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Nero182 24-03-2005 21:13

Set Top box Really Cool
 
I am abit shocked :)


Ok I went down to look at my NTL Pace Box and I Realized it was really cool :monkey:. And My NTL Box is on all the time so why is it so cool have NTL but Fans in there boxes. :p:

My Box Is - Pace D14010-N <<< That is the Model Number

Bob 24-03-2005 21:14

Re: Set Topbox Really Cool
 
There are no fans in there. Changes were made to the hardware from to the 4001 box to make it run cooler among other things and alas, the 4010 box was born :)

Nero182 24-03-2005 21:58

Re: Set Topbox Really Cool
 
Is there any good things about the 4010

marky 24-03-2005 22:03

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:td: :td: :td: My samsung stinks you press some buttons it doesnt work a min later it changes channel but never the one i want its slow and useless :Yikes:

Bob 24-03-2005 22:07

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Yeah they have slightly more memory than the 4001 which should make things run a little better - but with the current software you wouldn't be able to tell.

THey do have a downside though. They lack and analogue pass-through. These devices allow people with poor house ariels to take channels 1-5 for cable. Fortuantley an NTL engineer can fit an external passthrough to combat that problem :)
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Originally Posted by markymoan
:td: :td: :td: My samsung stinks you press some buttons it doesnt work a min later it changes channel but never the one i want its slow and useless :Yikes:

Unfortunately thats an annoying thing that Samsungs do for some reason. I would explain it myself but I don't think I would explain it very well.

There are currently some very annoying bugs with the Samsung box which need to be ironed out before I can say I'm really glad I own one.

I would love to have my Pace back, if only the return path wasn't knackered ;):)

marky 24-03-2005 22:13

Re: Set Top box Really Cool
 
I suppose they look nice and if you treat it like a pc with dial up its fine ( says mark pulling hair out )

Tristan 25-03-2005 20:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob
There are no fans in there. Changes were made to the hardware from to the 4001 box to make it run cooler among other things and alas, the 4010 box was born :)

Actually, the 4010 was born out of an effort by Pace to make a box that could work on all three cable networks in the UK -- it's practically identical to the 4000s used on Bromley and Telewest.

It uses a different chipset to the 4001 (except possibly the NC, I'm not sure), has a faster processor and more memory.

In fact, the internals of the 4010/4000s are almost exactly the same as the Samsungs, except that the latter have a separate modem, whereas the Pace boxes use the one CPU for everything.

Ignition 25-03-2005 23:21

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Originally Posted by Tristan
Actually, the 4010 was born out of an effort by Pace to make a box that could work on all three cable networks in the UK -- it's practically identical to the 4000s used on Bromley and Telewest.

It uses a different chipset to the 4001 (except possibly the NC, I'm not sure), has a faster processor and more memory.

In fact, the internals of the 4010/4000s are almost exactly the same as the Samsungs, except that the latter have a separate modem, whereas the Pace boxes use the one CPU for everything.

Ah both have more than one tuner but dead right 1 CPU in Pace boxen and 2 in Samsungs.


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