Edision Optimuss OS 3 Plus

Partymack

kenmc wrote: »

Is this box still available to purchase or has it been end of lifed? I can't find anywhere which supplies it, even the google search for it returning freetvDOTie actually links to the OS2+ even though the link says OS3+

Looking to replace Amiko Alien 2, and possibly a Ferguson Ariva in the mothers place too

I bought one back in July/August and had similar problems finding one.

However, TV Tech Ireland have an eBay site (Google TV tech eBay) and they had it in stock.

I emailed them as they use same branding as TV Trade and wondered were they same company.

Turns out they are a reseller who are stocked by TV Trade and they had something like 120 in stock - even tho TV Trade had none! They may still have some...

TV TRADE confirmed this to me, don't know why they didn't mention it when I had also emailed them.

Any ways I had an Amiko Alien 2 and previously an arriva. I swooped it out for this, 10 times better! Xtrend specs sound good but its not a good looking box, battleship grey and not much else.

I'm using OPENATV 5.1 and it's pretty stable. In terms of look and feel no other image compares in my opinion. Ive tried Allen the others and they all a bit cheep and tacky by comparison. Although Hyperion gets rave reviews for stability, ain't much to look at tho !

dav32cs

Partymack wrote: »

Are you sure it was Autoboquetmaker? As far as I know Autoboquetmaker is only for Sh4 boxes like Amiko Alien 2, it won't work on MIPS based machines like Optimuss. Maybe that's your problem?

Autoboquets is MIPS equivalent, although not quite as sophisticated.

Try removing ABM and start again.

ABM is preinstalled on all official Vix images.

Partymack wrote:

Xtrend specs sound good but its not a good looking box, battleship grey and not much else.

Looks terrible in pictures and that was my only negative when buying. When you see it in front of you it's not as bad as the pics, more of a slick grey but still won't be to everyones liking.

.G.

Partymack wrote: »

Are you sure it was Autoboquetmaker? As far as I know Autoboquetmaker is only for Sh4 boxes like Amiko Alien 2, it won't work on MIPS based machines like Optimuss. Maybe that's your problem?

Autoboquets is MIPS equivalent, although not quite as sophisticated.

Try removing ABM and start again.

Yep its defo called AutoBouquetsMaker. I've always used it with no issues until then. I went back to HDF 5.2 and the plugin installed no problem. On 5.3 the plugin was uninstalling something first before it installed so this was obviously causing the issue cos its not doing that on 5.2, It just downloads and installs. The Amiko Alien one is AutoboquetsE2, I have one of those boxes as well.

Zardoz

Partymack wrote: »

Any ways I had an Amiko Alien 2 and previously an arriva. I swooped it out for this, 10 times better! Xtrend specs sound good but its not a good looking box, battleship grey and not much else.

I'm using OPENATV 5.1 and it's pretty stable. In terms of look and feel no other image compares in my opinion. Ive tried Alien the others and they all a bit cheep and tacky by comparison. Although Hyperion gets rave reviews for stability, ain't much to look at tho !

You do know that you can change the skin on the Alien 2 ,most popular skins will run on it .

The irony of your post is that the picture quality on the Alien beats that of the Edision and all other Mips receivers hands down .
The sd picture quality on Mips receivers is pants to be honest.

You are correct though ,there is a better choice of skins on the Edision though and its a much faster receiver .
I like the PLi skin myself but find it doesnt seem to work properly on the newer Openatv images ,its missing icons and on screen info on my Nano 3T .

Partymack

Zardoz wrote: »

You do know that you can change the skin on the Alien 2 ,most popular skins will run on it.

Yep, I tried pretty much all the skins on Amiko - none of them looked as nice as Metrix HD however, most are pretty tacky.

Zardoz wrote: »

The irony of your post is that the picture quality on the Alien beats that of the Edision and all other Mips receivers hands down .
The sd picture quality on Mips receivers is pants to be honest.

I haven't noticed that to be honest and I'm pretty fussy about picture quality... Certainly would say the Irish SD channels look lousy, but (TV3 particularly) but main UK ones are fine.

Zardoz wrote: »

You are correct though ,there is a better choice of skins on the Edision though and its a much faster receiver .
I like the PLi skin myself but find it doesnt seem to work properly on the newer Openatv images ,its missing icons and on screen info on my Nano 3T .

It's faster and crashes a lot less, Amiko needs its guts beefed up, it literally struggles to change channel sometimes.

kenmc

Partymack wrote: »

It's faster and crashes a lot less, Amiko needs its guts beefed up, it literally struggles to change channel sometimes.

That's my main issue with the Alien, it crashes far too frequently for my liking, I'd say on average once a week it goes down.

