Best Enigma 2 boxes?

zefer · 04-01-2016 07:28PM

Anyone have a solid backup image of the LX2 that they would share??

greasepalm · 04-01-2016 11:03PM

why not get an image straight from the source from openvix? then you can do a backup image.?

AngryDiMaria · 05-01-2016 02:56AM

Does anyone know if the xtrend et8000 and et 10000 support internal 2.5" sata HDDs? I'm thinking about getting one of these but I don't like the colour of the 8000 so I'm thinking get the 10000 and have 2gb RAM and gigabit Ethernet ect.

BobbyT28 · 05-01-2016 08:12AM

greasepalm wrote: »

why not get an image straight from the source from openvix? then you can do a backup image.?

http://www.openvix.co.uk/index.php/downloads/

BobbyT28 · 05-01-2016 08:25AM

AngryDiMaria wrote: »

Does anyone know if the xtrend et8000 and et 10000 support internal 2.5" sata HDDs? I'm thinking about getting one of these but I don't like the colour of the 8000 so I'm thinking get the 10000 and have 2gb RAM and gigabit Ethernet ect.

Yes they support both.

I have this in mine as I had it spare at the time:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST1000DM003-Barracuda-inch-Drive/dp/B006BRBSE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1451978545&sr=1-1&keywords=seagate+1tb

The ET8000 pictures on the websites do not do it justice. Much nicer looking in person.

I have th ET8000 running Openvix on it for the last 2 months and it has been running flawlessly. Delighted with the upgrade, I upgraded from Amiko Alien 2.

BobbyT28

AngryDiMaria · 05-01-2016 09:36AM

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Yes they support both.

I have this in mine as I had it spare at the time:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST1000DM003-Barracuda-inch-Drive/dp/B006BRBSE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1451978545&sr=1-1&keywords=seagate+1tb

The ET8000 pictures on the websites do not do it justice. Much nicer looking in person.

I have th ET8000 running Openvix on it for the last 2 months and it has been running flawlessly. Delighted with the upgrade, I upgraded from Amiko Alien 2.

BobbyT28

I'm also upgrading from the AA2! Thanks for the info, I think I'll go for the 8000 if it doesn't look too bad in person. Is the remote control better in comparison to the AA2? I have to point mine straight at the box sometimes.

BobbyT28 · 05-01-2016 09:39AM

AngryDiMaria wrote: »

I'm also upgrading from the AA2! Thanks for the info, I think I'll go for the 8000 if it doesn't look too bad in person. Is the remote control better in comparison to the AA2? I have to point mine straight at the box sometimes.

You wont be disappointed. The remote is light years ahead of the AA2. You will not be disappointed with the ET8000, superb box.

I would recommend this to everyone.

BobbyT28

irishgeo · 05-01-2016 10:42AM

is it worth upgrading my duo or stick with it?

BobbyT28 · 05-01-2016 11:06AM

irishgeo wrote: »

is it worth upgrading my duo or stick with it?

I have no experience with the duo sorry. Someone else who has used both could help with that.

BobbyT28

listermint · 05-01-2016 11:10AM

irishgeo wrote: »

is it worth upgrading my duo or stick with it?

What do you want to 'upgrade' for is the question. Is there something that you duo cant do that you require?

If not, then no dont bother.

Im running my Vu Duo 2 years and its been flawless bar the odd restart. It does what it says on the tin.

Of course if you want to run something else IPTV Plex etc then something more powerful would be best path, but for me i have no need for these currently.

irishgeo · 05-01-2016 12:05PM

zefer wrote: »

Thanks. Have an image from there. Which of the softcam's works with this box do you know? Tried a couple and no joy

Thats not allowded to be discussed here.

claiva · 05-01-2016 01:35PM

Hi Guys,
I'm totally new to this whole area but I wonder could someone give me a bit of a steer ?
I'm looking to replace my Sky TV set up.
I'm looking for something that my technophobe wife will happily use with ease and minimal fuss for watching TV.
I'm interested in the watch one programme and record another feature.
I have a Sky Dish and 100mb broadband.
I would happily spend an extra few quid if it meant the unit I got was fast, didn't drop out too often and was easy to use for the rest of the family.

Please recommend a box to me !
I was thinking about getting an Openbox V8S but I do not see them mentioned too much in here ?
I know someone who is using an Nvidia Shield Android box and he is happy with it but I'm leaning towards the satellite boxes for the FTA TV element.
Please give me some advice if its not too much trouble.
thanks,
Clive

GY A1 · 05-01-2016 01:42PM

have a look at enigma2 recievers,
ie this thread
dont waste your time with a v8 or f8

lucast2007us · 05-01-2016 04:05PM

So if money was not a issue guys which one would you recommend the xtrend 1000 or the Mutant HD2400?
The wife has my heart broken over the alien 2 and as they say it's gotta go.

greasepalm · 05-01-2016 05:44PM

both of those quad tuners are excellent and maybe mutant slightly ahead.

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would go better than a cheap zgemma better higher end boxes that openvix can run with.

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old vu duo is old and struggles with newer images and spinning vix,yes upgrade is my advice
went for xtrend 10000 and 2 x cable + 2 sat tuners.

stanley1 · 05-01-2016 07:06PM

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Gigablue-HD-Quad-PLUS-2x-DVB-S-S2-und-1x-Hybrid-DVB-C-T-Tuner-Linux-1080p-HDMI-/181355740254?hash=item2a39a4fc5e:g:YOkAAOxyTMdTKe0o

lucast2007us · 06-01-2016 12:47AM

Where would be the best place to get the Mutant HD2400?

yabadabado · 06-01-2016 01:04AM

I think AC-Sat had best price last time I looked.

yabadabado · 12-01-2016 01:51AM

anyone recommend a cheap single tuner enigma 2 box ?

