Photos of the Technomate TM-2T Twin Tuner Enigma 2 Broadcom MIPS powered receiver [Archive] - Satellite Support Forum .: Home of OpenViX Team:.

Larry-G

05-12-12, 19:34

as far as i know it is the same chassis but it's by no means unusual in the satellite industry to re-purpose chassis designs for new receivers. Even Vu used the Duo chassis on the Ultimo.

bassethound

05-12-12, 21:31

Looks like great twin tuner box if the price is right

Mr. Mister

05-12-12, 21:51

Price is reported to be £219.00

Or at least thats what Jony said it would be in another thread..

judge

05-12-12, 21:55

yellow banner running along the top of the forums.... £219

marty

05-12-12, 22:42

Thats nice :D

Jony

06-12-12, 00:12

For a receiver
1-with 11Gbit on board memory.Imgain what you can do ????
2- RF modulator
3-programmable Teromo, controlled FAN
4-3 usb/which will allow you to use up to 3 extra usb tuners very soon wow means 4 tuner box.
5-Internal PVR Sat Hard disk up to 2 TB>>>proper PVR Ready
6-Dtachabel power cable
7-it records 7 channels at the same time also will do live rewind up to 980 mints.
At £219 is there any receiver in the market today can beat it specially when using VIX image on it

Sicilian

06-12-12, 08:02

Looks like great twin tuner box if the price is right

£219, here you go http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/Digital-Satellite-Receivers/Technomate-Linux-HD-Receivers/Technomate-TM-2T-Enigma-2-Linux-HD-PVR-Twin-Tuner-Satellite-Receiver

bassethound

06-12-12, 09:57

So its going to be £219 then lol :zoom:

cracking price for a twin tuner then any one going to write a review then :p

stav81244

06-12-12, 11:19

Whats the difference between the TM Twin and the T2?

matty_keane

21-01-13, 00:11

Hi, sorry for hijacking this thread, especially with my first post.

I am in the market for a twin tuner HD linux box, which will be my first box of this kind - basically to match my current sky+ hd box features (7 day epg, play, pause, rewind, multiple record, maybe series link?)

After reading and reading, I thought I had my choices narrowed down to a Vu+ Duo, Vu+ Uno (with extra tuner) or Vu+ Solo2. Now I have seen this technomate tm-2t model (very hard to source further reviews) for about £100 cheaper than the solo2.

That's quite a price difference, so I was wondering do you think as a first box I should go for this TM-t2, or should I maybe stick to a Vu+ box which seems to have a lot more support?

All information appreciated, as I am very much a novice, and may have got some of this information wrong.

Cheers

manicscrewdriver

21-01-13, 00:33

OK i read this thread earlier and i was so impressed i bought the company :D

Actually no i'm telling Porkies i just purchased the receiver to replace the POS Alien SHD-8900 :thumbsup:

I was going to go for the Twin, but to be honest i think this is a better looking box. The only downer for me is the one card slot, when i wanted a receiver with two, but I've got a few Smargos knocking around so it shouldn't be a major issue.

I do have a feeling this will become my main box.

Have no fear if it impresses me i will give it a glowing report ;)

Matty, i would give the TM a go. It has better specs than the Vu+ Box and it is the cheaper of the two. Support for the TM image wise isn't as good as the Vu at the moment, but i do feel that this will change in the future, plus you already have 2 good teams doing the firmware for it.

The TM-2T has the makings of a fantastic E2 box, which i think it will be, either that or I've just canned £219 lol

Nano

warajoker

21-01-13, 01:00

not better than the solo2 tho
. It has better specs than the Vu+ Box

manicscrewdriver

21-01-13, 01:11

Ok badly worded, it has better specs than the Vu+ Duo :D

The Vu+ Solo 2 is in a higher league than the TM-2T, although this is reflected in the price. I just want to watch TV on mine so the Vu+ Solo2 would be overkill for what i need it for. The Vu+ Solo 2 is still a cracking bit of kit though.

The good thing now that i have purchased the TM-2T is that i have my other boxes that i can now break to amuse myself :rofl:

Wheres my Jtag lead gone :D

Nano

warajoker

21-01-13, 01:19

lol I understand. thats all I do on mine lol. just watch tv I bought the quad at first then ending up selling the for the solo2 but im only 17 lol so don't really care after buring wholes in my back pocket
Ok badly worded, it has better specs than the Vu+ Duo :D

The Vu+ Solo 2 is in a higher league than the TM-2T, although this is reflected in the price. I just want to watch TV on mine so the Vu+ Solo2 would be overkill for what i need it for. The Vu+ Solo 2 is still a cracking bit of kit though.

The good thing now that i have purchased the TM-2T is that i have my other boxes that i can now break to amuse myself :rofl:

Wheres my Jtag lead gone :D

Nano

judge

21-01-13, 02:30

...
I am in the market for a twin tuner HD linux box, which will be my first box of this kind - basically to match my current sky+ hd box features (7 day epg, play, pause, rewind, multiple record, maybe series link?)
...

If that's all that you are after the TM2T is a great box & does all these functions perfectly.
To watch live tv/record/playback, I can't fault it & would recommend it.

However, if you want to use the new ondemand players or are planning on watching avi/mkv/mp4 and so on file formats, I'd avoid it for now.
TM are aware of the issues & apparently working on new drivers, so hopefully this wont be an issue soon.

