DM800HD discussion, Images, Plugins , EPG - No Illegal chat!

Ronan|Raven

So then there seems to be a lot more owners of the 800 series Dreambox on these forums so I thought maybe a thread where we can discuss our favourite plugins and images and maybe help out issues other users are having with their boxes.

I am currently using Nabilo Blackhole 012 on my DM800. I am finding it a fantastic image, rock solid and very nice UI. The EPG works very well on it. It comes with the ability to get a 7 day EPG for most providers without any external plugins. I do have some slight issue with the 7day EPG for ITV but hopefully can figure it out.

M5

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

So then there seems to be a lot more owners of the 800 series Dreambox on these forums so I thought maybe a thread where we can discuss our favourite plugins and images and maybe help out issues other users are having with their boxes.

I am currently using Nabilo Blackhole 012 on my DM800. I am finding it a fantastic image, rock solid and very nice UI. The EPG works very well on it. It comes with the ability to get a 7 day EPG for most providers without any external plugins. I do have some slight issue with the 7day EPG for ITV but hopefully can figure it out.

Same box and Image as yourself. Most of the plugins are available directly from the menu in every image. Whats your issue with ITV EPG? some chans physically dont have a 7day EPG afik!

Ronan|Raven

The youtube plugin provided with Nabilo works very well I have to say, I was actually surprised how well it works.

Have you tried any of the media centre plugins?

cormacl

Not to gatecrash.. using a DM8000 myself and Gemini 4.6. Freesat EPG support is excellent and in terms of youtube, I've been using the My Tube Player plugin.. not bad at all.

Never tried Nabilosat.. whats the main advantage over Gemini?

Also, the 800 had many complaints going around about power and other things not working etc.. is all that fixed now or was it just s/w updates that sorted it. It would be good to know.

BTW: If any of you have HD video cameras recording in AVCHD format. Theres a tool called TsMuxer (http://www.smlabs.net/tsmuxer_en.html) that can load the individual files or playlists from the media and export H.264 compliant .ts files that will play perfectly on the dreambox. It also works with .MOV files that come from some of the cheaper Aiptek and Kodak cameras etc. We use the box as a video repository for home movies etc.. its just wonderful.

The same tool can be used to convert .ts files into blu-ray file structures and even if like myself you don't want to buy a blu-ray burner or expensive discs, you can still chop the .ts files into sizes <= 4.7Gb using tsmuxer and then re-encode each into blu-ray structures and just burn to regular DVDs.. meaning you can get HD recorded content onto DVDs that will then play back in PS3's and Blu-Ray players. You can get around 30 mins HD onto a regular DVD this way.

snaps

As far as i know there is no epg/data for itv HD as technically it is a interactive channel (Only accesible via a freesat red button)

Pal

potential buyer.

please explain what is an image and nabilo ?

M5

Pal wrote: »

potential buyer.

please explain what is an image and nabilo ?

Image is the software or operating system to be more correct. There are two major images for dreambox, gemini and nabilosat. Both are very good images compared with the stock software. They have features like week long EPG as opposed to now and next. There are also several plugins available for everything form auto reboots to auto IMDB lookup

redout

DM800HD is a top box.

I got one several weeks back and no complaints.

I am using a Gemini image.

Someone care to explain how I get the 7 day EPG please ?

cormacl

Go to blue panel, settings, EPG.. then toggle the Freesat option to on.

I also recommend the update interval to 1 hour and to enable caching to the hard-drive every 3 hours (thats if you have a drive installed or are using an external drive).

Tune to say BBC1 and leave it there for a few minutes.. then the epg should start showing listings shortly afterward.

redout

cormacl wrote: »

Go to blue panel, settings, EPG.. then toggle the Freesat option to on.

I also recommend the update interval to 1 hour and to enable caching to the hard-drive every 3 hours (thats if you have a drive installed or are using an external drive).

Tune to say BBC1 and leave it there for a few minutes.. then the epg should start showing listings shortly afterward.

Thanks but is that just for the UK channels ?

Someone mentioned above that you can get EPG for most european providers ?

cormacl

Yes the freesat is for UK only. But for general European providers, there will usually be the standard DVB EPG, transmitted with the service itself. Those services should already be seeing the EPG. Pick one, select info and then single EPG.

My DM8000 setup is for UK, German & Irish DTT. The DTT services carry the standard DVB, as does all the German services.. so these just work. Only the UK ones require the Freesat option to be enabled.

If for some reason, generic DVB EPGs are not working, go back into the same section as previously advised and make sure the private EPG option is enabled. It certainly is by default but check anyway.

There is also a Media Highway EPG option, which might be required for some of the European services. If there is any specific service not working, advise if possible and I can check if I'm seeing an EPG on my setup. I've got 13.0/19.2 LNBs

redout

Just switched on Media and Private.

Thanks

fergiesarmy

hi folks, i am using the nabilo black hole v12 also and it seems to be a great stable image. The epg is excellent compared to where we were at a year ago with now and next. I know trona raven was saying the epg works for all channels. I cannot seem to get it for setanta ireland or for the five channels among a few others. It does work for most mind you. Why would this be?? I cannot seem to work it out.

Nehaxak

I've a legit DM800HD (not a clone) since release but after moving into a new house and not having the permission to install a multisat set-up, I packed the DM800 away in it's box and it's been sitting there for over a year now

Just wondering though, have they sorted out the problems with the overheating on the DM800's and freezing on the HD channels ? I had to build a USB fan made up of an old CPU fan and have it sitting on top of the box to keep it cool, was annoying. If firmware updates or other image (Gemini or whatever) have since sorted these overheating and HD freezing problems out, I'd be tempted to use it again.

