OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD 2160p Linux E2 Receiver

**dlmlus** · 10-02-17, 19:12

Originally Posted by bassethound

Just got my tracking info from wos best cancel my Monday Pilates class

Me TOOOOOOOooooooo.

**John57** · 10-02-17, 19:16

I have never considered a Octagon receiver in the past but this does look like a really sensible box to consider as I would like to invest in a 4k receiver with a Vix image....going to be keeping a eye on this thread and the overall development that is going on.

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John.

**Andy_Hazza** · 10-02-17, 19:17

All I would say is all the videos and the marketing has really hyped up this receiver, hope it delivers......

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**twol** · 10-02-17, 19:59

Originally Posted by Andy_Hazza

All I would say is all the videos and the marketing has really hyped up this receiver, hope it delivers......
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Couldn't agree more Andy.
Its really nice to see a supplier Octagon working so closely with an image provider .... but this can (and currently looking at an issue with the hd51) lead to issues that affect other images...maybe too close

So far my view of the HD51 vs the SF4008 is pretty equal ..... there are plusses and minusses

on both sides.
I am certainly not seeing the tuner benefits I expected to see .... but I have an unusual situation living on the edge of 28.2E FTA reception

So at the moment I am actually coming down on the HD51 side ... if the apparent issue can be fixed

..... but the HD51 remote is a real pig

**bassethound** · 10-02-17, 20:14

Looks like the biggest moan on the atv forum is the lack of descent rubber feet so the front flap dont lift the front of the receiver up when opening the flap to gain access to the USB socket.

The simple things can annoy the Germans lol

**nsw9154** · 10-02-17, 20:36

i have been following these 2 receivers with interest as i am debating getting a LG OLED 4k TV & a Suitable 4k Receiver and so far for me it's looking like the Ultimo 4k

**twol** · 10-02-17, 20:40

Well, I can understand (obviously living in Germany rubs off

), but its the number of screws on the casing and HDD cradle that drove me mad..... very poor..... plus poor cabling.
Remote is super.
.... but picturewise, yes its super but = HD51.

So the Marketing hype on the tuners ... doesn,t actually work for me, so really disappointed.
Also the SF4008 doesn't currently have the HDMI colourmetric options of the HD51.
.. and the HD51 has multi image support built in ... a plus for me.

So at the moment the SF4008 is heading towards my backup office receiver ... cie la vie

**bassethound** · 10-02-17, 20:44

Biggest problem with the Ultimo 4k is the price and if you don't need 4 tuners or more there are cheaper 4K boxes to spend your money on.

**Ev0** · 10-02-17, 20:47

Originally Posted by bassethound

Biggest problem with the Ultimo 4k is the price and if you don't need 4 tuners there are cheaper 4K boxes to spend your money on.

4 tuners ?

It comes with 8 as a minimum (providing you have the right lnb, or a cable feed to use it with) and is expandable to 18 tuners (internal).

**twol** · 10-02-17, 20:47

Originally Posted by nsw9154

i have been following these 2 receivers with interest as i am debating getting a LG OLED 4k TV & a Suitable 4k Receiver and so far for me it's looking like the Ultimo 4k

You are obviously a Harrods guy

The Ultimo would be useless for me, everybody talks about how many channels they can record..... but only if you can actually pick them up... for me the Ultimo is still a box thats trying to find a solution to an issue thats not actually an issue .

**bassethound** · 10-02-17, 20:49

Originally Posted by twol

Well, I can understand (obviously living in Germany rubs off

), but its the number of screws on the casing and HDD cradle that drove me mad..... very poor..... plus poor cabling.
Remote is super.
.... but picturewise, yes its super but = HD51.

So the Marketing hype on the tuners ... doesn,t actually work for me, so really disappointed.
Also the SF4008 doesn't currently have the HDMI colourmetric options of the HD51.
.. and the HD51 has multi image support built in ... a plus for me.

So at the moment the SF4008 is heading towards my backup office receiver ... cie la vie

Seems a bit harsh comparing the et4008 which has barely hit the shops to the HD51 that has been out for months and will have had most driver issues fixed

**Andy_Hazza** · 10-02-17, 20:50

I agree with Ev0, and the Ultimo 4K is a cracking receiver.

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**bassethound** · 10-02-17, 20:56

the Ultimo 4K is a cracking receiver id love one but the price tag is high for a sat receiver that i would not use to its full capability's

**twol** · 10-02-17, 20:58

Originally Posted by bassethound

Seems a bit harsh comparing the et4008 which has barely hit the shops to the HD51 that has been out for months and will have had most driver issues fixed

Probably..... but SF4008 been available for longer here on the continent ... and the work between Octagon and ATV has been impressive and been ongoing for some months... but can only compare what I see

Unfortunately, the Germanic area is a bigger market for these guys and they start here much earlier, which is why they are starting to work closely with ATV (my view) .. which I view as both positive and perhaps negative

Really at this moment its a toss of the coin between both receivers and probably down to user choice

**bassethound** · 10-02-17, 21:02

When will Vix be released for the sf4008? i can wait till Monday when my box arrives

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