Gigablue Quad

dfdream · 07-09-2013 10:15AM

Anyone have GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in their quad.

Virtually from day one the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner would either fail to record on vertical channels (even though all cables are 100% on builtin tuners) and would be ok after full powerdown.

To yesterday the addon tuner wouldn't work on any channel even with powerdown.
I set to not configured in tuner setup so I could do some recordings and later when I re-enabled it worked on all channels again.

Totally baffled.

I already had the motherboard replaced from new and now this.
It seems that not many have the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner so there is very little feedback from anyone on whether others have the issue.

I contacted WOS and due to all the issues Im having they offered a full refund but this doesn't solve the issue for me.
I suppose they don't have a way to sort this type of issue and getting access to gigablue is impossible even for a distributor...

If anyone has GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in QUAD let me know how its going for you.

Have the DVB-t one installed as well...

slegs · 07-09-2013 10:34AM

dfdream wrote: »

Anyone have GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in their quad.

Virtually from day one the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner would either fail to record on vertical channels (even though all cables are 100% on builtin tuners) and would be ok after full powerdown.

To yesterday the addon tuner wouldn't work on any channel even with powerdown.
I set to not configured in tuner setup so I could do some recordings and later when I re-enabled it worked on all channels again.

Totally baffled.

I already had the motherboard replaced from new and now this.
It seems that not many have the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner so there is very little feedback from anyone on whether others have the issue.

I contacted WOS and due to all the issues Im having they offered a full refund but this doesn't solve the issue for me.
I suppose they don't have a way to sort this type of issue and getting access to gigablue is impossible even for a distributor...

If anyone has GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in QUAD let me know how its going for you.

Have the DVB-t one installed as well...

Have the Quad with extra DVBS2 and DVBT tuners ordered...waiting for it to be delivered to Parcel Motel. Will be able to let you know next week.

Out of interest one of the main reasons I am going for the quad is because the third tuner on my Vu+ Ultimo never worked right.

stanley1 · 07-09-2013 12:19PM

dfdream wrote: »

Anyone have GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in their quad.

Virtually from day one the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner would either fail to record on vertical channels (even though all cables are 100% on builtin tuners) and would be ok after full powerdown.

To yesterday the addon tuner wouldn't work on any channel even with powerdown.
I set to not configured in tuner setup so I could do some recordings and later when I re-enabled it worked on all channels again.

Totally baffled.

I already had the motherboard replaced from new and now this.
It seems that not many have the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner so there is very little feedback from anyone on whether others have the issue.

I contacted WOS and due to all the issues Im having they offered a full refund but this doesn't solve the issue for me.
I suppose they don't have a way to sort this type of issue and getting access to gigablue is impossible even for a distributor...

If anyone has GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in QUAD let me know how its going for you.

Have the DVB-t one installed as well...

df, what image are you using on giga quad.

dfdream · 07-09-2013 07:32PM

@stanley1: Im using VIX 734..

Have disabled the card so back to 2 sat tuners. Ging fine except had to cancel some auto timers as there wasn't enough tuners available.

stanley1 wrote: »

df, what image are you using on giga quad.

slegs · 10-09-2013 12:20AM

dfdream wrote: »

Anyone have GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in their quad.

Virtually from day one the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner would either fail to record on vertical channels (even though all cables are 100% on builtin tuners) and would be ok after full powerdown.

To yesterday the addon tuner wouldn't work on any channel even with powerdown.
I set to not configured in tuner setup so I could do some recordings and later when I re-enabled it worked on all channels again.

Totally baffled.

I already had the motherboard replaced from new and now this.
It seems that not many have the GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner so there is very little feedback from anyone on whether others have the issue.

I contacted WOS and due to all the issues Im having they offered a full refund but this doesn't solve the issue for me.
I suppose they don't have a way to sort this type of issue and getting access to gigablue is impossible even for a distributor...

If anyone has GiGaBlue DVB-S/S2 Plug & Play Satellite tuner in QUAD let me know how its going for you.

Have the DVB-t one installed as well...

Got the Gigablue Quad with extra DVBS2 and DVBT tuners.

Yes, noticing some funny stuff with the tuners. The plugin third tuner wont tune in DVBS2 channels (works for HD channels from DVBS transponders like ITVHD)

I am on the latest VIX 3.0 image 734. DVBT seems fine.

Hoping this is just a glitch that I can figure out or a software thing

Also when rebooting the box I need to reset my eSata external drive also which is a bit annoying.

dfdream · 10-09-2013 04:21PM

Is the issue you have repeatable.
If so I have seen on the German GIGABLUE forum that one person has the issue in recent updates but isn't there on images pre July...

