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Do I need a Linux receiver? If so, which?
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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 869588" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p>Many Linux boxes are high end enthusiast boxes. they are almost infinitely customisable, and can be used for various nefarious purposes, the main one being card sharing. (Which is most definitely frowned upon on most decent forums)</p><p></p><p>However many of us like the boxes because of their flexibility - almost unlimited channels can be added, useful when you are chasing down new channels and just scan everything going on the satellites you can receive.</p><p></p><p>Many boxes can indeed have their channel lists edited via your home lan using a nifty programme called dreamboxedit.</p><p></p><p>And yup some boxes can be streamed via your lan using vlc player. I sometimes watch 4:2:2 feeds using vlc player, even though the receiver wont actually decode the video via the onboard graphics.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Just this week Ive finally managed to get the Duo to play mp4 video files off my NASbox and set up a mapped drive n my computer to the Duo hard drive so I can move video files onto it. </p><p></p><p>Not a particularly difficult thing to set up as it turned out but its one of those things Ive been meaning to experiment with for ages. Now I can finally play some torrent files on the tv (downloaded completely legally from the NRK Norway website) </p><p></p><p>Do you need a linux box? Only you can answer that question, but be aware the more complicated boxes are not exactly plug and play - they are easy enough to set up for basic functions but to get the best out of them using advanced features can take months of tinkering cursing, head scratching and pure bloody minded determination to make it do what you want it to. Ive had linux boxes round the house for about 7-8 years now and even after all this time there are some functions which I havent the faintest idea what they do</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 869588, member: 176362"] Many Linux boxes are high end enthusiast boxes. they are almost infinitely customisable, and can be used for various nefarious purposes, the main one being card sharing. (Which is most definitely frowned upon on most decent forums) However many of us like the boxes because of their flexibility - almost unlimited channels can be added, useful when you are chasing down new channels and just scan everything going on the satellites you can receive. Many boxes can indeed have their channel lists edited via your home lan using a nifty programme called dreamboxedit. And yup some boxes can be streamed via your lan using vlc player. I sometimes watch 4:2:2 feeds using vlc player, even though the receiver wont actually decode the video via the onboard graphics. Just this week Ive finally managed to get the Duo to play mp4 video files off my NASbox and set up a mapped drive n my computer to the Duo hard drive so I can move video files onto it. Not a particularly difficult thing to set up as it turned out but its one of those things Ive been meaning to experiment with for ages. Now I can finally play some torrent files on the tv (downloaded completely legally from the NRK Norway website) Do you need a linux box? Only you can answer that question, but be aware the more complicated boxes are not exactly plug and play - they are easy enough to set up for basic functions but to get the best out of them using advanced features can take months of tinkering cursing, head scratching and pure bloody minded determination to make it do what you want it to. Ive had linux boxes round the house for about 7-8 years now and even after all this time there are some functions which I havent the faintest idea what they do :D [/QUOTE]
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