Posts by gemelli47

Quote from mrgmx

Hi Gemelli,

Yeah this box is a Linux Box so will run all the goodies we talk about on here from it!

'Vix' is the image.....There are Various images out there that will run on this box.....Vix is one of the most common/user friendly...others inc....Black Hole....Black Pole....Vti to name a few
any will work from this type (linux) reciever!

Plugins can be added to the box via the Plugin Downloader from within Image or by manually installing ipk files by ftp them to your reciever and manually installing thrugh UI

You missed our raffle a few months ago we had one for a £5 lol - Shame not sure if winner has commented on the box yet though....but it looks good and we havent heard any major issues with it as yet!

May not be a like for like alternative but not a bad choice if you decided to go down this route....think its a bit cheaper then the others also!

Let us know if you get? and what its like!

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Thanks awfully

Will send feedback for sure!

P.S. Really like your english: I'm not mother-tongue, and always enjoy real language and idioms.

Be good

I wonder if enigma can be installed on this receiver, as I read that the original fw is ViX.
Can ViX enable download of same plugins as enigma?

Is This box a good alternative to Vu+ultimo and Xtrend 9200/9500?

Thanks for anybody's feedback

Quote from Matjill

3TB HDD are near the £110 mark now they will be sub £100 soon

Is this receiver capable to handle a 3 TB HDD?

Quote from mrgmx

I find most mine are detected when plugged in for viewing anyway!

It would be dependant on image but

With most images you should/would have an option to set that would record anything to the path you choose!

So you may need to set this up prior to recording anything but once done and left it it will record to your destination when required!

Just ensure USB is formatted Fat32

I find HDD's are getting cheaper though and its always better to have one inside if you can....i picked up a 500gb for £40 and works sweet!

Even her in doors hasn't filled it yet!

Either way it will be Image specific but should be easy enough to sort out!

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Thanks.

I was wondering if the recording path is set automatically to USB HDD once it is connected, but it seems it is not.

On the other hand, a 500 GB internal HDD may be not enough if you intensively record HD channels, unless you daily transfer some files to an external storage: this takes time and may be annoying.

Also, an external storage allows easy moving and playback on other devices.

As for prices, a portable 1 TB HDD is available at some 62 £ here in Italy (don't forget that I have already some) , while internal ones are somewhat more expensive.

All the best

In view of purchase, I would not buy a HDD to place inside the box, as I have a number of USB ones already.
Can anybody tell if a special procedure is necessary to record straight to a USB HDD/stick (such as for Dreambox, which is annoying as requires change of record path setting) or the USB storage is detected and automatically accepted for recording?

Thanks in advance