Best Enigma 2 boxes?

irishgeo · 21-12-2015 11:25AM

Clareman wrote: »

They are down to £49.99 now, I couldn't recommend them highly enough http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00X59GJGC?/&tag=hotukdeals03-21

I am still getting 79.99

DopeTech · 21-12-2015 11:28AM

irishgeo wrote: »

I am still getting 79.99

Seems they were only down for about a day.

http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA8030P-Passthrough-Powerline-Configuration/product/B00X59GJGC

Clareman · 21-12-2015 03:44PM

FrostyJim wrote: »

Seems they were only down for about a day.

http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA8030P-Passthrough-Powerline-Configuration/product/B00X59GJGC

I think it was a deal of the day offer, I bought another set and am going to move my server to another part of the house

irishgeo · 22-12-2015 06:17PM

FrostyJim wrote: »

Seems they were only down for about a day.

http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA8030P-Passthrough-Powerline-Configuration/product/B00X59GJGC

ill stick an alert on it.

banie01 · 30-12-2015 06:51PM

My trusty Vu Duo is starting to show its age and is begining to creak under the strain I'm putting it under.
I'm going to be in the market for a replacement soon and am wondering whats the current top performer?
Requirements for me would be gigabit LAN and hardware transcoding to lighten the load on my own LAN.
It will be used as main TV sat box and as a headend for a couple of Kodi boxes.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, before I plod on and blow my my money

Clareman · 30-12-2015 07:43PM

I assume you've put on the latest images and all that jazz?

Personally I've an Ultimo, Solo2 and have tried the new Uno, I use the Solo2 as my main box and it's rock solid, I started to push it a bit, have DreamPlex on it and it's rock solid, I've toyed with Kodi as well and it seemed fine as well with that but I didn't do much with it. My setup has a 1Tb hard-drive in it, a 16gb USB key and it's hooked up to a gibabit home plug, it's rock solid, can't fault it at all.

alanhiggyno1 · 30-12-2015 08:00PM

Clareman wrote: »

I assume you've put on the latest images and all that jazz?

Personally I've an Ultimo, Solo2 and have tried the new Uno, I use the Solo2 as my main box and it's rock solid, I started to push it a bit, have DreamPlex on it and it's rock solid, I've toyed with Kodi as well and it seemed fine as well with that but I didn't do much with it. My setup has a 1Tb hard-drive in it, a 16gb USB key and it's hooked up to a gibabit home plug, it's rock solid, can't fault it at all.

is it hard tom set up dreamplex on these boxes.is there a guide i can follow

Clareman · 30-12-2015 08:20PM

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

is it hard tom set up dreamplex on these boxes.is there a guide i can follow

Download the IPK from here, copy that to the TMP directory on the box and then do a manual install. Go into the program and you'll see the setup options, I just put in my log in details and server IP (wanted to keep it local rather than DNS) and it's working perfectly. My litmus test is whether the wife can use it and she can so happy out

alanhiggyno1 · 30-12-2015 08:22PM

Clareman wrote: »

Download the IPK from here, copy that to the TMP directory on the box and then do a manual install. Go into the program and you'll see the setup options, I just put in my log in details and server IP (wanted to keep it local rather than DNS) and it's working perfectly. My litmus test is whether the wife can use it and she can so happy out

ok thanks must try it

Clareman · 30-12-2015 08:23PM

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

ok thanks must try it

I am a geek though and spent weeks setting up my Plex server, by the time I got around to setting up the box it was a small thing to do.

alanhiggyno1 · 30-12-2015 08:25PM

Clareman wrote: »

I am a geek though and spent weeks setting up my Plex server, by the time I got around to setting up the box it was a small thing to do.

all my plex is on a 1tb hdd on my desktop through the plex app.

Clareman · 30-12-2015 08:27PM

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

all my plex is on a 1tb hdd on my desktop through the plex app.

I've a 12TB server running a few different processes as well as a 6TB NAS also (don't bother putting Plex on a NAS by the way, cr@p performance)

alanhiggyno1 · 30-12-2015 08:30PM

Clareman wrote: »

I've a 12TB server running a few different processes as well as a 6TB NAS also (don't bother putting Plex on a NAS by the way, cr@p performance)

should i just leave plex running on pc as when i need to use it.kids starting to use it now for music and movies now

Clareman · 30-12-2015 08:36PM

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

should i just leave plex running on pc as when i need to use it.kids starting to use it now for music and movies now

It's going to have to be on whenever you want to access it so you'll be best to leave it running as a service in the background

alanhiggyno1 · 30-12-2015 08:37PM

Clareman wrote: »

It's going to have to be on whenever you want to access it so you'll be best to leave it running as a service in the background

is there a good cheap box that can also stream plex to a bedroom

Clareman · 30-12-2015 09:08PM

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

is there a good cheap box that can also stream plex to a bedroom

Probably the easiest thing to do would be to get a Google Chromecast and use that to access the plex, otherwise I guess a VU Uno would be a good option, I'm probably going to get rid of the Gigablue in my bedroom and replace it with an Uno in the new year for accessing the plex.

Clareman · 30-12-2015 09:09PM

Should have added, I use the Gigablue mainly for kids TV and just have a playlist setup off a network share, my eldest (3) has noticed that it's the same thing over and over again and is starting to complain, be easier to do it on the plex

banie01 · 30-12-2015 10:02PM

Clareman wrote: »

I assume you've put on the latest images and all that jazz?

