007.4
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- Joined
- Dec 8, 2002
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- My Satellite Setup
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STBs = Ultimo4K, VUDUO2, VuSolo2, Alien2, AzBox HD Elite, ET8000:
Dishes = 180cm PF, 80cm offset, 60cm offset, Sky mini:
LNBs c120 for PF dish = Ku-Band White Smart Titanium (modified to c120)
and for C-Band Titanium C1W-PLL
- My Location
- UK
I'm looking to purchase a new 4K STB. My budget is up to £350.
I have three static dishes and one motorised dish at present, using one diseqc switch on my VU-DUO2 with three S2 tuners.
Ideally I want 3x DVB-S2 tuners (S2x not important ATM but may useful for be future-proofing?) and facility to use my existing 3.5" 1.5TB HDD (most likely this will have to be external).
I've short listed Mutant HD51, Octagon sf4008 and GigaBlue quad 4K. They all have advantages and disadvantages.
eg
Mutant - cheapest, good image support but only 2 tuners, alleged poor remote and no eSATA.
Octagon - mid priced and good in most departments but no OpenPli support, no stream-relay support (still?) and no eSATA.
GigaBlue - a lot more expensive and most features. However, no OpenPli or ViX images (yet) and no DVB-S2x.
What are other important characteristics I should be considering? eg which has Blindscan etc?
What is the general consensus here which will be the best buy to suit my needs now (and perhaps in the future)?
I have three static dishes and one motorised dish at present, using one diseqc switch on my VU-DUO2 with three S2 tuners.
Ideally I want 3x DVB-S2 tuners (S2x not important ATM but may useful for be future-proofing?) and facility to use my existing 3.5" 1.5TB HDD (most likely this will have to be external).
I've short listed Mutant HD51, Octagon sf4008 and GigaBlue quad 4K. They all have advantages and disadvantages.
eg
Mutant - cheapest, good image support but only 2 tuners, alleged poor remote and no eSATA.
Octagon - mid priced and good in most departments but no OpenPli support, no stream-relay support (still?) and no eSATA.
GigaBlue - a lot more expensive and most features. However, no OpenPli or ViX images (yet) and no DVB-S2x.
What are other important characteristics I should be considering? eg which has Blindscan etc?
What is the general consensus here which will be the best buy to suit my needs now (and perhaps in the future)?