bux and it gets the occasional freebies up there. It gets the hd ones too. Blind scan doesn't seem to work however.

[el bandido]

45 Dollars will get you the freebies. They should be worth that.
I never owned a Viewsat Max. But I remember other people complaining about the blind scan and how the receiver did not work good for fta.

[rrob311]

This box has Tetris and Sudoku in the menu. Some other game too. That makes up for the inop blind scan I guess.

[Guest]

I had a couple of vs receivers back in the day. The ultra was quite good on fta but not up to par with a pansat or coolsat receiver. For $45 I guesss it's all right for the freebies and whatever else you can scan in with it.

[rrob311]

Well I ran the blind scan on 125w last nite and it found everything that the box can display. I didn't trust it so I deleted all of the transponders beforehand. It is very slow however.