Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

[SatWaveDude]

Hi,

Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days or not?

In the past I use the 5400 (without Z) and have much fun with it in the past with FUN cards

Now it's laying around here collecting dust

If anyone nows how to bring it to live again with perhaps a new firmware please let me now?

Thx in adv.

[dniestre]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

I don't have one of these but i think it's possible to open channels using keys and/or doing CSharing. It still opens fta SD channels. If you ****** you can find something.

[ferna44]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

still useful to this decoder.
most certainly does amazing things, but with the proper tools that you find in the forums, you can still have fun.

hello

[digicon]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

You can stilll load Softcam keys to it and watch but anything else is out of reach

[scooterman]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

The humax 5400z was a legend the best software supported receiver ever made ,8 years i used mine and it still works,truely an all time great.

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

I also read somewhere that it is possible to use the 5400 with cardsharing
(client mode only) what do you think about that

[digicon]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

I also read somewhere that it is possible to use the 5400 with cardsharing
(client mode only) what do you think about that

Well seeing as the 5400 has no ethernet port then that would be impossible unless someone has adapted the RS232 port to somehow accept the CS information.

[bokkie]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

Great stb in its day, but things have moved on since then.
Still use it for fta or keys, but that's about it.

[thyristor44]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

You can use cs with it but need permanent connection with a pc. I never had much success without a lot of trouble but free to air or anything with codes is good.
Realy nice box but getting a bit old now. Still well suported.

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

There are people who even use a Card-to-Ethernet or RS232-to-Ethernet adapters for cardcharing on this receiver

[ferna44]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

yes sure, there are programs suitable for making cs but only with RS232 serial cable and internet uninterrupted

is not possible with ethernet cable

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

As I have read it is possible with an Ethernet cable by using the Linkey Cardshare Box or the Cardlink Cardshare cliënt

They have edit my post and remove the pictures I have posted.
Are pictures not alowed?

Here are links to the pictures and I hope thats okay!?

Linkey Cardshare Box
http://www.roleba.demon.nl/linkey.jpg***x

Cardlink Cardshare cliënt
http://www.roleba.demon.nl/cardlink_prexpl_kaal.jpg***x

copy/paste link in your browser without the ***x behind .jpg

[ferna44]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

but how do you connect the decoder to Linkey Cardshare Box?

note that the slot for smartcard is only in special coding

I confess that I never used that system, I only use serial cable

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

Just put the card of the Linkey in the decoder.
I believe setup can be done via webinterface or usb cable.

[zafsaq]

Re: Is the Humax 5400 still usable these days?

the best receiver that i have ever owned till power supply and other board components got faulty.Good to know it still has life left in it.