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What are these boxes like? I've seen a video on youtube and I know the boot time is quite long but is the box fast enough when it's fully booted up?
What are the zap times like and the speed when accessing the epg? Does it take a few seconds to load the epg or is it instant?
I'm thinking about one for a relative but I don't what them getting frustrated by lag as they will be doing all there channel changes through the 7 day epg.
Any opinions appreciated.
Good box no lag. I have an ET5000 and that is older and zaps are ok
How long does it take to open up the full epg and bring up the single info bar on your box stanman?
Thanks for replying
Infobar pretty much instant. EPG 2-4 secs, depends on bouquet.
Thats great guys cheers, Are you using swap files with the boxes or do they not need it?
I use swap on a USB stick, helps. Remember is 500mhz, but only single core. To put into comparison, VU+ Solo is 333mhz single core.
am i right in thinkinig the maxdigital has a dvb-s tuner and not a dvb-s2 tuner so picture quality and audio will not be as good?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-S
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-S2
I read somewhere that the box was laggy but just wanted a few more opinions before I purchased.
If it isn't laggy then it's a bit of a bargain at the current price.
in my opinion a better box would be the gigblue 800
i have 2 for sale http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?26032-2-x-Gigablue-800UE-Receivers&p=194885#post194885
in my opinion a better box would be the gigblue 800
i have 2 for sale http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?26032-2-x-Gigablue-800UE-Receivers&p=194885#post194885
They have 333mhz single core cpu :confused:
am i right in thinkinig the maxdigital has a dvb-s tuner and not a dvb-s2 tuner so picture quality and audio will not be as good?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-S
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-S2
The XP1000 IS DVB-S/S2.
They have 333mhz single core cpu :confused:
didnt say faster.
my reasons are that it has a dvbs-2 tuner, 2 x usb ports and a seperate power supply. but thats only my opinion.
The XP1000 IS DVB-S/S2.
well up to 2 mins ago on the sponsor website it said dvb-s
so i assume the sponsor is just after changing the details on their website
well up to 2 mins ago on the sponsor website it said dvb-s
so i assume the sponsor is just after changing the details on their website
It would hardly have HDMI if it wasn't S2 ;)
didnt say faster.
my reasons are that it has a dvbs-2 tuner, 2 x usb ports and a seperate power supply. but thats only my opinion.
XP1000 is DVB-S/S2, yes only 1 USB port and it also has external PSU.
Any this is about the XP1000, not you trying to sell your receivers, imo both the Gigablue HD800xx models are good too, the XP1000 is a bargain @ £139.
obivously a typo so - better change the ebay ad as well so http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MaxDigital-XP1000-Single-Tuner-DVB-S2-HD-VIX-Enigma-2-Linux-Satellite-Receiver-/190776690814?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Recei vers&hash=item2c6b2d487e
XP1000 is DVB-S/S2, yes only 1 USB port and it also has external PSU.
Any this is about the XP1000, not you trying to sell your receivers, imo both the Gigablue HD800xx models are good too, the XP1000 is a bargain @ £139.
i apologise for that - it was cheeky of me to do so
manicscrewdriver
07-02-13, 23:34
in my opinion a better box would be the gigblue 800
i have 2 for sale http://www.world-of-satellite.com/sh...885#post194885
I have had a play with a XP1000 and it is a faster box than both my Giagblue 800 Solo and the 800 Se. Only time will tell if the support is going to be as good, but at the moment things are looking very rosy for it with the teams that are already writing images for it. The XP1000 also has 2 card readers where the Gigablue only has one.
I think i would rather spend the extra £14 and have a new XP1000 over a second hand Gigablue Se.
Nothing wrong with the Gigablue boxes, if you did purchase one you would be more than happy with it, i am with mine.
Nano
How does this box compare to the Xtrend ET5000 or the ET4000? I'm currently looking for a single tuner E2 box I can have a play with. Can't see my budget stretching to the Vu but this seems a good little box. This range all seems to be around the same price, just trying to compare connections and specs, seems to only have 128mb of RAM whereas the Xtrend has 256 but the CPU in this one is faster.
Tried a DM800SE clone. Absolute rubbish.
freestyler
15-02-13, 21:23
I cant comment on other boxes but I have one of these and I have had a vu+duo and apart from it being slightly slower than the vu and the obvious lack of second tuner and internal hard drive option its very similar.
I find Vix runs as well on it as it did on the duo in every way. I only parted with the duo because I never used the second tuner and record facility, infact it had a 1tb hard drive and when I wiped it before selling it had only used 2% of it!
the xp1000 is a great box for £139...i run a vu solo with black hole, got the max digital for my dad... prefer the xp ! had an issue with the vix 3.0 image(var/keys-folder-empty) re-flashed it with the ymod variation and all is well had no issues with ts panel at all....loaded sgt flip flops and my dad is very impressed...some people still buy them closed source boxes ala blade etc but its a no-brainer to be honest..get one of these !
I presume the "the ymod variation" is some backup someone's created?
If so, it's going to be hard to support you as it's not a core image & we have no control of what's been included or even tested it.
As for tspanel, it's not supported for various reasons, much better to learn how to install the required files you're using it for yourself.
manicscrewdriver
23-02-13, 23:41
ymod is just a modified version of OSCam that allows you to share and read keys as if was a genuine card, thats about as much as i want to go into it due to the forum rules
I've only played with it just to see what its capable of on my old DM500. It works quite well with ORF & Austriasat.
Nano
I've just bought one of these boxes yesterday and it's a bargain for the money. I didnt have a usb hard drive so i just made a couple of smb network mounts for the recording drive, epg data and my videos on my debian server. All runs sweet. Im using the Crossepg plugin, it takes about 3 seconds for that to come up but the enigma single channel epg is almost instant and is in fact the most used epg i use. I only use the crossepg if im looking through the days events to maybe set a few recordings, so for that speed isnt really important for me. Btw i am using Openpli which great but the vix image is equally as nice.
I've just bought one of these boxes yesterday and it's a bargain for the money. I didnt have a usb hard drive so i just made a couple of smb network mounts for the recording drive, epg data and my videos on my debian server. All runs sweet. Im using the Crossepg plugin, it takes about 3 seconds for that to come up but the enigma single channel epg is almost instant and is in fact the most used epg i use. I only use the crossepg if im looking through the days events to maybe set a few recordings, so for that speed isnt really important for me. Btw i am using Openpli which great but the vix image is equally as nice.
i agree brilliant box for the current price you wont be disappointd:)
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