GY A1 · 12-01-2016 09:42AM

xspeed lx1 is a great reasonable box and good spec's
there also the vu zero, its is tiny but bit moe expensive

banie01 · 12-01-2016 06:30PM

lucast2007us wrote: »

Where would be the best place to get the Mutant HD2400?

yabadabado wrote: »

I think AC-Sat had best price last time I looked.

Thats where I bought from last week, best price I could find with delivery included.

givecredit · 25-01-2016 01:28AM

New kid on the block. Definately one not to be ignored....

http://www.freetv.ie/edision-os-mini-twin-tuner.html

Has OPEN ATV and VIX support.

Edited 26th Jan because of great price at FreeTV. See Zardoz and Irishgeo posts below if you interested in buying this.

Zardoz · 26-01-2016 03:42PM

givecredit wrote: »

New kid on the block. Definately one not to be ignored....

http://www.satkontor.de/edision-os-mini-2x-dvb-s2-full-hd-linux-sat-receiver-schwarz.html

Has OPEN ATV and VIX support.

Nice find

It seems to have the same chipset as the Vu+ Zero (Broadcom 7362) but has an extra tuner for pretty much the same price.
Its like an upgraded Xpeed LX2 ,dual threaded cpu vs single thread and a few extra features like Wifi and bluetooth built in as standard .
Its a fair bit of kit for 124 euro plus delivery.

Btw Freetv.ie have it for €138.90 delivered
http://www.freetv.ie/edision-os-mini-twin-tuner.html

Its a pity that the Mips receivers cant do something about the poor sd picture quality though,its a real bottleneck.

irishgeo · 26-01-2016 05:55PM

Zardoz wrote: »

Nice find

It seems to have the same chipset as the Vu+ Zero (Broadcom 7362) but has an extra tuner for pretty much the same price.
Its like an upgraded Xpeed LX2 ,dual threaded cpu vs single thread and a few extra features like Wifi and bluetooth built in as standard .
Its a fair bit of kit for 124 euro plus delivery.

Btw Freetv.ie have it for €138.90 delivered
http://www.freetv.ie/edision-os-mini-twin-tuner.html

Its a pity that the Mips receivers cant do something about the poor sd picture quality though,its a real bottleneck.

boards as a gift code gets you 7.5% off.

irishgeo · 27-01-2016 01:59PM

Zardoz wrote: »

Nice find

It seems to have the same chipset as the Vu+ Zero (Broadcom 7362) but has an extra tuner for pretty much the same price.
Its like an upgraded Xpeed LX2 ,dual threaded cpu vs single thread and a few extra features like Wifi and bluetooth built in as standard .
Its a fair bit of kit for 124 euro plus delivery.

Btw Freetv.ie have it for €138.90 delivered
http://www.freetv.ie/edision-os-mini-twin-tuner.html

Its a pity that the Mips receivers cant do something about the poor sd picture quality though,its a real bottleneck.

whats the issue with the mips and SD?

Zardoz · 27-01-2016 02:44PM

irishgeo wrote: »

whats the issue with the mips and SD?

The issue is that the sd picture is poor on Mips receivers .

Its basically to do with the Broadcom chipset in the Xtrend and other Mips based receivers .
Its simply not designed for rendering good graphics .

SH4 cpu receivers like the Alien 2 have an Sh4 cpu which is a different architecture which includes a high class floating point math unit and high speed bus which is the key components used for drawing graphics.
SD picture quality is noticeably better on a larger set and HD is marginally better too.

Its a pity really ,the Linux Mips receivers have come on leaps and bounds in the last few years and they are really very powerful receivers but their achilles heel is still picture quality ,primarily sd ,its noticeably inferior to most non Linux receivers .

So despite I owning a Technomate Nano 3T and other 1.3ghz based receivers the Alien 1 and 2 are still my main receivers as I cant accept the SD picture on the Mips receivers .

channelsurfer2 · 27-01-2016 03:24PM

apologies for the silly question but does the edision mini on free tv have a saorview tuner(confused with the twin tuner aspect). i.e can I watch one satellite channel and record another or can I watch rte and record bbc1?

Zardoz · 27-01-2016 03:43PM

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

apologies for the silly question but does the edision mini on free tv have a saorview tuner(confused with the twin tuner aspect). i.e can I watch one satellite channel and record another or can I watch rte and record bbc1?

Freetv have a number of different tuner versions of the Edision Mini

Theres the twin satellite tuner version
http://www.freetv.ie/edision-os-mini-twin-tuner.html

They also have the Mini Combo version with a satellite tuner and a saorview tuner
http://www.freetv.ie/edision-os-mini-combo.html

They also sell an overpriced Triple tuner version which is the twin satellite tuner version bundled with a usb terrestrial tuner.
Youd probably be better off just to buy the twin tuner version and buy the usb tuner separately as a cheap one from china for 7-8 euro may work with it.

channelsurfer2 · 27-01-2016 04:28PM

thanks for that. am minded to go for this golden media box instead.... seems more or less the same with the option of the HDD and no need for the usb stick.
http://www.satworld.ie/golden-media-hypercube-triple-tuner-android.html

Zardoz · 27-01-2016 04:55PM

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

thanks for that. am minded to go for this golden media box instead.... seems more or less the same with the option of the HDD and no need for the usb stick.
http://www.satworld.ie/golden-media-hypercube-triple-tuner-android.html

Do not buy that receiver unless you are a masochist and like tearing your hair out .

Hardware wise it was great but the software support for it was a disaster.
You have been warned.

Best Enigma 2 boxes?

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