OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD 2160p Linux E2 Receiver

[machare]

AIUI you would need an amplifier with an Optical S/PDIF input. I would expect it to work with the equipment that I have, which does not have dolby.

The Vix image has been released and will have been tested beforehand. You can read what people have said in the Vix forum.

If you have not flashed a receiver before, you may find it easier to order a box with Vix already installed (FOC)

[twol]

Hello
I am a newbie to this thread. I am thinking of obtaining the Octagon SF4008, but there are some questions I need to ask
- Is the digital output compatible the DAC's found in most stereo integrated amplifiers. Does it require the decoding of Dolby digital?
- Is the VIX image fully operational?
The picture taken from Antenne 2 looks great.
Best wishes

I haven't tried the optical ouput, but I always feed the hdmi through my Onkyo receivers to get AC3 when it is available on the service without any issues.
The ViX Image is fully operational
And depending on the capabilities of your TV it can provide an excellent picture.

[machare]

P.S. What I actually do for sound is to connect my TV to my HiFi using optical S/PDIF. That way the sound from the TV goes to the HiFi regardless of the signal source. Because of a fault on my Samsung TV, sometimes the TV and the HiFi sound are not synchronized. The TV has a facility for adjusting the synchronization, it just sometimes appears to forget the setting.

[twol]

All my sources go through my amps (AppleTV, Sonos, BluRay, Media player, E2 receiver, Ipad streaming) so i pick up the best sound achievable ... don't know why you would do it any other way..... but ......always reasons

[ManyG]

Thanks for the advice to ask for Vix to be flashed at time of sale.
My equipment contains some obsolete items and needs to be modernised. However I want the upgrading to be done in a way that is not too expensive and avoids any problems. I need stereo, rather full surround sound and Dolby Digital/ DTS will scramble many DACs and digital integrated stereo receivers. I agree that the sound output from the satellite receiver is best routed directly to the amplifier, though I did not hear any discernible difference when, sometime ago, I routed sound through a TV on another system. Assuming the digital output on the Octagon SF 4008 is indeed a Dolby output, another alternative is to use a specialist Dolby DAC and route the output into an analogue amplifier which I would then not to have to replace.
Best wishes

[mrxbox360]

On my mutant hd51 running vix 5 ive connect by hdmi to my samsung smart 4k tv wich is connected by the optical out on the tv to my bose solo 5 sound bar, so far no synch issues & considering the size of bose you get really decent sound ok it will never shake the windows like my old yamaha 5.1 set up. the main points for me was decent sound - compact size & its all controlled through my logitech harmony 650 remote.

[gammgubbe]

Hi,

I have been playing with my SF4008 since last weekend. I hope blindscan will be fixed soon. There is plugin but it doesn't work. Lack of driver I have learned. Kodi would be nice addition too. Saw it in the feed but it doesn't work.

One thing that bothers me is when scanning a frequency you have to set FEC. There is no Auto selection. I hope this can be fixed in an update of OpenATV 6.0.

[bassethound]

Preparing Kodi in the git for sf4008

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=de&sp=nmt4&u=https://github.com/oe-alliance/oe-alliance-core/tree/4.0/meta-brands/meta-octagon&usg=ALkJrhicjG6A79cLXO2EAqOw4R7TfwzxWA 

[twol]

Preparing Kodi in the git for sf4008

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=de&sp=nmt4&u=https://github.com/oe-alliance/oe-alliance-core/tree/4.0/meta-brands/meta-octagon&usg=ALkJrhicjG6A79cLXO2EAqOw4R7TfwzxWA 

Although this is more generic and not Octagon Brand specific

[rajigagi]

Hi all,
So Sorry if this is a bit of a dumb question but I'd appreciate some help please?
Iv'e read that Vix is now available for the box but it isn't showing up as one of the pre-loaded options on WOS so how do I get it?
Any help would be very much appreciated and thanks in advance

[khan888]

Hi all,
So Sorry if this is a bit of a dumb question but I'd appreciate some help please?
Iv'e read that Vix is now available for the box but it isn't showing up as one of the pre-loaded options on WOS so how do I get it?
Any help would be very much appreciated and thanks in advance

It's not a stupid question at all, the link is below you need to flash via USB

http://www.openvix.co.uk/index.php/d...images/sf4008/


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[gammgubbe]

It's not a stupid question at all, the link is below you need to flash via USB

http://www.openvix.co.uk/index.php/d...images/sf4008/


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What differs openvix from openatv? I used OpenPli for my DM800Hd, if Vix looks more like Pli maybe I should change too. I would like Powervu and if possible also BBC at 27.5W, would it be easier with Vix? To be honest I have not tried any of it in OpenATV 6.0, still new to the box and trying to figure out how everything works. Got Oscam Emu and Biss work quite easily though.

[twol]

As far as I am aware, OpenATV was sourced from OpenViX and both pull code changes at times from OpenPli.
Since the origination of the OA-Alliance where the build resources are shared, they have gone separate ways and there are differences in packages built into the images and the way that some things are handled (eg settings backup, image backup and restore).
To me OpenViX is more user friendly both in finding things (usually in one place, compared to ATV where often you find Menu/Plugin information/controls in multiple options - although in German its a bit easier) and in installed plugins.
As you will have seen from the OpenPli thread on 27.5W, there are ViX users, but cannot comment further.

Also if you have read the register information, you will be aware that talk about illegal access is not covered on this forum

[bassethound]

What differs openvix from openatv? I used OpenPli for my DM800Hd, if Vix looks more like Pli maybe I should change too. I would like Powervu and if possible also BBC at 27.5W, would it be easier with Vix? To be honest I have not tried any of it in OpenATV 6.0, still new to the box and trying to figure out how everything works. Got Oscam Emu and Biss work quite easily though.

use Ncam 1.1 to get P@wervu working its based on Oscam but has more functionality

[john doe]

use Ncam 1.1 to get P@wervu working its based on Oscam but has more functionality

ncam works flawlessly for me.