New box advice

[JonMMM]

Its been quite a while since I have looked at new box but I think now is the time.

It will just be used foe FreeSat, I have a sky dish with duel feeds, I cannot change the dish feeds etc as I live in a rented flat and not sure if the dish feeds any other flats (and it would be against my tenancy agreement).

I am looking for a HD box (I dont fave a UHD TV but dont mind future proofing if the cost is not a lot different). It needs to have 2 sat tuners but this is where I get confused everything is now saying DVB-S2X multistream whould that give me more simultaneous channels or would it require a change of LNB etc?

It also needs to be Enigma2 as I share the channels around the flat in Kodi.

Thanks in advance

Jon

 

[Ferret]

I dont think you would go far wrong with the Zegemma H9.2s under £70

ARM processor with 1500MHz Quad-core CPU

• Hi3798MV200 Main chipset
  More than 4.10x linux kernel
  DVB-S2X+DVB-S2X twin tuner built-in
  Support 4K- 2160p
  256MB NAND Flash / 1GB DDR3 Memory
  1x Smartcard Reader
  WIFI 300MHZ Built-in
  SD card (TF card) for recording, 8GB, 64GB, 128GB (optional)
  1 x USB2.0
  1x HDMI 2.0
  MPEG-2 / H.264 and H.265 Hardware Decoding
  HEVC / H.265 2160p60 Main-10 multi-format decoder
  10/100 Mbit Ethernet Interface
  Multimedia plug-in supported
  Advanced EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
  User-friendly linux Menu system
  Full automatic service scan
  Various OSD skins supported
  Various Channel Editing Programs
  Easy and fast software-upgrade via USB
  Low deep-standby power consumption under 1 W
  Parental Control
  Plugin Service
  Excellent sound quality in Dolby Digital
  OSD into many languages and graphics (Skins)
  Web interface, WEB Remote control
  DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 and USALS
  External power supply 12V 3A

 

[JonMMM]

Was looking at

GigaBlue UHD UE 4K with 2 x DVB-S2 FBC Tuner Linux: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

But would I need to change LNB / Cableing to use the FBC tuners?

 

[cactikid]

Sorry boss H7 is a better box with less issues as the list of issues is growing with the H9,i actually won in a raffle but updated it to a H7 as told less issues

 

[Abu Baniaz]

But would I need to change LNB / Cableing to use the FBC tuners?

You can use an FBC tuner with a universal LNB. However, you get more usage with Jess/Unicable LNB.

 

[Ferret]

Sorry boss H7 is a better box with less issues as the list of issues is growing with the H9,i actually won in a raffle but updated it to a H7 as told less issues

I own a H9 i manage fine and he only wanted FTA so figured he be fine, the H7 is a good box but id go with JohnMMM's own suggestion of the Gigablue if a good FBC tuner is what is required.

 

[JonMMM]

I own a H9 i manage fine and he only wanted FTA so figured he be fine, the H7 is a good box but id go with JohnMMM's own suggestion of the Gigablue if a good FBC tuner is what is required.

From what I understand the FBC will not work with my current dish / LNB / cable set up

 

[cactikid]

We possibly all buy boxes for fta then later want more

 

[Ferret]

From what I understand the FBC will not work with my current dish / LNB / cable set up

Abu answered that question above a Unicable LNB can be had from £25

 

[JonMMM]

Not when its a shared dish

 

[Ferret]

Ah yeah id say dont bother with a box with FBC capability then.

 

[Abu Baniaz]

Not when its a shared dish

Why is that relevant? If that is an issue, it will be the same for any other Enigma2 receiver.

 

[JonMMM]

Why is that relevant? If that is an issue, it will be the same for any other Enigma2 receiver.

Because changing the LNB would effect other people

 

[Abu Baniaz]

Why would you need to change LNB?

 

[JonMMM]

Why would you need to change LNB?

So is it the cable I need to change?

 

[cactikid]

Cable is cable to receive a signal,lnb on a shared system you have no control off in changing it.

 

[Ferret]

So is it the cable I need to change?

No you can setup an FBC tuner to run on a universal LNB.

 

[Abu Baniaz]

You don't need to change anything. An FBC tuner will work with any LNB that a "normal" tuner can work with.

That being said, if you are unlikely to record more than two channels at a time, you don't need an FBC tuner.

 

[JonMMM]

You don't need to change anything. An FBC tuner will work with any LNB that a "normal" tuner can work with.

That being said, if you are unlikely to record more than two channels at a time, you don't need an FBC tuner.

Not looking at recording so much as sharing the tuners around the house with kodi

 

[Abu Baniaz]

An FBC tuner (always comes with two physical connections) with ordinary/universal LNB setup is better than two ordinary tuners with ordinary/universal LNB setup. This is because the other 6 demodulators on an FBC tuner module will be loop-through tuners automatically.

An FBC tuner will work with ordinary/universal LNB
An FBC tuner will work with Unicable/JESS LNB
An ordinary tuner will work with ordinary/universal LNB
An ordinary tuner will work with Unicable/JESS LNB

To get the most out of an FBC tuner, you need a Jess/unicable2 LNB. This will allow you to set the 8 demodulators individually. If you do not have a unicable LNB, an ordinary LNB can be used, you will have 2 configured tuners (if both have cables hooked up) and 6 loop-through tuners.

FBC tuners are one technology. Jess/Unicable/Unicable 2 is another technology. They are independent. Somehow people think you need both, this is not correct. Combining the two technolgies gives the best results, but they can both be used independently.