New Conaxsat CNX Carbon HD Receiver - First Looks

[woodcreeker]

New Conaxsat CNX Carbon HD Receiver - First Looks

Blind Scan had a good talk with the Conaxsat CNX crew and in the end everything is ready to move on as it is. The only thing that might change is the box the new Conaxsat CNX Carbon HD might come packaged in.










Conaxsat looks to be a serious contender in the HD market. The CNX Carbon receiver is Ethernet Ready. I would suspect an add-on DN HD 8psk adapter board should be available for this unit, but information is still very sketchy at this time. If any more information becomes available, I will certainly pass it along here.


Specifications below are a C/P from Dieselx

Here you go guys. The Conaxsat CNX Carbon HD is coming soon to a Dealer near you

1. Main Features

1.1 General Features
Standard Definition/High Definition contents (MPEG2 and support MPEG4 AVC/H.264)
High Definition Video output : HDMI(HDCP) and YPbPr
Audio Decoding :ISO/IEC13818-3(MPEG-2 audio/MUSICAM) Dolby AC-3
Full Compliant of MPEG-S &DVB-S2 Digital & DVB broadcasting
Integrated USB2.0 Host - Support Memory Stick for S/W downloading
950-2150 MHz input Frequency (IF Loop Throughout)
Satellite Scan - Simultaneous Scan with 10 Satellites
Flexible receiption of SCPC & MCPC from C/Ku-Band Satellites
Variable Input Symbol Rate (1-45 Msps)
Video output resolution: 480p , 576p,720p,1080i
User selectable output resolution
10 Days EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
Multi language OSD
Fast Channel Change
10000 Channels TV & Radio program
Timer Function (Automatic Turn On/ Off by Setting Function)
RTC (Real Time Clock)
Powerful Channel Editing Fuction
- Sorting: Alphabetic, Satellite, Parental Lock, CAS, TP order
- Move, Delete, Favorite Edit
- Parental Lock, Channel Rename, Channel Skip
Manual PID/ Satellite & TP/ Network Scan
S/PDIF (Digital Audio or Dolby AC3 stream out)
Diseqc 1.2 and USALS Compatiable
Comparable of Setting the Frequency for SMATV System
Component Out (YPbPr, Support pixel format 4:2:2, 4:2:0)
Terrestrial Tuner module (T-50)
Universal Remote Control
ETHERNET PORT


2. Specifications
Front-End
1 Input Connector F-type, IEC 169-24
IF Input Frequency 950MHz to 2150MHz
IF Loop Throughout 950MHz to 2150MHz
Input Level -65 dBm~-25 dBm
LNB Power 13 /18VDC / 500mA Max
DiSEqC Control 1.0,1.2 &USALS compatible
Band Switch 22KHz Tone(22 +/- 4KHz,Amplitude :0.6 +/- 0.2V)
Modulation method LDPC/BCH(DVB-S2) 8PSK/QPSK, DVB-S QPSK
Symbol Rate LDPC/BCH(DVB-S2) 8PSK/QPSK :10~30Msps
DVB-S QPSK : 1~45Msps
Viterbi Decoding Rate 1/2,2/3,3/4,5/6 and 7/8
Bandwitdth 36MHz
LDPC/BCH Punctured Code ,1/2,2/3,3/4,3/5,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10 in DVB-S2
Terrestrial Tuner ATSC A/53 compliant 8/16VSB and MMDS 2/4/8VSB receiver
ITU-U J.83 Annex B/C, SCTE DVS-031 compliant 64/256QAM receiver
MPEG transport Stream A/V Decoding
Demultiplex According to ISO/IEC 13818-1(MPEG-2 system)
Input syream Max. 90Mbit/s
Aspect Ratio 4:3(default), 16:9 letterbox
Vidoe Deocding ISO/IEC 13818-2(MPEG2 vidoe) MP@HL,ISO/IEC 14496-10 HP@L4
Video Resolution 480p or 576p,720p,1080i
Audio Decoding ISO/IEC13818-3(MPEG2 audio/MUSICAM), Dolby AC-3
Audio Mode Single Channel /Dual Channel, Stereo, Joint Stereo
Video Ouput HDMI/HDCP,RCA


Microprocessor & Memories

Main Processor ARM926
CPU Clock 280MIPS
Flash Memory 8 Mbyte
DDR SDRAM 160 Mbyte
EEPROM 256 Kbit
Data port
Connector 9 Pin D-Sub Type
Protocol RS232 Asynchronous
Data Rate Max. 19.2Kbps 115,2K
A/V output
Digital output HDMI/HDCP, YPbPr
Video RCA 1 output
Audio RCA 2 output
Digital Audio 1 optical output S/PDIF
Front Panel
DISPLAY VFD DISPLAY
7 keys Power,Channel Down/Up, Volume up/down,Menu,OK
USB USB2.0 Host
Rear Panel
IF Input F-type Connector
IF Loopthrough output F-type Connector
6RCA Video, Audio L, Audio R, YPbPr
SATA will be launch on Q3, 2008
S/PDIF Optical
S-Video
HDMI Type A
RS232 Serial Port 9 Pin D-Sub Type
Ethernet RJ-45, 10/100M bps
Remote Control
Type Universal Remote
Battery 2x1.5V AAA Type
Electrical and Mechanical
Input Voltage AC 90-250V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption Max. 45 Watts
Size(WxDxH) 340x245x65mm
Weight 3 kg

Expected price range $380 to $400

[Satbum]

Hey woodcreeker I there any updates on thei receiver now that BS has not been available for comment?

TIA

[woodcreeker]

Last I heard, the Conaxsat CNX Carbon was on a production hold.

Pre-orders were being taken at distributors of CNX, but, that was like a couple of months ago. This was posted quite a while before that. Still waiting for some news. Conaxsat will probably start manufacturing these CNX Carbon receivers real soon, I would think. Of course, we are all waiting on some confirmation.

[Satbum]

When you find out something please let me know.
I am interested in testing one.

Thanks!

[mpd]

thanks a lot..................