Posts by radii

Quote from Emulated

The Octagon SF4008 is a very good box, I have one and it works a treat despite not having FBC tuners and no blind scan at the moment. . I also have the Gigablue Quad 4K. Works a treat but have yet to try the FBC tuners to their full extent. Both take HDD's with the Gigablue able to use a 3.5".

Thank you Emulated.

The persistent lack of blind scan a pity.

Might ask whether you have an HLG capable TV and, if so, whether you have been able to confirm the Octagon able to pick up and pass on HLG HDR colour?

Quote from digi247

The Octagon or any of the other 4K Satellite receivers available would have to have had a driver update with HLG implemented for this to work, I can confirm that my Solo 4K does NOT! pass HLG from this test even though my LG E6 has had the latest HLG firmware update and tested with the BBC iplayer Planet earth 2 HLG test broadcast.

The Manufacturers like Vu+,Octagon etc.. need to get this updated

Thank you digi247

The forthcoming VU+ Uno 4K SE and Zero 4K are said to be capable of processing HLG.

It will be interesting if the now HLG capable LG B/C/E/G6 series will be able to receive such via their HDMI ports in addition to directly via DVB-S2/T/C tuners as I have been able to with a satellite feed directly to the TV. The newest TVs (incl. LG 7th gen, Sony,Panansonic etc) sport HDMI 2.0b ports which are expressly HLG capable.

Zilizila can you confirm that HLG signal passed through to (you LG OLED?) TV by the Octagon and that this recognised by the TV?

I ask as HLG said to require HDMI 2.0b and although my LGE6 has had firmware upgraded and is able to process HLG when viewing satellite broadcasts via its internal DVB-S2 tuner I wonder if:

A the SF4008 able to do so; and

B whether the TV able to receive this via an HDMI 2.0a port on the Octagon outgoing and/or TV incoming

Minded to consider SF4008 seriously but given that HLG broadcasts in the pipeline would like a box which can definitely pick up and pass on the HLG HDR.

On LG OLEDs if watching a Dolby Vision clip/movie on Netflix for example the TV does flash a temporary banner in the top RH corner of the screen announcing this. Does a similar sign show when HLG HDR signal picked up by the TV?

Thank you.

It has been said one can have a job done swiftly, cheaply or well. One can oft choose two of the three. Quality, speed or cost..

I am looking for quality certainly as have just bought an LG OLED 55E6. Speed useful and costs to be kept within reason if possible but as a final factor only.

I Hybrid Log-Gamma HLG

Given that the BBC and others perhaps planning in due course to broadcast 4k with HDR using HLG technology this is a must even if only able to be appreciated through test broadcasts for now (SES UHD channel at times as well as the nature clip on the iPlayer).

II Full Band Capture FBC

I have a new 60cm fixed dish with a standard LNB and two leads. A twin tuner at least thus a must but mined to swap out the LNB for an Inverto Unicable II LNB so a FBC capable receiver preferred although at first may simply use it as a twin tuner. FBC also said to offer snappier channel changing. These LNBs sadly appear not to be available via WoS but will call to confirm.

III DVB-S2X

The next step for satellite tuners and although for now not mainstream (LGE6 - and even the new E7) equipped with an internal DVB-S2 as indeed is even the VU+ Ultimo 4K. Tellingly however the forthcoming VU+ 4K SE will debut with DVB-S2X and these tuners PnP and able to be swapped into an Ultimo for those who wish to.

IV 2TB HDD

I have an external 2TB USB3 WD Passport and would hope to be able to have installed a drive of at least equal capacity internally if possible. If not will suffice with a smaller drive and the WD plugged in to supplement.

I have thus been eyeing the Octagon SF4008 which appears to offer all of the above except FBC.

My LGE6 has recently had a firmware upgrade to be able to process HLG (it already had Dolby Vision and this useful for some 4K Netflix titles so endowed) and have been able to confirm this with both the SES UHD channel at the time as well as the iPlayer app HLG test clip.

I have seen a post on this site where the SES UHD HLG clip uploaded and played on a LG OLED via the Octagon but I did NOT see in the clip any confirmation frok the poster that the set received and recognised the HLG signal or simply played it in SDR 4K.

Any here able to comment on this?

A second option would be the forthcoming VU+ UNO 4K SE. Even if the Ultimo 4K considered I would wait for the new DVB-S2X tuners to become available and I do not see the advantage of the Ultimo over the UNO 4K SE for the purpose as outlined above and with a single TV.

Happy to consider any boxes fulfilling that above that I may have missed.

Thank you in advance..