Considering the xtrend as tvtradeireland on ebay doesn't seem to have any edisions. The color isn't an issue for me as it'd be in a cabinet. Just to confirm the options I need for tuners is
2x DVB-S2 / 1x DVB-C/T2 Tuner ? or
2x DVB-S2 / 1x DVB-C/T Tuner?

Cheers
K

THE ALM

soram wrote: »

Not actually sure of the image version anymore! It was whatever the freetv guys put on it in March or so. I too can see that time on the on screen display but it was more to do with the LCD line on the box itself just working as a clock!

The UPC box had time on it at least in standby mode. Maybe I should just buy a feckin cheap clock!

Think you can only show either time or channel not both. If you go into menu - setup - devices - front panel - display - display settings then you should be able to change what is displayed.

Partymack

kenmc wrote: »

That's my main issue with the Alien, it crashes far too frequently for my liking, I'd say on average once a week it goes down.

Considering the xtrend as tvtradeireland on ebay doesn't seem to have any edisions. The color isn't an issue for me as it'd be in a cabinet. Just to confirm the options I need for tuners is
2x DVB-S2 / 1x DVB-C/T2 Tuner ? or
2x DVB-S2 / 1x DVB-C/T Tuner?

Cheers
K

Think you need C/T2 for Saorview terrestrial. The C/T would be be for non MPEG4 terrestrial channels, like UK spillover if you lived on east coast.

Gerry Wicklow

Partymack wrote: »

Think you need C/T2 for Saorview terrestrial. The C/T would be be for non MPEG4 terrestrial channels, like UK spillover if you lived on east coast.

DVB-C/T will work here. DVB-C/T2 is the newer transmission system used for HD in the UK. It would be no harm to invest in the T2 to future proof your setup or if you are in range of UK signals.

MPEG4 is a different thing referring to how the signal is encoded. UK use MPEG2 for SD but we use MPEG4 for all.

Partymack

- Playback issues -

Anybody having playback issues when watching a recording? I'm using OATV5.1. On playback it very often just stops and freezes, or stops and screen goes black. No way to get it back without flicking switch on back and rebooting.

Very annoying, happened twice last night when watching s recorded movie!! MY HARDdrive is NTSC (not Ext 3) so that might have something to do with it... It has no issues reading and recording however. Anyone else have this problem?

tippguy2

Hi people, I ordered one of these boxes (os2 +) and am wondering does it do pip, if so does TV need to have pip built in ?, thanks

DopeTech

tippguy2 wrote: »

Hi people, I ordered one of these boxes (os2 +) and am wondering does it do pip, if so does TV need to have pip built in ?, thanks

It does do, and no the box does all the work.

tippguy2

FrostyJim wrote: »

It does do, and no the box does all the work.

Thank you, hope I'm not making a big mistake buying it, have a azbox premium +, but 5 powercuts on Friday have killed it, continuous booting on vdu, thanks again

jca

tippguy2 wrote: »

Thank you, hope I'm not making a big mistake buying it, have a azbox premium +, but 5 powercuts on Friday have killed it, continuous booting on vdu, thanks again

Buy a ups best few euros you'll ever spend.

54and56

Is the Saorview tuner on the OS 3 an external USB tuner? The model offered by Free.tv http://www.freetv.ie/edision-optimuss-os-3-plus.html states "Note: Terrestrial Tuner via USB DVB-T2 Dongle".

I believe the box will serve my purposes (as a FTA Sky replacement) very well but I really don't fancy the idea of the Saorview tuner being a USB add on rather than built in.

Is there a version somewhere with the Saorview tuner actually built in?

glic83

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Is the Saorview tuner on the OS 3 an external USB tuner? The model offered by Free.tv http://www.freetv.ie/edision-optimuss-os-3-plus.html states "Note: Terrestrial Tuner via USB DVB-T2 Dongle".

I believe the box will serve my purposes (as a FTA Sky replacement) very well but I really don't fancy the idea of the Saorview tuner being a USB add on rather than built in.

Is there a version somewhere with the Saorview tuner actually built in?

The OS3 has an internal dvb-T/2 tuner the OS 2 has twin sat and uses an external USB dvb -t tuner

tippguy2

Anyone else have a problem with moving channels in a bouquet with OK key ?, will only work if I hit the digit 6 (menu, enable move mode), thanks

54and56

glic83 wrote: »

The OS3 has an internal dvb-T/2 tuner the OS 2 has twin sat and uses an external USB dvb -t tuner

Thanks Glic83, that's what I thought but the OS3 advertised but Free.tv states the DVB-T2 tuner is an external USB job, see http://www.freetv.ie/edision-optimuss-os-3-plus.html

Confused.com

Are Free.tv trying to make an OS2 look like an OS3?