Might be worth a try...

slegs wrote: »

Got the Gigablue Quad with extra DVBS2 and DVBT tuners.

Yes, noticing some funny stuff with the tuners. The plugin third tuner wont tune in DVBS2 channels (works for HD channels from DVBS transponders like ITVHD)

I am on the latest VIX 3.0 image 734. DVBT seems fine.

Hoping this is just a glitch that I can figure out or a software thing

Also when rebooting the box I need to reset my eSata external drive also which is a bit annoying.

slegs · 10-09-2013 04:33PM

dfdream wrote: »

Is the issue you have repeatable.
If so I have seen on the German GIGABLUE forum that one person has the issue in recent updates but isn't there on images pre July...

Might be worth a try...

Thanks for the info got your PM. Will check it out. Hopefully its not old hardware and its just a software issue that is fixable.

slegs · 10-09-2013 07:16PM

dfdream wrote: »

Is the issue you have repeatable.
If so I have seen on the German GIGABLUE forum that one person has the issue in recent updates but isn't there on images pre July...

Might be worth a try...

Yes issue is on all HD channels except those on DVB-S transponders just on tuner C so I think its software...

stanley1 · 11-09-2013 12:10PM

can't get picons to show on LCD screen on front of box, I'm using latest build of vix, picons are stored in media/usb/picon, they are showing fine on infobar.

slegs · 11-09-2013 02:19PM

stanley1 wrote: »

can't get picons to show on LCD screen on front of box, I'm using latest build of vix, picons are stored in media/usb/picon, they are showing fine on infobar.

There is usually a separate picons plugin setup for the LCD. I havent done with this box myself but its usually a plugin in Display section

dfdream · 11-09-2013 03:19PM

If you are using vix go into settings and display. And skin setup abd change to picons lcd...

slegs wrote: »

There is usually a separate picons plugin setup for the LCD. I havent done with this box myself but its usually a plugin in Display section

slegs · 29-09-2013 05:18PM

dfdream wrote: »

Is the issue you have repeatable.
If so I have seen on the German GIGABLUE forum that one person has the issue in recent updates but isn't there on images pre July...

Might be worth a try...

Just to let you know that I swapped the tuners around and all is OK now. Must have not been seated properly.

Very happy with this box. Top quality and very fast. Much better than even my VU+ Ultimo.

dfdream · 30-09-2013 02:12PM

I sent mine back and got a DUO2 with 4 sat tuners.
What a machine....

slegs wrote: »

Just to let you know that I swapped the tuners around and all is OK now. Must have not been seated properly.

Very happy with this box. Top quality and very fast. Much better than even my VU+ Ultimo.

Zardoz · 01-10-2013 01:25PM

dfdream wrote: »

What a machine....

It would want to be for the price

slegs · 01-10-2013 01:58PM

Hard to beat this GigaBlue Quad for the current price. It ticks all the boxes including power and value.

I imagine the VU+ Duo 2 with extra tuners is a better unit but the price reflects it. (I have had both Vu+ Duo and Ultimo over the lat 3 years so I know how good they are)

dfdream · 01-10-2013 06:11PM

I agree the price is mental for the DUO2 but had a bad run with 2 Quads so twas either a refund and have nothing or bite the bullet...

slegs wrote: »

Hard to beat this GigaBlue Quad for the current price. It ticks all the boxes including power and value.

I imagine the VU+ Duo 2 with extra tuners is a better unit but the price reflects it. (I have had both Vu+ Duo and Ultimo over the lat 3 years so I know how good they are)

Zardoz · 03-11-2013 07:27PM

How well does recording 2 simultaneous channels work on the Quad ?
Is it smooth ?
What about recording 2 HD channels and watching a third HD channel in a Triple tuner setup ,is that stable .

maik3n · 09-11-2013 12:17PM

Zardoz wrote: »

How well does recording 2 simultaneous channels work on the Quad ?
Is it smooth ?
What about recording 2 HD channels and watching a third HD channel in a Triple tuner setup ,is that stable .

A few pages back, other people mentioned having issues with the 3rd add on dvbs2 tuner.
However, I am happy to report that I bought a giga with a 3rd add on dvbs2 tuner and it worked fine right off the bat.

Can record 3 hd channels at the same time with no problems whatsoever.
I'm running the openmips image.

stanley1 · 09-11-2013 03:05PM

tried that last night and it passed with flying colours, beast of a box, great value for the price.

