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Display MoreDisplay MoreDisplay MoreAnd what do you mean by the Formulers only do one thing it is an android box it will do whatever any android device will do.
Well, its not ATV, its regular android 7, its outdated, over priced, subpar in specs compared to a mecool. Cant run certain apps (ex netflix, disney, etc) So its kind of a 1 function box, at least for me, I don't really have any other uses for it.
Ive missed 1 recording in 15 months of owning one. I guess some peoples IPTV suppliers are not up to it.
I have in total 4 E2 boxes and 2 other sat boxes the E2 boxes im very knowledgeable with and trust me E2 will let you down time and time again recording IPTV.
Wow, thats good to know. Thanks for sharing that. I definitely want to more.
E2 Box can recording Multiple streams that makes me laugh seriously it wont on IPTV.
That's really interesting that you say that. This other person I'm calling friend is an online acquaintance, a really nice person and has been helping me figure this out, and he has a VU zero 4k, an H7S, and a sf8008, and has owned a bunch of other ones and owns 2 formulers and a shield. He said he has recorded 7 streams simultaneously just to test to see if it can do it on E2 box and he said it did fine. Although I might add, recording on a daily basis is different from a short term test. It's the long term use that really tells the tale not one time tests. He does admit he doesn't record much. He just wants to help.
I guess only people with real experience who have actually relied on recording would know best. Seems to me you've (Compo) actually relied upon recording (iptv) with E2 boxes and formuler and have seen first hand clear side by side difference. Do I have the right impression? And you're saying the formuler is definitely better? Please give me some more detail if you don't mind, I'd love to hear your experience with recording iptv and which direction you think I should go.
I know your point about the shield but if I have to get an And Box, I've already decided its the shield, because of the other benefits.
And also, number of connection is not an issue for me. I will have 3 to 5 connections.
The reason I thought I should go for an E2 box is cause I thought it would give me a solid timeshift, a reasonably well 2 stream recording, and a good FF/RW experience with the remote. What would you say?
We seem to be going around the house's mate IPTV recording for me is better on a Formuler than my Duo2, Otagon sf8008, Gigablue Quad, and an Zgemma h9.
Why not have the friend who asked you to join this forum post in this thread detailing his setup for me i may be missing a trick he knows.
Hey there...I'm the "friend"! lol.
So reading through this I want to say thanks to you guys for helping him out and offering opinions. As I had mentioned to him, his desired use case isn't exactly my use case. However, while I agree with many of the things you are saying here, there are a few things I disagree with.
My setup, for clarity, is an AX HD61 running latest OpenATV as my main image. I also have a Zgemma H7S, a Vu+ Zero4k and have had multiple other boxes in the past, including the SF8008 and H9 Combo. I installed and use latest OpenVix for recording as it handles the multistream recording while ATV won't. While I don't record often, I've had very good success recording a DVB1 stream with the Default player on latest Vix. If the stream drops and the recording stops, the box restarts the recording in a separate event, but as long as your IPTV service is pretty stable that's rarely an issue. I have also recorded multiple streams simultaneously, which is this users primary desire! While the Formuler boxes may be a better option for single stream recording, they just won't do additional simultaneous recordings, while the Enigma2 will. I know in the past, I've had as many as 5 or 6 streams being recorded simultaneously but in testing this morning, I've struggled with any more than 2 while watching a 3rd. Not sure if that is image related or box related as it was on the H7S that I had more than that and the broadcom chipset might handle it better than the Hisilicon in the AX.
I'm going to run some additional tests and see exactly how well it all performs on both boxes and I'll be sure to report back.
So, I've now tried recording on the Zgemma H7S as well and successfully recorded 3 programs simultaneously, again using latest Vix, DVB1 stream type and the default player. All 3 recorded fully and played back perfectly and I was able to watch a 4th stream without issue and flick between programs while they recorded without problems. Certainly better results with the H7S than with the AX HD61. I have a feeling the Broadcom chipset is better for this type of thing than the Hisilicon, but that's only speculation at this point. Spec-wise, the HD61 should be able to do anything the H7S can, but it locks up completely once a 3rd recording is activated.
As mentioned in my previous post, I'll attempt some further tests with longer programs like football matches etc.
Nice one beats me and what ive achieved with various suppliers.
I'll leave it with you to advice your mate i guess he'd run the same supplier and that may be the key.
