[opendtv] Re: Zenith box at Radio Shack

I wrote:
> I assume that they would always use their most current demod
> but I'm curios about the receiver design, was it upgraded for
> this particular use?.

Cliff,
My muse was, given that you reported better weak signal performance from you
new converter box, did the manufacturer perhaps upgraded the RF performance
of that box (over what they would normally use in a standard DTV set)
.
Dale

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cliff Benham
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:57 AM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Zenith box at Radio Shack
>
>
> Dale Kelly wrote:
> > Bert wrote:
> >> What Cliff explained was a situation in which each newer product
> >> performed better than the older one, with the improvement slowly
> >> diminishing. The improvement between the Philips, maybe ~1 year old
> >> design, and the brand new STBs being described as "slight." Which is
> >> pretty much what one would hope for.
> >>
> >> The Samsung STB used the older ATI Xilleon 240 demod and decoder, which
> >> is a couple of years old now, I think.
> >
> > I assume that they would always use their most current demod
> but I'm curios
> > about the receiver design, was it upgraded for this particular use?.
>
> All three receivers I compared are stock, as they came off the store
> shelves. I have never tried to find or install any software 'updates'
> for any of the 'boxes' I own.
>
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