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NFusion HD receiver may be the most sold free to air HD receiver because of the IKS option and it has a reasonable price compared to the other HD receivers. After testing the NFusion HD receiver for about half a year I decided to write this review.

The price for a NFusion HD receiver at a time I purchased it was $450 and the price has dropped to $370 at this moment. Although the receiver is a HD receiver it needs additional equipment to receive HD channels, most satellite dealers now days will sell you the preinstalled 8Psk module for additional $60. At that time that the NFusion released this receiver they have been dealing with a lot of lawsuits from dish network and that is the reason why 8Psk module was not included in the price. Installing the module was very easy with the help of FTA professionals.

The black sleek finish is very pleasing on the eye and remote-control is very light and easy to use although the range of remote is very weak. But the only competitor Sonicview 8000 HD is dealing with the same remote control problems. Removing the front cover and adjusting the sensor helped out a little bit, some more expensive remote extenders will fix the problem.

After testing all the other free to air receivers I have to admit that this one is probably the easiest to set up. First thing you will see is your language option, then you will be asked if you would like to proceed using automated or manual set up. For first time users I would recommend the automated process as it makes it very simple, you will be asked to check mark the satellites that you have set up and then the receiver will automatically set up all your dish settings for you and scan for the available channels.

The menu display from factory settings is set up to orange but you can change it to blue in your user settings. The guide works very well and after pressing the F4 button it will populate seven day EPG which is very impressive compared to the other receivers. The channel surfing is very fast maybe even a little too fast but that can be adjusted in your user settings.

PVR option is also available and it works very well with all hard drives that I have tried, over the period of six months it failed to record about 10% of the shows programed to record. Yes it is not perfect but it will do the job.

USB plug-ins are available on the front and back which makes it much easier to hide your ugly cables for the hard drive in the back and use the front USB plug-in to update files when necessary. The receiver is equipped with the option to update files from the Internet but is not working very well so the best is just to use your USB stick. Simply go to FTA professionals NFusion HD files section and download the latest updated file to your USB stick and then using a remote-control update your receiver.

One of the most frequent question I have seen is if this receiver needs to be connected to Internet at all times? And the answer is yes. Currently there is no standalone file available so the only option is Internet key sharing, NFusion is running a public server so you will not need to pay any additional fees for that. Because this is a public server they are still having some issues when it becomes busy, mostly on weekends.

Another big question is how much freezing to expect? Well overall it’s not bad, uptime is about 90% as long as you keep it up-to-date and have very good signal and quality from your dish you can expect little or no freezing.

And for the final commonly asked question, how safe are you using Internet key sharing? I would say if the providers start looking for your they will find you but there’s things you can do about it. One thing is to use a proxy, NFusion HD receiver has a option to use a proxy server so that you can hide your IP address even though the NFusion representatives are promising that the system is not keeping track of your IP address. You can get a free proxy but it may cause quite a bit of freezing you just have to try a few until you find the one that works well for you.

Considering the price I would rate this receiver 7/10 and the support at FTA professionals.tv 10/10.

Why Pioneer VSX-920-K 7.1 is one of the best home theater receivers

Time and again we keep realizing that the only way to get close to an artist’s intent is by getting the perfect audio receiver and Pioneer VSX-920-K 7.1 Home Theater Receiver is one that fits the place the best. With this being the main intention, pioneer had entered into a totally new era in the stereophonic performance. It is known for its ability to give you the amazing home theater experiences that most of us long for. The audio capabilities of it are unimaginable and would take you by your feet. It is known for its miraculous performance at every level. The Pioneer VSX-920-K 7.1 guarantees you a closer to the original experience than ever before. It provides you an amazing home theater experience in an elegant package and the money that you pay for it would surprise you.

The best of Pioneer VSX-970-K 7.1 Home Theater Receiver features:

Its connectivity helps it to connect to the iPhone and provides the users of both mobile and the receiver an ultimate Plug and play option.

It also most of the times increase the options that you have for portable devices. You have got a lot of control options for the different portable devices that you might use.

You could use the iPhone directly or you can otherwise make use of the controls that are present in the receiver.

Also with the help of the receiver you would be able to enhance the performance of your phone and thereby spend quality time with your iPhone.

With the help of the Bluetooth connector you would also be able to connect to several Bluetooth supporting devices.

It also encompasses the latest HDMI Technology that supports 3D.

The pioneer VSX therefore not only makes it user friendly to the movies that you have already stocked up but also is user friendly to the future 3D products.

The 1080p upscaling feature that is present in it helps the user to upscale video and audio from any source.

It also enables noise reduction and with the help of the color separation you will be able to get the best of the picture quality. Not to forget the true to life picture and sound quality that the receiver is able to generate. The high definition audio and the new Dolby pro Logic IIz makes sure that you experience the best surround even in a home theater.

With the help of the Custom pioneer technology you would be able to have total control over your player and other source devices.

It has features like that of the acoustic calibration, auto level control and the advanced sound retriever.

It encourages multi channel acoustic calibration as a result of which a near studio quality sound is executed.

There is an inbuilt microphone that measures all speakers’ connectivity and also registers its size and even its distance from the listening point. It increases the richness of the content and makes sure that they are clear, concise and true life.