Best Enigma 2 boxes?

Looks like Wos are doing more good deals .

Worth a LOOK .

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?52216-DEAL-OF-THE-YEAR!-Xtrend-ET8500-Quad-tuner-from-only-%A3169!

bored_stupid wrote: »

Looks like Wos are doing more good deals .

Worth a LOOK .

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?52216-DEAL-OF-THE-YEAR!-Xtrend-ET8500-Quad-tuner-from-only-%A3169!

Yes it seems Xtrend have reduced the price of their range considerably.

The ET8500 and ET10000 are now 199 euro for the twin tuner versions from HMSat ,or 229 for the Triple tuner versions.
That's a reduction of over 100 euro.
Definitely the best value for a high end receiver at the moment.

https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2431/xtrend-et-8500-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver-pvr-ready?c=52
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2089/xtrend-et-10000-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-white-pvr-ready-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver?c=52

At 229 for the Triple tuner ET10000 ,I'm tempted to get it as its a superb receiver ,similar spec to the Duo 2 ,and the picture quality is better than most other Mips receivers.

Zardoz wrote: »

Yes it seems Xtrend have reduced the price of their range considerably.

The ET8500 and ET10000 are now 199 euro for the twin tuner versions from HMSat ,or 229 for the Triple tuner versions.
That's a reduction of over 100 euro.
Definitely the best value for a high end receiver at the moment.

https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2431/xtrend-et-8500-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver-pvr-ready?c=52
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2089/xtrend-et-10000-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-white-pvr-ready-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver?c=52

At 229 for the Triple tuner ET10000 ,I'm tempted to get it as its a superb receiver ,similar spec to the Duo 2 ,and the picture quality is better than most other Mips receivers.

Would be waiting to the end of july alot of new products will be ready by then on sat universe i seen a member post 5 more new boxes in the last 2 days you might get more for your money but some of them xtrend deals are great value for your money well worth a look .

byte

That's great value for the ET10000! I have one and find it a superb receiver, big change with regards responsiveness, etc. over my aged Vu+Duo!

HM-Sat also have a sale on Dreamboxes

The DM 820HD twin tuner is now slashed to €269
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/dreambox/2884/dreambox-dm820-hd-1x-dvb-s2-dual-sat-tuner-linux-enigma2-os?c=316

The older but dated DM500 HD V2 is 109 euro
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/dreambox/474/dreambox-dm500-hd-v2-linux-sat-receiver-pvr-ready-schwarz?c=313

and the DM 800 SE V2 is 149 euro
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/dreambox-sale/dm800-hd-se-v2/

stanley1

Had an 800 SE, always regretted seling it.

Hmm - I was originally considering an Edition OS mini for a spare room, but am very tempted to go for the xtrend 8500 or 10000 and shift my vu+duo to the spare room.

Is the main difference between the 8500 and 10000 the form factor, screen and the disk drive 3.5" option, or does the 10000 have better hardware?

How is the longevity of the Xtrend receivers? My vu+duo has been excellent for many years and I have no plan for 4k.
I'd hate to be taking a step back...

Thanks
Fm

Zardoz wrote: »

Yes it seems Xtrend have reduced the price of their range considerably.

The ET8500 and ET10000 are now 199 euro for the twin tuner versions from HMSat ,or 229 for the Triple tuner versions.
That's a reduction of over 100 euro.
Definitely the best value for a high end receiver at the moment.

https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2431/xtrend-et-8500-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver-pvr-ready?c=52
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2089/xtrend-et-10000-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-white-pvr-ready-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver?c=52

At 229 for the Triple tuner ET10000 ,I'm tempted to get it as its a superb receiver ,similar spec to the Duo 2 ,and the picture quality is better than most other Mips receivers.

the old vu duo is an old slow box now with imminent red light issue,went for the et10000 quad tuner.

Thanks greasepalm

Had the red light problem intermittently, but did the capacitor replacement and has been great since.

I'm not running kodi etc., primarily just 3.x of Openvix which hasn't seemed slow.

How do you find the et10000 compared to the vu duo, or did you have a vu duo?

Thanks,
-fm

greasepalm wrote: »

the old vu duo is an old slow box now with imminent red light issue,went for the et10000 quad tuner.

fmul9798 wrote: »

Is the main difference between the 8500 and 10000 the form factor, screen and the disk drive 3.5" option, or does the 10000 have better hardware?

Both receivers use the same 1.3Ghz Broadcom chipset so should have similar performance.
The 10000 has twice the amount of Ram ,2GB vs 1GB.
The 10000 also has twice the flash memory size,1GB vs 512MB ,although 512MB is probably more than enough for most users.

How is the longevity of the Xtrend receivers? My vu+duo has been excellent for many years and I have no plan for 4k.
I'd hate to be taking a step back...

The Xtrend are very well built receivers ,the only reservation I would have is that they seem to have a backup battery installed that powers clone-protection (hardware) for the Xtrend receiver.
If this becomes defective, the box is defective too.
It must then be (out of warranty) returned at your own cost.
In the Xtrend forum an ideal life of 10 years is mentioned.

The Vu+ Duo is an old receiver now ,the Xtrends are a huge upgrade.
Faster chipset,way more memory ,way more flash space for installing plugins ,no need for a swap file.
The picture quality should be slightly better too .

Thanks very much for the info Zardoz. Think I may be getting an ET8500!

still got the duo not connected to sat but still got loads of recordings to view and tsmedia kind of working.

Ferguson Ariva 4k UHD would be looking at this box also .

http://www.sat-universe.com/showthread.php?p=2036685389#post2036685389

Hope link is allowed .

