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    GigaBlue Quad 4K

    Delivery: Good packaging, but hate the plastic wrap

    Package Contents:
    Receiver, plus excellent 412 page Handbook, unfortunately for English speakers in German, but you can get by.
    ... very comprehensive, including the normal stuff, plus FCB tuner setup, HDD and (Optional) Tuner installation
    ... apart from screenshots, excellent
    Receiver, solid (see internal screenshots), plus initally disappointing small colour LCD (compared to ET8500) but on power up is good quality
    Comes with HDD cable, caddy screws (longer than normal) plus (please note) a square plastic block that contains push out washers for insertion between caddy and HDD.... hence length of caddy screws
    Remote ... excellent, comprehensive and can be used to control other devices

    Installation:HDD
    When will these outfits learn from the Xtrend ET8500 (attach to caddy (4 screws) and slide in.
    This needs 5 screws casing, 4 screws caddy, 4 screws attach HDD, re-attach caddy (4), re-attach casing 5 ........give me a break!!
    plus attach power cable and SATA cable

    Image:
    Comes with OpenMIPS, typical wizards and easy set up, except I had to go into German to find (later) the tuner config setup --- couldn't find it in English.
    FBC tuner setup straight forward (although manual helps)
    In OpenMips lightning fast and excellent picture.
    FBC works as expected - I have tuner A on 28.2E only as an FBC tuner and Tuner B is a 19.2E & 28.2E normal dvb-S2 tuner setup.

    Then couch flashed to OpenVix
    Basically works fine, although for some things it is not as fast as OpenMips and also setting up the services was a pain in the ***
    I initially had by mistake setup the FBC tuner with 19.2E and it would not forget it, so doing a scan completely ****** up.
    Probably my issue with my ViX but need to look at it.

    Overall, very smooth, quality receiver (so far!)

    Will try OpenATV tomorrow and play further with ViX
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    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    Edit: a small typo: the manual is 112 pages.... but still comprehensive!
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    how long is the cold boot?

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    Looks very good, will see what your views are after you have mastered it all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by twol View Post
    Then couch flashed to OpenVix
    Basically works fine, although for some things it is not as fast as OpenMips and also setting up the services was a pain in the ***
    I initially had by mistake setup the FBC tuner with 19.2E and it would not forget it, so doing a scan completely ****** up.
    Before anyone asks, this is not an official OpenViX image, because there isn't one. That means nothing in this unofficial image has been added to take advantage of any special features this STB offers. Not even correct video modes.
    Last edited by Huevos; 29-05-17 at 08:52.
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    Twol , good update

    Many thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2stein View Post
    how long is the cold boot?
    read 55s in the german board... which is

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    Quote Originally Posted by Huevos View Post
    Before anyone asks, this is not an official OpenViX image, because there isn't one. That means nothing in this unofficial image has been added to take advantage of any special features this STB offers. Not even correct video modes.
    Yes, it's an absolutely unofficial build , but everything including video modes, Imagebackup, couch flash, GigaBlue RCU support, hdmi-In, DVB-S NIM(45208 FBC) etc are in. ....... may not be the best code but works at the moment
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    I bet OpenAtv 6 runs better

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    All PM,s asking about c/s on cable will be ignored and reported to forum staff!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bassethound View Post
    I bet OpenAtv 6 runs better

    PHP Code:
    http://images.mynonpublic.com/openatv/6.0/index.php?open=gbquad4k 
    Why? Runs fine.
    ...but will let you know later about ATV
    Last edited by twol; 29-05-17 at 12:47.
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    On the GB 4K is the CI CI+? The other one here had a CI+ Fransat cam and card as a present a couple of months back from her friends in France, but as my setup was not working at the time she has not been able to use it. I have been told not all boxes have CI+.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emulated View Post
    On the GB 4K is the CI CI+? The other one here had a CI+ Fransat cam and card as a present a couple of months back from her friends in France, but as my setup was not working at the time she has not been able to use it. I have been told not all boxes have CI+.
    CI+ is marked as working, although not something I can test.
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    @twol, can you push the changes to avoid duplication of effort please?

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    Quote Originally Posted by abu baniaz View Post
    @twol, can you push the changes to avoid duplication of effort please?
    If can will do ... afraid I am not the most organised guy... but will look at doing it once I am through this weeks testing and happy with the results.
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    Current status: have sorted out why my FBC config was messing up, although once you seem to define an incorrect satellite (like 19.2E) it never seems to forget - hence automatic sat scan screws up and I also lose whichever tuner I mess up... even if I go back and correct.
    However, have to say that once you know what you are doing, it's much easier configuring on ViX than ATV

    Apart from that the only difference between ATV and ViX is which you like best
    However, must go back to MIPS, as at the time it seemed faster ..... just wish Multiboot was currently installed .. would save a lot of time.

    So basically have both ATV and ViX set up as I like them, so will play a bit more....like all my receivers I only couch flash...... still haven't had to usb flash the GiGaBlue.

    Overall, still a really nice receiver .. but boot up and restarts do take time.... which for me is not a big deal, and I regularly change images/releases.... but for some people seems a big deal
    Last edited by twol; 29-05-17 at 18:24.
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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