OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD 2160p Linux E2 Receiver

**dlmlus** · 24-02-17, 21:21

Originally Posted by watchskies

My SF4008 arrived last week and I have to say I am a disappointed with the performance of this unit.

In my opinion my Mutant 2400 wipes the floor with it in regard to video performance I give the Mutant 97% and the Octagon 88%. They are both connected at 1080p to a Kuro plasma display Mutant running VIX Octagon Openatv 6.0.

Of course the SF4008 supports 4K but perhaps the scaler on the Octagon is having an adverse effect.

I am planning to get a 4K TV later in the year so only time will tell or perhaps when VIX is ready I will install on the SF4008 and let you know.

Of course the SF4008 supports 4K but perhaps the scaler on the Octagon is having an adverse effect.

Have you updated your sf4008 with "atv 6" updates ?
could be the reason.

**watchskies** · 26-02-17, 10:52

Morning Guys.. just giving you an update.

Firstly let me set the scene by telling you the mutant is connected via a sky dish at the BACK of the house, the octagon is connected to a motorised dish on the SIDE of the house.

When I had time yesterday I got the ladders and checked the motorised dish, I found that the cables were not fully tightened so I retightened them and reset up USALS on the octagon, that did the trick the picture quality is now a match for the mutant and occasionally the fine detail looks better.

I watched "Andrew Marr" made me concentrate on the picture quality not the picture content

I am now happy with the octagon which is fully updated and cant wait till I get the 4k TV.

In conclusion "Bloody Doris"

**gabriele** · 26-02-17, 11:35

Originally Posted by watchskies

Morning Guys.. just giving you an update.

Firstly let me set the scene by telling you the mutant is connected via a sky dish at the BACK of the house, the octagon is connected to a motorised dish on the SIDE of the house.

When I had time yesterday I got the ladders and checked the motorised dish, I found that the cables were not fully tightened so I retightened them and reset up USALS on the octagon, that did the trick the picture quality is now a match for the mutant and occasionally the fine detail looks better.

I watched "Andrew Marr" made me concentrate on the picture quality not the picture content

I am now happy with the octagon which is fully updated and cant wait till I get the 4k TV.

In conclusion "Bloody Doris"

So nice to see someone report what they have done that fixes an issue

**machare** · 28-02-17, 20:58

Has anyone been able to use an Octagon SF4008 multistream feature to receive all the French channels on 11509H (MIS1, MIS4 and MIS6) and 12648V (MIS1, MIS2 and MIS3), on 5W, or know for certain that this would be possible?

**twol** · 28-02-17, 21:10

I know there was chat about it on ATV, and the Octagon guy was involved, so i am assuming that it was all resolved.
There is a thread you can follow or perhaps pick up by Google.

**Huevos** · 28-02-17, 21:26

Of course it is possible.

screenshot.jpg

screenshot2.jpg

screenshot3.jpg

screenshot4.jpg

**machare** · 28-02-17, 21:49

Well thank you, for me it is probably a more useful feature than 4K as the are some channels that we might want to watch.

**Tunder** · 01-03-17, 21:29

Hello Gentleman
Do you know if this box can do blindscan now, I heard they were working on it, just wonder if is operational already.
Regards.
Tunder

**twol** · 01-03-17, 21:48

Originally Posted by Tunder

Hello Gentleman
Do you know if this box can do blindscan now, I heard they were working on it, just wonder if is operational already.
Regards.
Tunder

As far as I can see Cable only.

**bassethound** · 02-03-17, 16:35

loving my box so far might even buy a second one for my bedroom cant think of any negatives so far even liking ATV 6 might not even try vix

**john doe** · 02-03-17, 18:50

Originally Posted by bassethound

loving my box so far might even buy a second one for my bedroom cant think of any negatives so far even liking ATV 6 might not even try vix

am thinking same

**Sicilian** · 03-03-17, 08:46

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

**grizzuk** · 04-03-17, 02:57

After reading the posts in here about this box i decided to order 1 (from here ofc)

can't wait to try it and vix5 out as well

**dlmlus** · 04-03-17, 11:33

Originally Posted by grizzuk

After reading the posts in here about this box i decided to order 1 (from here ofc)

can't wait to try it and vix5 out as well

You won,t be dissappointed !!

**ManyG** · 05-03-17, 12:51

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

Thread: OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD 2160p Linux E2 Receiver

Thread Tools

Display

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to watchskies For This Useful Post:

The Following User Says Thank You to twol For This Useful Post:

The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Huevos For This Useful Post:

The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to Sicilian For This Useful Post:

Posting Permissions

Options

About

Site Links

Social Media