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Hi Guys,
I'm thinking of buying a linux Receiver, I just have a few questions and would be thankful for any advice.
I would want it for:
Saorsat
Freesat 28E
Freeview HD
Will the receiver have a single EPG for all channels?
If it has a single epg, can Channels be organised in any particular order?
Will it have a seven day EPG?
Will it have recording serial link on Freesat 28E channels?
I presume I could set manual recordings for Saorsat, but must be serial link for 28E.
Do any linux receiver have mheg5 software
Would possibly also want a 4k receiver, looking to the future.
Cheers
Saorview/Freeview HD and Satellite can be combined for watching and recording with a single dvb-t2 tuner and a single dvb-s2 tuner configuration box. Obviously if you more than a single tuner for each you will be able to watch any satellite channel whilst recording another satellite channel. Might not be an issue if you can get Freeview HD too.
Just remember that dvb-t2 is a must for Freeview HD, not a dvb-t.
MHEG5. Is there any particular reason you want this ? Its not required for EPG. The EPG is populated from the mux anyway. Is there any reason you are using Saorsat instead of Saorview ? You'll need a Diseqc switch, to make that seamless. You'll also need at least 2 satellite inputs on whatever box you are thinking of buying.
Autotimer works for both. You create your own Favouite channel list and all can be combined in one channel list.
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No,its Mips ,it uses the Broadcom 7362 cpu ,the same as the Edision OS Mini ,Vu+ Zero, Technomate Nano SE,Xtrend 7500, Zgemma ,etc.
256MB of Flash is plenty for most users to be honest.
Its just another option for people .
So it is.
What caught me was the Sh4 openvix link. In other words its not supported by Vix and someone has ported the firmware to work with this box. The patch is for another receiver and the OEM isn't providing the drivers, I would imagine.
One I have seen appearing that is reasonably priced is the Edision OS Mega Triple. 1600MHZ CPU and supports H265. 2 DVB-S2 1 & DVB-T2. Its 179STG at WOS.
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yabadabado wrote: »Can anyone recommend an indoor aerial/receiver to pick up saorview ?
Setting up a Vu Duo box and they don't have a aerial/saorview ready tv.
Anything decent be picked up in argos/b n m ?
Receiver or aerial or both.
Stay away from Argos.
Receiver. If you are putting in a VuDuo, get a usb dvb-t stick (less than a tenner on ebay) search for RTL2832U+R820T2 chipset. They come in black or blue about a tenner. They are fine for Saorview and you'll be able to have both the uk channels and the satellite channels in one channel list on the one box with the vu remote. You'll need an RF to MCX cable which are about a euro(so that you can connect it to a proper aerial or wall socket). The little aerials that come with the USB DVB-T sticks are useless.
If they have no aerial at all, Can you install an aerial on the dish - Ones that clamp on to the dish (Mercury 4G Ready Clamp on UHF Mixer Aerial - 10 euro) ? You could then run the aerial back through the existing satellite cable and then split it out at the cable going to the box with a 3 euro splitter.
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yabadabado wrote: »I actually had a DVB -T forgot all about it until your post.I have no idea what chipset is on it but it must be around 5 years old and never used.
Are they fairly straightforward to set up ?There is a working out door aerial that is working after all.
5 years ago. It should be fine. I'd imagine its a USB stick with the Afatech 9015 chipset if its from that time. Yeah that will work. Post a picture of it.
You'll need an RF to MCX cable. You will only get that on the internet. It connects from the USB stick to the wall socket (you will probably need a small male to male coax cable to junction it as the mcx to rf cable are fairly short). The drivers are in the plugins under drivers.
The RF to MCX cable looks like this.
When you have the driver installed for the chipset of the stick, You then go in to your tuners and configure it for Europe and then just go in and scan the terrestrial channels.0 -
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Receiver or aerial or both.
Stay away from Argos.
Receiver. If you are putting in a VuDuo, get a usb dvb-t stick (less than a tenner on ebay) search for RTL2832U+R820T2 chipset. They come in black or blue about a tenner. They are fine for Saorview and you'll be able to have both the uk channels and the satellite channels in one channel list on the one box with the vu remote. You'll need an RF to MCX cable which are about a euro(so that you can connect it to a proper aerial or wall socket). The little aerials that come with the USB DVB-T sticks are useless.
Would this stick be the same as for zgemma? Is there a plugin driver then needed?0 -
yabadabado wrote: »It looks identical to the one that you posted above in #966.I have no box/manual for it just the usb and mini aerial.
What would be the easiest way to find out the chipset?
Blackhole is the current image but am I right saying it will be easier to use vix as the drivers will be listed in the plugins ?
Well if its identical to the one in the picture, the chipset is R820T and should be under drivers in the feeds.
Blackhole was traditionally very good for writing the drivers for E2 for the various chipsets as they had a drivers guru in angelofsky. They definitely support this usb stick as it does more than just dvb-t it also does shortwave and dab and they wrote extensive stuff to run on e2 for it. But Vix is so much better in terms of the GUI in my opinion and have a lot of supported usb svb-t devices these days. Try it on both.mightybashful wrote: »
Would this stick be the same as for zgemma? Is there a plugin driver then needed?
I dont know. Zgemma use a ported version of e2 as they are an Sh4 architecture box. Openvix is written for MIPS. I dont know how the drivers behave under the porting to Sh4. You would have to try and install the driver from the feeds and see if it works. It probably does.0 -
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yabadabado wrote: »STB cheers for the info.Ordered the other stuff you recommended so waiting game now.
Even using the crappy mini aerial for now while I wait for the RF to MCX if I set it up right will I be able to see the channels it tuning correctly or is it pointless until I get that cable ?
Would depend on whether you are near a transmitter. I'd be setting it up with that little aerial near a window cill to just tune in the stations (assuming the person who will eventually using it is in the same transmitter area).
Nothing to stop you seeing if downloading the drivers under plugins is enabling the dvb-t tuner in the menu (under service searching - you should see the three tuners if it installed correctly). Thats your main concern first.
If you want to know what the usb stick is, plug it into a windows pc. That'll detect the chipset (something E2 boxes dont do). You can then look for a driver with that name in the plugins on the box (make sure to have the usb dvb-t stick inserted in the usb port when installing the driver). Reboot the box at the rocker switch to make sure the driver takes effect.
If its installed correctly you should see it under service searching or device info like the one below.0
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