Edit: My bad. The link states "optimuss-os-3" but when the page comes up it's actually an OS2 with the external DVB-T2 tuner making it a "triple".

I think I'd prefer an OS3.

Irreverent

Partymack wrote: »

- Playback issues -

Anybody having playback issues when watching a recording? I'm using OATV5.1. On playback it very often just stops and freezes, or stops and screen goes black. No way to get it back without flicking switch on back and rebooting.

Very annoying, happened twice last night when watching s recorded movie!! MY HARDdrive is NTSC (not Ext 3) so that might have something to do with it... It has no issues reading and recording however. Anyone else have this problem?

I had this problem for ages. The only way to solve it for me was to replace the internal drive with an external hard drive. I just took out the internal drive, put it in an enclosure and connected it by usb. You then have to go into Enhanced Movie Center settings and point it at the usb drive as the main drive. Go back into the box settings and point recordings and timeshift at the same drive and bobs your uncle. Bit of a PITA but it worked.

bored_stupid

Irreverent wrote: »

I had this problem for ages. The only way to solve it for me was to replace the internal drive with an external hard drive. I just took out the internal drive, put it in an enclosure and connected it by usb. You then have to go into Enhanced Movie Center settings and point it at the usb drive as the main drive. Go back into the box settings and point recordings and timeshift at the same drive and bobs your uncle. Bit of a PITA but it worked.

No sure if the os3 is on Gstreamer 1.7.0 yet i know solo2 is if your box is on gstreamer 1.7.0 and this was installed by online update a fresh install is advised or you will have lockups and frezzes .

Irreverent

Out of interest, has anybody added a second terrestrial tuner to the OS3 Plus, making it a quad tuner box? I was tempted for the €38 for an extra tuner from Freetv but am curious if anybody has done it yet and how has it worked out. The box has been going great for a long time now with no problems and I think this would make it a beast of a player.

Alexis Sanchez

Irreverent wrote: »

Out of interest, has anybody added a second terrestrial tuner to the OS3 Plus, making it a quad tuner box? I was tempted for the €38 for an extra tuner from Freetv but am curious if anybody has done it yet and how has it worked out. The box has been going great for a long time now with no problems and I think this would make it a beast of a player.

Does your box work with Saorview?

Irreverent

Alexis Sanchez wrote: »

Does your box work with Saorview?

Yes it has two satellite tuners and one terrestrial tuner out of the box. You can add a second terrestrial tuner as per my post above to make it a quad tuner box. The advantage of this is recording and viewing two things at once on either satellite or Saorview. Be careful though, some models with similar names only have two satellite tuners and no Saorview tuner. You need to look carefully at what is included.

Partymack

bored_stupid wrote: »

No sure if the os3 is on Gstreamer 1.7.0 yet i know solo2 is if your box is on gstreamer 1.7.0 and this was installed by online update a fresh install is advised or you will have lockups and frezzes .

That's strange, I'm using an external drive. Checked and I'm on Gstreaner 1.7.0 and it was from reflag not online update.

I've also had the problem (black screen) when just watching TV! Suddenly channel just drops and screen goes black.

I'm pretty sure it's not settings as it's happened on OATV 5 and 5.1.

Good to hear you got it sorted. I'll keep eye on it.

Thanks.

tippguy2

Just put openvix (hades) on the OS 2+ , way better picture than openatv. www.sat-soft.net

JOSman

Hi all,

Just made a mess of my box and am in trouble (not too techie which doesn't help). Box booting in a loop.

Have downloaded OpenATV and have extracted all, then saved to usb but the machine doesn't recognise any new software when switched on.

Can anybody help a old guy "who was afraid to ask" until now?


Thanks J

tippguy2

JOSman wrote: »

Hi all,

Just made a mess of my box and am in trouble (not too techie which doesn't help). Box booting in a loop.

Have downloaded OpenATV and have extracted all, then saved to usb but the machine doesn't recognise any new software when switched on.

Can anybody help a old guy "who was afraid to ask" until now?


Thanks J

Power off, insert USB pen, power on, should see an upgrade on the box screen, hold down program - button on box for a few secs should then upgrade,
NB, the USB should have a folder on root called "update"

JOSman

Hi Tippguy2,

Was one folder too high. Saved update to usb. Box now sees software update. Am presently scanning satellite.

Thanks for your help, you're a life saver.


J

tippguy2

JOSman wrote: »

Hi Tippguy2,

Was one folder too high. Saved update to usb. Box now sees software update. Am presently scanning satellite.

Thanks for your help, you're a life saver.


J

Your welcome, well done, you should download the vix image from the site I listed above, picture is way more sharper than atv

JOSman

Hi Tippguy2,

Will try that tomorrow, if something else happens tonight the wife will throw me out. I'll keep the head down until later.

Thanks again J