Zardoz · 09-11-2013 03:07PM

maik3n wrote: »

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Can record 3 hd channels at the same time with no problems whatsoever.
I'm running the openmips image.

Thanks for that maik3n,good to know .
I presume you are recording to an internal hard drive ?

steveon · 09-11-2013 04:06PM

Zardoz wrote: »

Thanks for that maik3n,good to know .
I presume you are recording to an internal hard drive ?

I have no problems recording with my gigablue quad running vix 3 and I have an internal 3.5 drive installed...held in place with one screw lol as its intended for a 2.5 drive.

Francescoli · 10-11-2013 03:30PM

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this so mods feel free to move.

Looking at buying either a venton unibox HD or Gigablue HD.Which would be the better one to buy ,they are both the similar prices (venton €10 cheaper).
I'm buying it as a xmas present and I would like the one that is the most user friendly as it is for someone who wouldn't be the most technically minded.

After performance/specs ,ease of use would be very important.

swoofer · 10-11-2013 04:59PM

well both of those boxes would not be considered user friendly for non technical person.

Say exactly what you want to achieve and then get a better suggestion, ie sats, channels, pvr, etc

stanley1 · 10-11-2013 07:25PM

freesat box might be a better option.

Panrich · 21-11-2013 01:26PM

Looking to buy one of these to replace Sky (€94 per month). It will be a bit of a learning curve, I presume to get up and running. Where would you recommend to buy from and what is the lead times for delivery. My sky runs out on 21st December.. so no pressure on me for all the Christmas TV :eek:

Any links to guides or good websites would be appreciated too.

iba · 21-11-2013 04:43PM

Panrich wrote: »

Looking to buy one of these to replace Sky (€94 per month). It will be a bit of a learning curve, I presume to get up and running. Where would you recommend to buy from and what is the lead times for delivery. My sky runs out on 21st December.. so no pressure on me for all the Christmas TV :eek:

Any links to guides or good websites would be appreciated too.

When you say sky do you mean stations like rte and bbc? This box can replace them but not sky movies, sky sports etc if that is what you want it for. If you just want to get rte and BBC for free you may want to consider much less elaborate and cheaper boxes.
All depends what you want it for exactly.

Panrich · 21-11-2013 07:35PM

iba wrote: »

When you say sky do you mean stations like rte and bbc? This box can replace them but not sky movies, sky sports etc if that is what you want it for. If you just want to get rte and BBC for free you may want to consider much less elaborate and cheaper boxes.
All depends what you want it for exactly.

You might be right as I have no experience of this market having been a Sky customer for most of the last 20 years and just an aerial before that. I really just need a box with the following must haves:

EPG for RTE etc. and also the satellite channels
One box and remote for all channels
Ability to pause, rewind, record etc.
No monthly charges

swoofer · 21-11-2013 09:27PM

WRONG THREAD

Panrich · 21-11-2013 10:00PM

GBCULLEN wrote: »

ok what you need is a budget, so 94 x 12 = 1128 per annum = a lot.

The box you should get is a VU+ UNO with a twin tuner and an internal HDD. Then you buy a Play TV usb DTT tuner, and the next bit is the image that is important so the best image is Blackhole and the latest is 2.0.7.2. With this setup you have the ideal anything else is a compromise. You may ask why, and these are the reasons.

1. It has a twin sat tuner so you can record one and watch another( in actual fact you can record a lot more but thats when you get serious)

2. The usb play tv is a twin tuner so now with the 2 muxes on saorview you can record one and watch another( in fact you can record nearly all of them at same time)

3. It is the best supported box on the internet.

4. It has 3 usb sockets, so one for flashing ie loading firmware in front of box) 2 at rear, one for storing epg stuff and the other could be used for an external usb HDD if needed.

5. It has double the memory than most boxes so is fast and has 500mhz chip.

6. You will have a box with 4 tuners. 2 x sat and 2 x dtt.

When you have done the above, takes about an hour, you can sit back and relax. After a month you can read up and then realise this box has endless potential.

Where to buy , world of sat, and they will even load image for you, its £309 with a 500gb HDD = 370 EURO, the Sony PS play tv is on ebay for about 30 euro or so.

So for 400 give or take euro you are set fair.

google vu plus community, and just uno for support. If you had lots of money you would get the Vu + Duo2.

I have the uno, its awesome.

gbc--

Don't want to take this thread further offline but a big thank you for the information. It seems that I have plenty to think about.

swoofer · 21-11-2013 11:23PM

oops i got carried away, forgot it was gigablue thread, start another asking is uno worth buying and i can transfer and edit it out.

Gigablue Quad

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