Anyone running IPTV on the ZGemma H7s?
looking to set it up tomorrow. I would say I’m new to using plugins such as XtreamTV. I’m not new to iptv as I’ve used the firestick, smart stb, iOS devices etc for many years but mostly using the apps they provide.
does anyone have a guide on how to install iptv with xtremtv? Or any tips/ common problems when doing it?
any help greatly appreciated!
Buy a chromecast. Zgemma h7s can play streams but not smoothly. For the sake of €50 it’s worth it.
Would I be better off to continue using my firestick 4k?
Trying to but not much success. I have the streams added but can't get EPG working.
Yes.
Got a Zgemma H7S from Amazon France last night for €145 delivered.I'll have it Thursday according to tracking.
I took a free Prime FR trial and got €40 off the original price of €170+pp.
I'll be cancelling the trial as soon as I take delivery.
Might be of use to one of ye lads.
Would you have a link for this? Thanks
https://www.amazon.fr/Zgemma-R%C3%A9cepteur-t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision-Satellite-DVB-S2X/dp/B078ST6NV9/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=Zgemma+H7S&qid=1696974602&sr=8-1
Just a quick update to some earlier issues I had - the zgemma hung very regularly which may have been due to the saving of the EPG on the internal storage. I changed that, installed an update to a new slot but while a bit more stable it still hung multiple times a week.
I replaced the box with a new one (v2 with ssd slot), added a sony play tv tuner so I now have 2 x sat feeds and 3 x saorview feeds which means I can record / watch any combination of any/all the saorview channels simultaneously as well as 2 x sat channels..
Performance speed of the new box is far faster / more responsive compared to the original so it's possible the original one had multiple hardware issues. Delighted with the new box.
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Got mine yesterday...3 days from France,not bad.
Would you have a recommendation on a good SSD for the V2 Zgemma H7S? Just purchased one yesterday.
Is there an easy way to backup the tune once it is completed? and also the SSD if at all possible?
I have one of these for years without issue. ***
https://www.memoryc.com/19646-120gb-silicon-power-sata-iii-ssd-s55-2-5-inch-tlc-ultra-slim-7mm-read-write-520-370mb-sec.html
Bigger sizes available but I find 120Gb enough for me. I back up anything I intend keeping onto a NAS.
If you are using Vix then press MENU>SETUP>VIX>BACKUP MANAGER and green button to make a backup of your settings.
*** I'm not connected to this company.
I got one the 1TB model of these, Samsung SSD 870 ,from amazon I think. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Factor-Intelligent-Magician-Software/dp/B08PC5DKZQ/ref=asc_df_B08PC43D78/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463167319400&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6611397850527843707&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007877&hvtargid=pla-1173632996354&th=1
There are 1TB SSD's on Gerrys Memory C link for 60 euros or so as well , most would pick a 500GB or ITB drive , most recordings will be from HD channels I would expect , and the likes of say , Glastonbury ( I recorded everything ) would eat up a 128GB in no time.
per gigabyte price , 40 or so for 500 , 60 for 1000 , 1TB is the sweet spot at the moment.
A couple of years ago , SSD's were eye watering prices.
On these boxes , recordings are unencrypted , so you can just access the box over a network and copy the program directly from it if you need it backed up to a NAS or wherever you want.
They are in m2ts transport stream format , they can be made a little smaller by using MakeMKV to turn them into .MKVs.
Backups for the setup ( blue button system backups ) should be to a USB stick that is kept safely locked away , I cannot count the times that backup has got me out of trouble.
I use Handbrake to make MKV files. With a bit of tweaking, you can reduce a TS file to 1/4 - 1/5th its original size without noticeable quality loss. It also allows you to strip out audio description soundtrack and subtitles if you don't need them.
So my box cannot find the internal HDD, installed when I bought the box and working fine since then. I've done what was previosly suggested teh last time I had this problem (Put box into deep standby and power off at rear and then see if storage device is now seen.) but no storage option shown in the setup menu. Everything was working fine before I went away and nobody has moved or touched the box. So I don't think it can be any connection issues. VIX 6.2.011
Does it list a storage on the Menu?
No. And still not listed after deep standby and hard reboot
So I also have an external HDD and when I turn that on Storage appears on the setup menu but only the external HDD is listed. Not sure but is it possible the internal HDD has just died. It was only about 18% full as far as I can remember.
There seems to have been a bit of a spate of HDD (controller) failures in recent times including my own. Coincidence?
I'm very impressed with the H7S I had delivered last week.
I've had various Zgemmas with years but the H7S is perfect for me,currently running Vix/Q skin with Sat,Saorview and the rest.
Only question I have is which Satellite set-up is most suited for the Irish viewer....Sky UK,Sky Ireland or Freesat UK?
Seems a bit bloated with all three.
Anyway that I can check this?
Power off box after you had it in standby , after a few minutes power on and check storage lists internal HDD and externally powered one.
I always mount my internal hdd and externally powered one which is always on and in standby usb switches it off.
If you had a portable hdd plugged in might be taking too much power from the port.
If needed i would be reseating sockets inside the box when unplugged.
Wondering what name is on these failing hdds?
Nothing wrong with the HDD, or rather SSD, in my case, it works fine in an external USB enclosure. The fault obviously lies elsewhere but I tried everything and couldn't get it to work in the internal socket and couldn't be bothered to pursue it any further.
Thanks for all the help so far.
So the file list of recorded programmes has now returned and the internal HDD has been found again! And this seemed to happen while I was watching the rugby and without me doing anything. However the path seems to have changed and it's now /media/usb/movie. It was /media/hdd/movie previously but when I select that from the list of locations (yellow button when File list is being displeyed) it says that that directory does not exist. Any ideas?
It's entirely up to you.
I use Sky UK with sections (Movies, Music etc.) and Freesat without sections (so all of the channels in one list). Reason I do is because there are more FTA channels on Sky than Freesat - but Freesat would have me covered 99% of the time realistically.
Sky Ireland is redundant, as most of the regional Irish channels are encrypted on satellite.
Is there also USB storage plugged in?
It's not impossible for the interal hdd to mount to that folder, but it shouldn't do it by default, and not without you messing with the mountpoints (which I gather is unlikely?).
Thanks for the reply. I had the external HDD plugged into the USB port but I've disconnected it. Still got the same path to that folder. I may have done something with mount points while investigating the issue but I can't remember exactly all the things I tried. Not sure if this is a problem or if I just leave it now it's working. I kind of like to know what is going on with things!
I'd leave the USB drive unplugged and do a hard reboot. See what happens then.
It may stop working again, but I'd rather know about it (and get to the bottom of it now) rather than finding it has stopped working at some point in the future!
Thanks @Schorpio. I did what you suggested and disconected the external HDD which was plugged into the USB port and then did a reboot and now all is back to normal. The path now says /media/hdd/movie/ which is what is was originally. I have no idea why the box lost the connection to the internal HDD and then why it found it again but with the wrong path. I have no idea why it then corrected the path when I rebooted. But it does seem to be working OK now. Like you I'd also rather know and I wonder if anybody has any idea why all of this happened and how to solve it in the future. Thanks.
