Which satellite receiver manufacturer is best?!?

[twol]

wasn't that long ago that Z word was a swear word

..... and I remember also when Japanese electronic products were also supposed to be rubbish ......but things change(at least in Electronics)

[Huevos]

..... and I remember also when Japanese electronic products were also supposed to be rubbish ......but things change(at least in Electronics)

Yeah, yeah, back in the good old days when Nissan was called Datsun to make it sound more western.

[1554leslie]

I have gone through most makes and always found the vu to be the best but cost the most to.

[Huevos]

I have gone through most makes and always found the vu to be the best but cost the most to.

Best how? Please define.

[clivejo]

I ended up getting the ZGemma H7S with OpenViX and installed my own 2.5" drive. Visually it is very basic, has only a 4 character 7 segment LED display, but so far it has handled everything I have thrown at it! Max load was watching channel locally via HDMI, while recording another (using both sat tuners) and also streaming a recorded programme to my Linux laptop over the LAN, which it deals with no problems.

Wish I could find some documentation on how to configure the front panel, as I want it to display the channel number (currently displays the time) and also use the red LED to indicate that it is recording.

[clivejo]

May I tag onto this?

I thought the Mutant HD51 was the go-to receiver not that long ago; what has changed?

It was actually the Mutant HD51 I was initially looking at due to some online reviews on YouTube, but is currently sold out on WOS. There were a few on eBay but with prices of £700 to £1200 which I think are just place holders for eBay sellers who are out of stock.

[Sicilian]

Pretty sure RED / GREEN LED mentions in the H7 manual are typo errors. I pointed this out to Zgemma.

The H7 is basically a newer version of the HD51. The H7 is a top box imo. Low cost, broadcom CPU, internal HDD, fast, stable and well supported. Looks similar to HD51, just reduced in size. Remote is good too.

[clivejo]

I have noticed that the remote control receiver (on the device) is a bit weak. I bought a power strip which detects when I hit the standby button on the remote and turns off the TV and peripherals. The detector for the IR is bluetak-ed on to the top of the Zgemma and it seems to have a MUCH better detection than the Zgemma receiver, anyone experienced this?

[amektura]

So you could look at the h9-2S - a neat little (literally) box... but would be better if you could define your specific requirements and perhaps nice to have

Been around for years, H7 is my main test box. Fast box and has 3 tuners compared with HD51 that has 2.

[abu baniaz]

Been around for years, H7 is my main test box. Fast box and has 3 tuners compared with HD51 that has 2.

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