what has best pic qulity pace or humax or fortec star

[Sat-Pro]

I use to have a pace 810xe but got rid a few months back now i have a fortec star passion HD receiver but it seems to me the pic qulity on it is not as good as the pace 810 i used to have is i just me or does the pace have better qulity have any one got any both to check.

[Bbigfoot]

Hi Sat-pro,

It depends on you TV.
Check the resolution of your TV Pannel
(1280 x 720 or 1365 x 768 or 1920 x 1080) and a lot more.

Most of europe Transmitters are sending out there signal
in 1080i, S*y To.
So if your pannel has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 you will
get a perfect picture (NO scaling), that because the resoluton
of 1080i is 1920 x 1080.
The resolution of 1080p is also 1920 x 1080.
The resolution of 720p is 1280 x 720.

If your Pannel is closer 1280 x 720 and is a Progessive scan Pannel
Set you STB to 720p (Progessive).

BF...

[suprapower]

"what has best pic qulity pace or humax or fortec star"

Ferguson

[Sat-Pro]

I have one of the latest samsungs that does 1080p but the only HD i have at the moment is blu-ray via ps3.


Hi Sat-pro,

It depends on you TV.
Check the resolution of your TV Pannel
(1280 x 720 or 1365 x 768 or 1920 x 1080) and a lot more.

Most of europe Transmitters are sending out there signal
in 1080i, S*y To.
So if your pannel has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 you will
get a perfect picture (NO scaling), that because the resoluton
of 1080i is 1920 x 1080.
The resolution of 1080p is also 1920 x 1080.
The resolution of 720p is 1280 x 720.

If your Pannel is closer 1280 x 720 and is a Progessive scan Pannel
Set you STB to 720p (Progessive).

BF...

[Sat-Pro]

Have you used a Ferguson also any ideas of a good seller of the box.



"what has best pic qulity pace or humax or fortec star"

Ferguson

[dave859]

my pace 810xe has a much better picture than my fortec passion even on SD you can see it runs smoother , i cant stand the way the passion looks when watching football on a SD channel it jerks on fast movement when the pace runs ok.

[Bbigfoot]

Hi Sat-Pro,

Why not up your HD content with a Diablo or super T-REX 4.6 cam.
The Diablo has the edge at the moment, you will need a Cas3 programmer to.
Cheapest Is £59 each (Diablo cam...Cas3).
With that setup you would have HD Films, HD Sport, and all the Nature.
Your Passion STB has 2 CI slots for the Cams.

BF...

[suprapower]

Have you used a Ferguson also any ideas of a good seller of the box.

Yes, have the Ferguson. Biggest plus point is the inbuilt EMU other HD`s don`t have, check out seller easy_digital shop on E_bay, were around 250 or so.

[Sat-Pro]

I think i might stay away from the fortec passions for now if it has poor pic qulity and buy a pace as they are only £60 on ****,

Can any one tell me what is the max number of channels you can store on the pace and can i set up a disque switch up with it for 28, 19, 13 east,

Also will the pace work with Diablo or super T-REX cams,

[dave859]

remember the pace is only best in viewing a picture the passion does seem to be having alot of firmware support and is getting better every day , pace have said version 27 will be out soon witch will sort all the bugs out (theres alot) , maybe wait to see what thats like before getting one. on version 21 it dont open premHD with the dragon cam . motor and switching lnb's is not the best .

[nosilla99]

@Dave859

I thought the pace was FTA only and contained no CI slots so is not suitable for CAMS hence the low price :confused:

If it does have CI slots which it must from what you have said then the price seems amazing

NOS

[Sat-Pro]

Yes the pace ds810xe does have a cam slot but am unsure what cams work in it



@Dave859

I thought the pace was FTA only and contained no CI slots so is not suitable for CAMS hence the low price :confused:

If it does have CI slots which it must from what you have said then the price seems amazing

NOS

[peteoc]

Look at an earlier thread Pace and Diablo Light. Some have their Diablo's working well in a Pace where as I'm struggling. I sure I have seen others saying that the Dragon also works with the Pace..

The Pace is a quirky box and takes a bit of getting used to. The instructions are not the best. However it's solid and looks to have a lot of potential if the software team keep working away.

[mintywilliams]

I think i might stay away from the fortec passions for now if it has poor pic qulity and buy a pace as they are only £60 on ****,

Can any one tell me what is the max number of channels you can store on the pace and can i set up a disque switch up with it for 28, 19, 13 east,

Also will the pace work with Diablo or super T-REX cams,

pic quality on passion is good and is better machine than pace.loads of probs with pace but as you say its cheap.