Newbie need help deciding..

[Mandanddeb]

My mate sent a box back to Germany for £12 and it was returned working for free apparently it was bashed in shipment but £12 returned in 5 working days isn't that bad really

I'm from Wrexham area too lol
Iv got a vu+ ultimo but my sisters got a venton hd2 twin and iv goto say it kicks arse in every department much faster than a duo and it's almost as fast as the solo2 a nice box on a budget

 

[Jason]

Careful, I'm keeping a log of all members from Wrexham in-case I need to bend an ear

GB Quad on it's way from Germany as we speak. Let's hope I haven't dropped a bo**ock

 

[cwebb66]

hi Jason I would of bought one off sponsor tbh for peace of mind

 

[Jason]

hi Jason I would of bought one off sponsor tbh for peace of mind

Yeah that would have been a better idea to be honest. Still, it's coming from a pretty well know supplier so I should be OK if the worst happens...

Not a 100% sure how a German warranty works but it can't be much different to a UK warranty (hopefully) and have been reading about that Gigablue are pretty good at sorting issues out.

 

[Johev]

Sorry to high-jack the thread however I have a very similar question.

A friend of mine wants an HD receiver as this old one is giving him some problems (still only SD).

From the information here I see that for a DVB-S2 dual receiver the majority recommended the Gigablue Quad HD, however for a single DVB-S2 receiver I would like to know if anyone recommends a cheaper enigma2 receiver.

Would the Xtrend 4000 be a good choice or would you recommend something better (price/quality wise)? Is Xtrend 4000 a true enigma2 receiver or does it run on an emulator (this I want to avoid the most).

Many thanks for your replies and thank you once again for helping me out.

 

[Larry-G]

Have a loot at the TM Nano, it's a belting little box for the price.

 

[Johev]

Have a loot at the TM Nano, it's a belting little box for the price.

Thanks pheonix,

Would you rate the TM NANO better than the Xtrend 4000 or worst? The price difference is not huge and from what I see the Xtrend looks to have a better CPU? Am I right or am I missing something?

Many thanks in advance for a reply.

 

[Larry-G]

I have never used a Xtrend my self so i cant compare the two but i do have a Nano and cant fault it.

 

[judge]

I have both, no noticable speed difference between them.
If I was to buy one today, I'd probably pick the Nano as it's newer, looks like USB tuner support will be working soon & the remote is easier to use.
The remote for the ET4000 is pretty small & feels a bit cheap.

 

[Sicilian]

Another excellent choice for a single tuner would be the Octagon SF8 HD http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk...agon-Linux-HD-Receivers/Octagon-SF8-HD-XP1000 Very, very reliable hardware.

 

[Jason]

Anyway, back to the topic

Can I ask if the quad is any more susceptible to brick than any other box.. I seems to be reading more and more posts that people have bricked their box while upgrading the bootloader. Is this down to user error or box malfunction?

 

[BubbleBalls]

Anyway, back to the topic

Can I ask if the quad is any more susceptible to brick than any other box.. I seems to be reading more and more posts that people have bricked their box while upgrading the bootloader. Is this down to user error or box malfunction?

Personally, I have not read or heard of any one bricking one. There are many guides on this site, and like any other piece of kit, if you follow them to the letter you will be OK. These guides only work if the correct files are being used in the correct way. All such boxes can be bricked but very few are. You just need to take things slowly and surely.


Tapatalker

 

[Jason]

Well it's arrived... let's get confused!

 

[Jason]

Another shout out for some more help.

Got VIX on the box now and it's working well. Anyone know where I might grab picons and a Sky Boutique by any chance.

Starting to chill a bit now, isn't the car crash I thought it would be... phew.

 

[judge]

Picons can be found in the plugin feeds, Menu -> Plugins -> Green button -> picons or http://www.world-of-satellite.com/forumdisplay.php?35-Picons
SKY Bouquets can be set up by, Menu -> Setup -> Service Searching -> AutoBouquetsMaker

 

[Larry-G]

Anyway, back to the topic

Can I ask if the quad is any more susceptible to brick than any other box.. I seems to be reading more and more posts that people have bricked their box while upgrading the bootloader. Is this down to user error or box malfunction?

No more than any other receiver, but you must also remember that a bootloader update is akin to a bios update on a PC and if for example the unit powers down mid way through the process of updating the bootloader it will brick it. at best it will need j-tagging back to life and at worst it will become a doorstop.

 

[Jason]

Got to say I'm well out my comfort zone with this box and VIX. I hope it all starts to sink. I was half tempted to send the box back and get a Duo but after some thought I don't see there being any point, it's the OS I'm struggling with not the hardware..

Only snag I'm having now is the only storage option I'm having for the picons is internal storage even though there is 2 USB sticks in the unit. I'll plod on, maybe it's a silly mistake I'm making.

Thanks fella's.

 

[Larry-G]

How are your USB sticks formatted ? and why two ?.

 

[Emulated]

I think you are jumping ahead a bit. Get used to the box for a few weeks and do a back up to usb before you try new things.
I have put loads of picons etc on my box and then removed them if it all goes pear shaped. Even had to do a reflash when I have got lost in all the confusion. Spend loads of time looking for info and only ask when I am completely stumped. But that is the fun of it all, bit like a blind date..........

 

[Jason]

USB formatted with fat32, was going to use 1 for channel list and one for picons..