Saying that, your current SKY box doesn't support these features either, so as a replacement box, it's a good one.

matty_keane

21-01-13, 10:03

Cheers for the replys guys.

Yeah basically like nanochicken, my main aim is for watching/recording TV - with a similiar epg and layout/functionality of my sky+hd box. I've got other ways to watch media file formats, so that's not a big problem for myself at the minute. On-demand isn't massively high up my list of priorities either, so I like what you's have said about the tm-t2, given that it is roughly £100 cheaper than the solo2.

No doubt the solo2 is probably a superior piece of kit with added functionality, but I think for £219 I think you's have described a box that will suit my needs hopefully for quite a while.

Just out of interest as a novice, if I was ordering from the sponsor, would you reccomend the Vix image pre-installed on the box, instead of the 4D?

Thanks again.

Rob van der Does

21-01-13, 10:13

Just out of interest as a novice, if I was ordering from the sponsor, would you reccomend the Vix image pre-installed on the box, instead of the 4D?
Asking that question on the ViX forum I guess you can guess our answer straight away :D

matty_keane

21-01-13, 11:15

Asking that question on the ViX forum I guess you can guess our answer straight away :D

haha, I was probably asking for that response to be fair!

Cheers again guys.

mbull2012

01-02-13, 13:08

Took delivery of the box on Thursday, Loving it... Highly Recommend.
I thought i would post up a few photos of the Remote & inside the box, as some peeps are always curious to what it looks like...
Very responsive & easy to use so far and very very pleased with this purchase.... Much better than Vu Duo, can't comment on the SOLO2, but I would not be willing to pay the difference in price...

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digidude

01-02-13, 13:12

Took delivery of the box on Thursday, Loving it... Highly Recommend.
I thought i would post up a photo of the Remote, as some peeps are always curious to what it looks like...
Very responsive & easy to use....

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The TM-2T remote is also a 'universal' type remote than can also control a lot of different makes and model of TV, by default, they work my Samsung TVs without needing any programming

manicscrewdriver

01-02-13, 14:06

Mmm that remote looks familiar :D

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looks like it shares the case only as the remote for the TM doesn't work the Gigablue and visa versa. The top and bottom buttons are also reversed.

Nano

Larry-G

01-02-13, 14:20

Mmm that remote looks familiar :D

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looks like it shares the case only as the remote for the TM doesn't work the Gigablue and visa versa. The top and bottom buttons are also reversed.

Nano

Yeah I believe there a generic unit made by a third party for Both GB and TM.

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Mr. Mister

01-02-13, 14:30

Mmm that remote looks familiar :D

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looks like it shares the case only as the remote for the TM doesn't work the Gigablue and visa versa. The top and bottom buttons are also reversed.

Nano

Hence the reason why its very hard to have a Gigablue and a Technomate in the same house..

you get used to the GB remote.. then go to the TM remote.. and you end up messing up the box.. lol

manicscrewdriver

01-02-13, 14:33

Yes i've noticed that too lol

Rob van der Does

01-02-13, 15:24

I've said it before: use a Harmony........
Using a Harmony brings you harmony!

manicscrewdriver

01-02-13, 15:27

Not in my house it wouldn't :D

I have very destructive kids :trustme:

Rob van der Does

01-02-13, 17:04

Not in my house it wouldn't :D

I have very destructive kids :trustme:
Even then: using a Harmony there's only one R/C they can destroy :eek:

Stanman

01-02-13, 17:08

I have to agree with Rob, harmony is bliss.

Mr. Mister

01-02-13, 17:10

Even then: using a Harmony there's only one R/C they can destroy :eek:

Yeah.. Thats a sensible option at a 100 quid a pop.. lol

I dont have one.. and the chance of me forking out that kinda money for a remote is slim to none.. and slim has left town.. !!!!

Stanman

01-02-13, 17:17

Not that expensive, can pick up 515, 525 or 600 for less than $30 quid

Rob van der Does

01-02-13, 17:26

Not that expensive, can pick up 515, 525 or 600 for less than $30 quid
Exactly! And when you have experienced what they do you wish you bought one ages ago!

Larry-G

04-02-13, 18:03

Yeah.. Thats a sensible option at a 100 quid a pop.. lol

I dont have one.. and the chance of me forking out that kinda money for a remote is slim to none.. and slim has left town.. !!!!

Lol I have to agree with you there, for that price I can get 4 sleves of shotgun cartridges.

However logitech regularly sell stock on their site at vastly reduces prices as blemished box stock, when more often than not there just pushing old stock. Got both my harmony 600 and 650 this way.

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ptl141

10-02-13, 13:27

What I'd like to see is a video clip of this box in action. Can't find any on youtube.

Larry-G

10-02-13, 13:30

What I'd like to see is a video clip of this box in action. Can't find any on youtube.

It's pretty much the same as every other E2 receiver and fully depends on which image is being used at the time. for example if you have used a ViX 3.0 image on a Duo you wont see any noticeable difference with the GUI other than where hardware differences may come int to play.

marty

10-02-13, 13:34

Yeah.. Thats a sensible option at a 100 quid a pop.. lol

I dont have one.. and the chance of me forking out that kinda money for a remote is slim to none.. and slim has left town.. !!!!

I paid 54euros for my 700, that included delivery too ;)