Just got my new Openbox x5 yesterday. It would be great if we could create a forum for the review of this new receiver as it seems to have lots of potential. It comes equipped with an hdmi cable but a North American adapter will be required. I only tested it out briefly last night and have never seen a menu like this on any openbox/skybox receiver. Blind scan is lightning fast with its 667 Mhz high speed processor:
openbox x5 Features:
High-performance 667MHz 32-bit MIPS 24KEc Processor
Supports MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818-2) MPaHL and MPaML for HD and SD decoding
Supports MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496-2) extended ASP
Supports H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC, ISO/IEC 14496-10) MP/HPaL4.1 for SD and HD decoding
Supports RealVideo(RealPlayer v8,9,10), DivX 3.11/4.12/5/6/HD, and Xvid,Dolby
Supports WMA and WMA-pro, Dolby MS10 option, RealAudio
Supports various bit rates for MPEG-1 Layer I/II, AC-3 and E-AC-3
Supports HDMI 1.3 transmitter with HDCP, 1080i/p, 720p,576i/p and 480i/p outputs
Supports dual USB2.0 EHCI host controllers with PHY embedded
Supports 1-bit or 2-bit SPI flash memory
IR receiver/transmitter
VFD driver interface
Supports dual Smart card controller interfaces
Supports PCMCIA controller interface for CI/CI+ applications
MHEG5 HD middleware UK DTG Certified
10/100 MAC with PHY
Automatic and manual channel scan options;
Automatic service scan
Channel-change time < 1 second
OSD in many languages and skin-support
Multilingual support on screen menu (OSD): English, French, Deutsch, Italian, Spanish,
Swedish, Danish, Greece, Portuguese, Finland, Holland, Turkish, Czech, selectable
LED Display
Analog audio output: stereo(L+R);
YCbCr available;
1 x Scart (RGB, FBAS or S-Video)
Screen format: auto, 4:3, and 16:9;
Upgrade software through USB2.0 port;
Powerful program management function, parent lock;
Directly bouquet-lists
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for on screen channel information
Subtitle supported
Teletext supported by software emulation
Parental lock facility by channel and program event
Program and Channel information transfer from receiver to receiver
HDMI HD Video/Audio Output
USB 2.0 Host
LED Display for service information
RTC (Real-Time-Clock)
Time Shift
Video Recording
Recording one channel and Time Shifting another channel (optional)
FullHD 1080p output via HDMI
AVI, MKV, MPG, TS, WMA, WMV, M2TS, FLV, DAT, ASF, MP3 playback
Software Upgrade support via USB, RS232 or Internet
Message, FAQ and User Manual support
Download files from FTP server
Award winning Dual-boot Linux Receiver
Conax Embedded Card Reader
Wireless Network & 3G Modem Support
Full HD-1080p
SYSTEM RESOURCES
Main Processor: 450M Hz based CPU
Flash Memory: Nor flash: 8MB X 1 ; Nand flash:512MB X 1
DDR SDRAM: DDR2 128MB x 2
Tuner/Front-end
Tuner Type: DVB-S / DVB-S2
Input Connector: F-type, Connector, Female
Loop Through: F-type, Connector, Female
Signal Level: -65 to -25 dBm
LNB Power & Polarization: Vertical: +13V/+14V, Horizontal: +18V/+19V, Current: Max. 500mA, Overload Protection
22KHz Tone: Frequency: 22?
Thread: Eyebox X5
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Eyebox X5 – 12-29-2012,08:11 AM
Last edited by Costactc; 01-20-2013 at 11:42 AM.
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12-29-2012,09:02 AM
When it says dual boot does that mean it can have E2? if so have thye developed anything for it.? Thanks and it looks like a good box.
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12-29-2012,09:52 AM
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12-29-2012,10:47 AM
My camera has its moments.
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12-30-2012,09:10 AM
I have managed to scan all c band sats from 11-99w so far and I must say I'm quite impressed with this receiver. A bit complicated until you get the hang of it, its blind scan is the fastest of any receiver I have ever tested (under 1 minute for all sats and even under 30 seconds for some. Its tuner is quite sensitive and doesn't miss a tp which is quite a relief since you know that all that is out there actually scans in. I'm going to finish scanning my arc before testing out the other capabilities of this receiver.
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01-20-2013,10:31 AM
I've been testing the eyebox x5 for almost 1 month now and this receiver is a keeper for me. Its lightning fast blind scan, tuner sensitivity, unrivalled info, accurate clock and internet access have me spoiled. The only 2 drawbacks that I have encountered thus far is a slow channel change and the remote isn't as responsive as I would like it to be. All in all, you can't go wrong with this receiver and it's under $100.
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01-20-2013,10:38 AM
Award winning Dual-boot Linux Receiver
Tell us a little bit about this dual boot feature..
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Meine Dreambox One ist ein Stück Scheiße!.
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01-20-2013,11:06 AM
Not quite sure EB, is there something specific I should be looking for?
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01-20-2013,11:18 AM
Simple.
Is it a dual boot like the specs say or is it a single boot like 99 percent of current fta receivers??.
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Meine Dreambox One ist ein Stück Scheiße!.