Thanks to maumixio posting info .

tapfit2004

Just a quick question, is it possible to get an xtreme et8000 to do software transcoding using a plugin?

I have a vu duo2 and it works perfectly but I think this is hardware transcoding. I think the vu solo2 does it through software so I was wondering if it's also possible on the et8000

STB.

bored_stupid wrote: »

Ferguson Ariva 4k UHD would be looking at this box also .

http://www.sat-universe.com/showthread.php?p=2036685389#post2036685389

Hope link is allowed .

Thanks to maumixio posting info .

Its not an E2 box.

Apologize any confusion with this ferguson box it runS andriod not engima2 sorry for any misunderstanding .

Also mods can yous make sure my profile is closed down as i done this in settings i only planed to stay for a while but i feel i over stayed my welcome .

Thanks to mods and members as i feel and boards its like Driven with the handbrake on not mods fault forum rules as they been more then far and alot of us are puttin them in awkward situations sorry about this Mods nothing but respect for the work yous do on here as as always .

Kind Regards

Peace & good health to all .

why are you leaving @bored stupid? cant be that bad a place can it,all the best if you leave.

stanley1

Don't be too hard on yourself, it's just a hobby for most of us and speaking for myself i have been guilty of misinformation on more than one occasion.

Imstuck

Zardoz wrote: »

Yes it seems Xtrend have reduced the price of their range considerably.

The ET8500 and ET10000 are now 199 euro for the twin tuner versions from HMSat ,or 229 for the Triple tuner versions.
That's a reduction of over 100 euro.
Definitely the best value for a high end receiver at the moment.

https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2431/xtrend-et-8500-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver-pvr-ready?c=52
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2089/xtrend-et-10000-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-white-pvr-ready-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver?c=52

At 229 for the Triple tuner ET10000 ,I'm tempted to get it as its a superb receiver ,similar spec to the Duo 2 ,and the picture quality is better than most other Mips receivers.

zardoz, thinking about one of these, is it possible to have kodi run on these?
to play media mainly, (not kodi direct) jarvis 16 is available on vu images freely but cant seem to locate anything on the ET

GY A1

Imstuck wrote: »

zardoz, thinking about one of these, is it possible to have kodi run on these?
to play media mainly, (not kodi direct) jarvis 16 is available on vu images freely but cant seem to locate anything on the ET

No kodi only working on a few of the Vu+
Think there's a kodi enigma2 plugin that can b used on the xtrend but not full kodi

only ever seen kodi direct from plugins downloaded with the openvix images.

AngryDiMaria

Zardoz wrote: »

Yes it seems Xtrend have reduced the price of their range considerably.

The ET8500 and ET10000 are now 199 euro for the twin tuner versions from HMSat ,or 229 for the Triple tuner versions.
That's a reduction of over 100 euro.
Definitely the best value for a high end receiver at the moment.

https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2431/xtrend-et-8500-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver-pvr-ready?c=52
https://www.hm-sat-shop.de/hdtv-receiver-sat/xtrend/2089/xtrend-et-10000-hd-2x-dvb-s2-tuner-white-pvr-ready-linux-full-hd-hbbtv-receiver?c=52

At 229 for the Triple tuner ET10000 ,I'm tempted to get it as its a superb receiver ,similar spec to the Duo 2 ,and the picture quality is better than most other Mips receivers.

I ordered the et10000 today with 2xDVB-S2 tuners and I have a 2tb hard drive ready to pop in

Even better due to brexit...
Take a look on Amazon UK - hm-sat selling the ET8500 for £149 plus just over £4 delivery to Ireland.
Comes to about 183 euro delivered for the 2xdvb-s2 version!!

fmul9798 wrote: »

Even better due to brexit...
Take a look on Amazon UK - hm-sat selling the ET8500 for £149 plus just over £4 delivery to Ireland.
Comes to about 183 euro delivered for the 2xdvb-s2 version!!

It doesnt mention anything about tuners ,it probably comes with none or only one at that price ?

Spent a bit of time checking them - see the worded description, as they have a few listings. One lists as 2 satellite tuners..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00SHQJNLG

The others are various combinations of tuner at £160 and £175

Confirmed - hm-sat one is 100% the 2x dvb-s2
Outstanding price

fmul9798 wrote: »

Spent a bit of time checking them - see the worded description, as they have a few listings. One lists as 2 satellite tuners..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00SHQJNLG

Genghis

So, just before I buy the et8500 below, could I pick your brain and just check this is a 2×Sat plus 2xSaorview receivers?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00SHQ38DA/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awd_d_E.OKxb3N1AR17

From item description for above: looking at last line .....

Sound Output Mode:Stereo, Operating System:Linux, Internal Storage:Hard disc drive 2.5" removable - 0 GB, Additional Features:Cooling fan, Functions:Digital player, digital recorder, digital multimedia receiver, digital TV tuner, Connector Type:1 x Ethernet ( RJ-45 ) - rear ¦ 1 x HDMI output ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - rear ¦ 1 x USB 2.0 / eSATA - rear ¦ 1 x SPDIF output ( TOS Link ) - rear ¦ 1 x composite video/audio output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - rear ¦ 2 x USB 2.0 ( 4 PIN USB Type A ) - rear, Display Type:LCD display - 4.3" - colour, Internet Streaming Services:HbbTV, Expansion Slots:Common Interface slot, 2 x Smart Card, 4 x tuner card slots, Reception System:DVB-C, DVB-S2, TV Tuner Qty:2x satellite tuners, 2x digital tuners