Same here really as the satellite things are my boys toys and retired ex TV engineer. Set up with 80cm dish with disecq switches and working off 28.2/19.2/13 degree positions. Been using VIX for the last year and works well with my FTA channels. Must have a dabble though with some new images and see it they offer anything new. Keep me busy for the winter months.
Posts by Paulct
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Wonder what they use in the Far East as lots of the boxes are made there?
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Thank you KiddaC for such a good reply and found it really interesting.
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Also note that Kodi is no longer supported on the Octagon firmware for the SX88. It has been removed
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I've had dealings with Octagon support and been first class in helping me
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I would be interested in comparison of features between the different operating images. When buying sometimes have the choice of which to install and tend to fall back to VIX. What differences go with PLI, OpenATV, Team Blue, OpenEight etc.
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Got an SX88 here and works well but do find it limiting as seems more geared to European markets than the UK. Things like 28.2 restricted to just now and next EPG. The E2 receivers offer more flexibility for extra bits and pieces.
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Paulct What made you go for F4 turbo? Do you (think you will) miss DVB-S2X capability?
Very pleased with the F4 turbo. Using it with 3 lnb setup for 28.2/19.2/13 setup using DISECQ switch. Record programs on to Sandisk USB sticks and can access on my network so can watch on my computers and laptop + can also move recordings over to computer if want to save. Also then use with Handbrake to save space of video files. Best set up I have had so far.
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Got a Formuler F4 turbo here and been using for 10 months now + great little box. Using VIX and does IPTV bits too. Got separate Android box - X96 mini but not been much success apart from Spotify access.
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Ordered already and should be fun to play with
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The Octagon SF8008 is the second 4K UHD receiver from Octagon. It encodes content in HEVC.265, offers two built-in tuners (DVB-S2x and DVB-C / T2), with 15,000 DMIPS quite wirungsfähig and fulfills current connectivity standards. It is equipped with a USB 3.0 port as well as a USB 2.0 port, a Gigabit LAN interface, a CA slot, an S / PDIF output, an AV, an RS-232 and an HDMI connection as well as a MicroSD card slot ,
Octagon SF8008 Powerful 4K receiver from Octagon
For a sufficiently stable connection while enjoying your high-resolution 4K content, the Octagon SF8008 features two WLAN antennas and a permanently installed WIFI module. In addition, the Octagon SF8008 supports numerous images, the download of additional entertainment and multimedia plug-ins, HDR and HLG and is also very economical with a power consumption of less than 0.5 watts.
Specifications Octagon SF8008:
- DVB-S2X & DVB-C / T2 Combo (2xTuner)
- Hisilicon Hi3798MV200 Huawei Chip
- Quad Core 64Bit (4x 1.6GHz) Processor with 15000 DMIPS
- 8GB eMMC
Flash Memory - 1GB DDR4 RAM
- 4- Digit 7
-Segment Display - 300Mbit Wlan installed, 2x Wlan antennas
Features:
- Linux Enigma2 OS Operating System
- DVB-S2X 4K UHD & Multistream
- PIP HD & UHD (Picture in Picture)
- HDR 10bit & HLG
- Blindscan (Blind Search)
- Kodi Support
- HbbTV
- Stalker Support
- ffmpeq HW Playback Support
- 2160P Media playback H.264 and H.265 HEVC
- OTA updates
- PVR recordings (* optional)
- 0.5W stand-by
connections:
1x H.265 HEVC 4K UHD DVB-S2X tuner LNB input
1x H.265 HEVC HD DVB-C / T2 tuner input
1x Dolby S-PDIF
1x AV audio video jack jack to RCA
1x RS-232 socket (maintenance & service)
2x WiFi antenna
1x USB 2.0 port
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I am liking the look of this box and adding to my Christmas list. Hope get a supplier in UK with them soon and priced at 119.90 euros
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Thank you for the help and found out that it was as you suggested a problem with the skin. I changed from original a couple of months back but now reverted to the original. Tried this morning and works fine now. Great app the have and thanks for the time.
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Hoping can get some advice and told SamSamSam is the developer is on this forum. Using IPTV with Vix on a Formuler F4 Turbo and found it useful as could record IPlayer streams but on updating this morning the player has changed to E2i player and I can't seem to be able to record anymore. Any advice would be helpful to continue being able to record the streams. Thanks
