Is solo 4K the best ?

[007xico]

Hi ,
I am coming from a giga quad + and I am looking for the receiver money can buy.
Is solo 4K the one or is there other ones ?
My use will be 2 cable , 2 sat and probably iptv (I do have pi for iptv too ) .
Many thanks .

[Stanman]

It was but the HD51 can do VP as well as HEVC IIRC VP is needed for youtube, it's also slightly cheaper but no third tuner or built in FBC.

Value wise S4K is better.

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[Trial]

Hi,
the best will be the Ultimo 4K in a few weeks. I would wait until Xmas because there are some interesting receiver in the pipeline.

ciao

[Rob van der Does]

Or the GB Quad UHD, due in May.
Solo 4k was too early set in the market, never fully matured, and is now outdated.

[joysleep1]

ultimo 4k looks like a beast. Would gladly like one of those

[Andy_Hazza]

Or the GB Quad UHD, due in May.
Solo 4k was too early set in the market, never fully matured, and is now outdated.

Still a good box though, now a lot of things have been ironed out. Admittedly the 24Hz issue is still present, but the FBC tuners are absolutely fab!


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[joysleep1]

are xtrend going to make any 4k receiver?

[Andy_Hazza]

Is that official? Last I looked they were supposed to hit this year, but it all went quiet - way too quiet for a major box release due within weeks.

If you want FBC and Kodi now, buy a Solo4K. If you can wait or don't need FBC then the HD51 is due FBC tuners next year and great value now, the Ultimo4k/Uno4K are due with FBC in a few months and the Gigablue 4K looks really great on paper. In 6 months time we'll have a whole new generation of hardware on the market and things will be very different, until then the Solo4K is a great box with a few issues, the HD51 is a great box with a lot of promise, neither are the definitive box of the generation.

The Solo4k lacks codec support (as does every other box except the HD51) for VP9, VP10 is coming soon, it's licence is open and therefore free but HVEC (paid licence) is the standard that everyone is clinging onto, VP10 may change that. The Solo4K is a box that will be due a hardware refresh sooner rather than later, or they may just ride it out as long as possible with the Uno/Ultimo versions.

Sponsors have confirmed Mut@nt are not doing FBC!


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[rico_3000]

Sorry to hijack the post but also looking to upgrade to 4K soon,
What is FBC tuners?
At the moment I have a hd2400 with 4 tuners 2x sat and 2x cable running mgcam , is there any box 4K capable of this setup now or in the near future ?
Thanks in advance for any replies and once again sorry for the hijack , Just didn't want to open another post with a similar question .

[Rob van der Does]

Is that official? Last I looked they were supposed to hit this year, but it all went quiet - way too quiet for a major box release due within weeks.

It turned out that there were serious issues with the SoC GB was using for the UHD Quad; it takes some time for BCM to correct the errors, so GB postponed the UHD to may. Box will have FBC tuners (optional).

If you want FBC and Kodi now, buy a Solo4K. If you can wait or don't need FBC then the HD51 is due FBC tuners next year and great value now, the Ultimo4k/Uno4K are due with FBC in a few months and the Gigablue 4K looks really great on paper. In 6 months time we'll have a whole new generation of hardware on the market and things will be very different, until then the Solo4K is a great box with a few issues, the HD51 is a great box with a lot of promise, neither are the definitive box of the generation.

The Solo4k lacks codec support (as does every other box except the HD51) for VP9, VP10 is coming soon, it's licence is open and therefore free but HVEC (paid licence) is the standard that everyone is clinging onto, VP10 may change that. The Solo4K is a box that will be due a hardware refresh sooner rather than later, or they may just ride it out as long as possible with the Uno/Ultimo versions.

AFAIK the Mutant HD52 will also support FBC-tuners.

are xtrend going to make any 4k receiver?

Yep, the ET11000 & 12000

[Andy_Hazza]

Stef at WoS says the Mut@nt have no plans for FBC tuners.


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[joysleep1]

It turned out that there were serious issues with the SoC GB was using for the UHD Quad; it takes some time for BCM to correct the errors, so GB postponed the UHD to may. Box will have FBC tuners (optional).


AFAIK the Mutant HD52 will also support FBC-tuners.


Yep, the ET11000 & 12000

any idea if any of these receivers will support 3.5" hardrives?

[ccs]

ET12k is 2.5", ET11K has gone very quiet, was announced last year, I think.

[Andy_Hazza]

I've spoken with Stef and he's confirmed what I've quoted. Also Mut@nt never promised FBC tuners. I'm sure he will confirm this also.


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[Rob van der Does]

ET12k is 2.5", ET11K has gone very quiet, was announced last year, I think.

See

http://www.nextv.kr/