Nearly after 6 months buying Hathway Set-Top Box ND1000 I notice the strange heat-up and Hang problem.By the way i live in mumbai ...then I decide to search for reviews or any update.
I Found some IMP link :-
https://geocities.com/india_pil/stb_pioneer.htm
https://geocities.com/india_pil/sarbajit.htm
Hathway Set-Top Box ND1000:-
BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) uncompliant
Very low quality cooling and metal body(gets heat up within calculated 1.36 sec’s.)
Uncompatible to Indian Standards of Electricity & Weather.
Read this:-
The Set-Top boxes (STBs) available at your nearest cable operator may be attractively-priced but they do not fit the proposed Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications. The STBs available with the multi-system operators (MSOs) do not meet the operational temperature and electricity requirements of BIS as specified for the digital set-top boxes. Since these factors decide the safety of any electronic equipment, failing to meet them can prove hazardous to human life when used at homes.
The Humax technology used by Hathway Cable, specifies that the STB has a voltage intake range of 90-250V AC while the range mentioned for such STBs by BIS is between 90-270 V.
The other aspect is its operational temperature range. As per the BIS norms, a STB must have the capacity to operate in adverse conditions - between 0-50 degree Celcius. This is derived after the STB is made to undergo dry heat test of the severity of 55 degree Centigrade, damp heat test and a cold test for the STB to withstand -10 degree temperatures. Humidity range of five to 95 per cent is also specified.
However, Hathway’s ND-1000 C and CX-1201 C models operate at 0-45 degrees. They, however, have shown that the STBs could be stored at temperatures ranging between -10 degree and 70 degrees Celcius, which is insignificant. The humidity specifications for the same are not indicated.
Experts dealing with electronic goods claim that BIS specifies high temperature range bearing in mind the inherent hazards. "All domestic appliances draw power supply between 220 to 260 V. Obviously, if an appliance is slated to draw power till a maximum of 250 V (as in the case of the available STBs), they will get heated quickly increasing possibilities of a short-circuit, " claimed Sarbajit Roy, an advisor with a reputed electronic firm.
Moreover, these instruments having metal covering get heated up quickly. Also, there is a Line Filter Capacitor (LFC) fitted in the STBs which are placed so close to the metal top that if pressed, the current running through the LFC is enough to provide a shock 20 times more than what can kill a person, Mr Roy added.
To ward off these dangers, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had set up Broadcasting Engineers Consultants India Limited (BECIL), as an authority to certify the STBs. This team had even visited the Korean firms to evaluate the STBs. But none of them could suit Indian standards since the power input range in Delhi’s household is high as compared to USA or Canada where it is only upto 120 V. Moreover, even the BIS has accepted that there is no global standards set for evaluating STBs.
Hathway’s Northern India (Sales) Head S N Sharma said, "Our STBs have been seen and certified by the government." Responding to the potential hazards due to the failing standards of STBs as against BIS, Mr Sharma said, "If the boxes were this dangerous, they will not have been approved by the government at the first place." Though the I&B Ministry has cleared the STBs, the BIS is yet to respond on the credibility of these boxes.
Please dont buy this!
Meanwhile! I m trying to Fight!