Apogee

fergiesarmy wrote: »

hi folks, i am using the nabilo black hole v12 also and it seems to be a great stable image. The epg is excellent compared to where we were at a year ago with now and next. I know trona raven was saying the epg works for all channels. I cannot seem to get it for setanta ireland or for the five channels among a few others. It does work for most mind you. Why would this be?? I cannot seem to work it out.

The Freesat EPG stream only carries channel info for the official Freesat line up of channels.

Other plugins can "decode" other EPG streams, such as Sky's, giving you access to a wider range of TV channels, but not the radio channels.

pelisor2000

ahy problem with overheating?

Ronan|Raven

Mine is beginning to have overheating issues. I have placed it ontop of a laptop cooler blowing air up and a 80cm fan on top to suck the air out and it has helped alot....

pelisor2000

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a good solution for overheating!! fan is taking power from a 12v transformer

maatti

bonjour, je n'arrive pas a avoir EPG sur ma dm 800 avec gemini 4.6, je ne recoie que le programme en cour et celui qui suit, est ce quelqu'un aurait une idée merci

Nehaxak

maatti wrote: »

bonjour, je n'arrive pas a avoir EPG sur ma dm 800 avec gemini 4.6, je ne recoie que le programme en cour et celui qui suit, est ce quelqu'un aurait une idée merci

Bonjour, je pense que vous avez besoin d'avoir un extra addon installé et configuré pour obtenir l'EPG de certains prestataires, sinon, vous récupérez l maintenant et de la prochaine stuff. Également, de parler en anglais veuillez comme sinon vous n'obtiendriez pas de nombreuses réponses

EDIT: Broken French for sure but asked him to speak English in future or he might not get responses.
He was asking what he needs to do to get EPG's on the Gemini image, I presume like the Sly or freesat EPG's in particular. Anyone else able to suggest the correct addons needing to be installed for this ?

maatti

Hello,
I do not has to have hello EPG on my DM 800 with gemini 4.6, I have just the program in and lawsuit That Which Is,
thank you idea would have this somebody One

fergiesarmy

Apogee wrote: »

The Freesat EPG stream only carries channel info for the official Freesat line up of channels.

Other plugins can "decode" other EPG streams, such as Sky's, giving you access to a wider range of TV channels, but not the radio channels.

I dont see any freesat option on my epg? Setanta ireland is not freesat so why is this not updated by the epg? Is five freesat? I thought those channels are encrypted too

M5

fergiesarmy wrote: »

I dont see any freesat option on my epg? Setanta ireland is not freesat so why is this not updated by the epg? Is five freesat? I thought those channels are encrypted too

Theres a new downloadable (internet not OTA) EPG on the latest nabilosat, been using it for a week and its the bomb! Used to have problems with summaries not appearing with the OTA version and some chans, like FIVE, RTE and setanta would not work at all. All sorted now, summaries even show up on the main EPG screeen (under the mini tv screen)

Ronan|Raven

maatti wrote: »

Hello,
I do not has to have hello EPG on my DM 800 with gemini 4.6, I have just the program in and lawsuit That Which Is,
thank you idea would have this somebody One

Do you mean you just get the "now and next" program information? What is the channel provider you are wishing to get EPG data for?

maatti

Hello, I receive only the information from the program in court and that according to, I am on Numéricâble and cannal plus France. I will like to have given EPG

M5

maatti wrote: »

Hello, I receive only the information from the program in court and that according to, I am on Numéricâble and cannal plus France. I will like to have given EPG

Might be better checking here:

http://www.sat-television.com/forumdisplay.php/62-French-Franais?

French forum! (En francais)

Apogee

fergiesarmy wrote: »

I dont see any freesat option on my epg? Setanta ireland is not freesat so why is this not updated by the epg? Is five freesat? I thought those channels are encrypted too

I don't use that image, but the EPG option is probably buried in the advanced settings. As Setanta is not on Freesat, then why would it be updated??? Five is FTA and part of Freesat.

azzeretti

I have a couple of DM800's at the moment, one with BH0.12 and the other Gemin4.6. Has anyone figured out how to get the weekly EPG without Zapping to the Radio channel? My boxes seem to do this daily and then ignores the "Standby when complete" option. This means the update zaps the channel at 2am but doesn't actually update until I switch the box on. Not a big issue, but you're waiting a couple of mins before the update completes!

M5

azzeretti wrote: »

I have a couple of DM800's at the moment, one with BH0.12 and the other Gemin4.6. Has anyone figured out how to get the weekly EPG without Zapping to the Radio channel? My boxes seem to do this daily and then ignores the "Standby when complete" option. This means the update zaps the channel at 2am but doesn't actually update until I switch the box on. Not a big issue, but you're waiting a couple of mins before the update completes!

It probably is updating, it just stays on that chan. when you turn the box back on it is on the radio chan and starts updating again! Seem to remember a previous nabilosat image doing the same! You could set up a zap to bbc1 at 2.10 and a standby at 2.11!

fergiesarmy

Apogee wrote: »

I don't use that image, but the EPG option is probably buried in the advanced settings. As Setanta is not on Freesat, then why would it be updated??? Five is FTA and part of Freesat.

Sorry folks but i still dont get setanta updated or the freesat five uk etc. I cannot see any settings in the epg and i have checked them all to toggle to update freesat or anyhting along those lines. Confused

M5

fergiesarmy wrote: »

Sorry folks but i still dont get setanta updated or the freesat five uk etc. I cannot see any settings in the epg and i have checked them all to toggle to update freesat or anyhting along those lines. Confused

What image are you using?
What version is is?
Did you download the channel list?
Did you select the chans you want updated
Did you try the internet update EPG?