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Sab Triple Tuner for Freesat and Saorview

  • 30-01-2014 12:48pm
    #1
    cojobt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭


    The Sab Triple Tuner was recently recommended to me as the best device on the market to combine Freesat (UK Free-To-Air channels via satellite) and Saorview (via aerial).

    Any opinons? Any alternatives?

    Kind Regards,

    cojobt


Comments

  • #2
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    Freesat is not merely "UK free-to-air channels via satellite". It includes a number of other features, most notably a 7-day EPG, that are broadcast on streams that can only be accessed by licensed receivers.

    There are no Freesat combi receivers.


  • #3
    STB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    All streams can be viewed by any box. You do not need MHEG to access them, that is just a linking system.

    To the OP. The SAB is released in various guises, Amiko version seems to be quite popular.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056707402


  • #4
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    STB wrote: »
    All streams can be viewed by any box. You do not need MHEG to access them

    I'm not talking about the "red button" video/audio streams. I mean the data for the EPG, automatic channel updates etc.


  • #5
    cojobt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭cojobt


    Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

    There are no Freesat combi receivers.

    Really? So this is not a Freesat combo receiver? I have been led to believe that it has twin satellite tuners and a tuner for Saorview and that these would be an effective replacement for my existing setup.

    Currently I receive UK FTA channels through a dish and an old Pace Sky digibox, and Saorview through aerial and a Xoro box.

    It get messy.

    I'd love to have one device to rule them all.


  • #6
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    cojobt wrote: »
    I have been led to believe that it has twin satellite tuners and a tuner for Saorview

    This is the usual triple-tuner spec., yes.

    Doesn't make it Freesat though. If it's a Linux box, there will be other ways of accessing EPG etc.


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  • #7
    STB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Ronnie Raygun wrote: »
    I'm not talking about the "red button" video/audio streams. I mean the data for the EPG, automatic channel updates etc.

    7 day epg is grabbed over the air from Sky's openepg transponder. Its done in the background.

    Channels are kept up to date by an Automatic Bouquet List Channel updater plugin.


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