Personally I've an Ultimo, Solo2 and have tried the new Uno, I use the Solo2 as my main box and it's rock solid, I started to push it a bit, have DreamPlex on it and it's rock solid, I've toyed with Kodi as well and it seemed fine as well with that but I didn't do much with it. My setup has a 1Tb hard-drive in it, a 16gb USB key and it's hooked up to a gibabit home plug, it's rock solid, can't fault it at all.

Yep, have it running latest vix at the moment.
Usually it's that or OpenPli.
I am running a swap file and cache flush but to be honest the lack of RAM on the box is really starting to show.
I used to run Project Valerie on my Duo as my main media manager but now I have everything moved over to Kodi on a shield.
My main aim is a smooth and fast twin tuner with good processor for hw transcoding.

I am kind of been drawn to the Mutant hd2400 or Xtrend ET10000 but I am open to suggestions

reni10 · 01-01-2016 11:41AM

Also interested in what is the best triple tuner box for around the 200 mark?

stanley1 · 01-01-2016 12:56PM

https://www.satshop.tv/Xtrend-ET-8000-Full-HD-Linux-Triple-Tuner-Hbb-TV-Sat-USB-PVR-Receiver

greasepalm · 01-01-2016 03:44PM

ahh excellent a 4tb hardrive for 139,nice when posted in english.

banie01 · 02-01-2016 05:57PM

stanley1 wrote: »

https://www.satshop.tv/Xtrend-ET-8000-Full-HD-Linux-Triple-Tuner-Hbb-TV-Sat-USB-PVR-Receiver

Agree with Stan here the et8000 does seem to be a great value for money box and always gets consistently good reviews.

I was looking at it but went with the Mutant HD2400 as it has HW transcoding which I need for streaming outside my LAN.

Now to sell my trusty Vu Duo!

tapfit2004 · 03-01-2016 05:53PM

banie01 wrote: »

Agree with Stan here the et8000 does seem to be a great value for money box and always gets consistently good reviews.

I was looking at it but went with the Mutant HD2400 as it has HW transcoding which I need for streaming outside my LAN.

Now to sell my trusty Vu Duo!

I have set up a couple of ET8000's for a couple of lads I know and I have tested the streaming outside their lan's and it has worked without any problems on sd channels. Hd can be a bit hit and miss but if you are transcoding its not hd anyway. Both boxes are in Dublin using upc broadband.

I bought a Vu Duo2 last year because it had transcoding and I stream out from it fairly regularly but I have the transcoding setup for the equivalent of a sd channel and don't usually have any drop outs.

Another lad I know has an old DM800 clone and he streams it into his job onto a cheap android box using Dreamdroid and he thinks its great. From what I can see if you have a good upload speed on your broadband then not having transcoding isn't a major problem.

The ET8000 does everything that the Duo2 does bar the transcoding and is probably the best value for money linux box I've seen (I did spend €420 on an Azbox Premium Plus that never progressed much with Enigma2, usable but can be a pain with random crashes).

The Mutant looks good and is €329 on Ac Sat Corner for 2xDVB S2 and 1xDVB C/T2 vs €259 for the Et8000 with the same tuners and €239 on Satshop.tv.

banie01 · 03-01-2016 06:17PM

tapfit2004 wrote: »

The Mutant looks good and is €329 on Ac Sat Corner for 2xDVB S2 and 1xDVB C/T2

Ac Sat Corner is exactly who I went with, €16 p&p on top. saved@ €50 versus the WOS price for the same config.

tapfit2004 · 03-01-2016 06:18PM

banie01 wrote: »

Ac Sat Corner is exactly who I went with, €16 p&p on top. saved@ €60 versus the WOS price for the same config.

Thats some difference in delivery included price

GY A1 · 03-01-2016 06:20PM

banie01 wrote: »

Ac Sat Corner is exactly who I went with, €16 p&p on top. saved@ €60 versus the WOS price for the same config.

whats benefit in the mutant over the et8000
also
have hm sat stopped stocking the et8000

Zardoz · 03-01-2016 06:24PM

banie01 wrote: »

Ac Sat Corner is exactly who I went with, €16 p&p on top. saved@ €60 versus the WOS price for the same config.

I'd advise anyone buying a receiver to buy in euro at the moment like you did ,sterling is just too strong to get value.

tapfit2004 · 03-01-2016 06:33PM

GY A1 wrote: »

whats benefit in the mutant over the et8000
also
have hm sat stopped stocking the et8000

Mutant has built in hardware transcoding, it can take 4 tuners vs 3 on the ET8000 and also has a hdmi in port.

I haven't got a Mutant but from the specs they seem fairly similar apart from the above

banie01 · 03-01-2016 06:41PM

Zardoz wrote: »

I'd advise anyone buying a receiver to buy in euro at the moment like you did ,sterling is just too strong to get value.

100% agreed, Sterling is way too high to get value at the moment unless you have some stockpiled

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GY A1 wrote: »

whats benefit in the mutant over the et8000

Hardware Transcoding and Gigabit LAN are my 2 main needs and the Mutant ticks both those boxes.

tapfit2004 wrote: »

Thats some difference in delivery included price

The W.O.S price inluding Delivery was £287.95 which paypal was kicking out as €405.96! Might have saved a few euro on a revulot card but I haven't got one.
I bought from Ac Sat corner via Amazon.de and total including delivery came to €354.99, a €50 saving.
Unless you have a stockpile of sterling at the moment the value isnt there.

tapfit2004 · 03-01-2016 06:44PM

banie01 wrote: »

100% agreed, Sterling is way too high to get value at the moment unless you have some stockpiled .

Hardware Transcoding and Gigabit LAN are my 2 main needs and the Mutant ticks both those boxes.

Sorry, didn't cop the Gigabit lan

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