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So I've been reading this thread with interest, couple of questions if I may, is the viark 4k the latest receiver as I think its now nearly 2 years old? Or would it be better to look at another brand/model? If someone is only interested in 28.2 is it just sp1 that would be required?
 
glic83 said:
So I've been reading this thread with interest, couple of questions if I may, is the viark 4k the latest receiver as I think its now nearly 2 years old? Or would it be better to look at another brand/model? If someone is only interested in 28.2 is it just sp1 that would be required?
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You can’t go wrong with the viark sat 4K it still does the job and is probably easier to get a hold of compared to other brands mentioned in the thread. If someone is only interested in 28.2 then yes SP1 as a minimum is required however it’s a big gamble getting one for a fixed dish pointed at 28.2 as the lights could go out anytime , having a motorised or multi sat setup makes more sense and makes the investment a more viable proposition.
 
smithysmudge said:
You can’t go wrong with the viark sat 4K it still does the job and is probably easier to get a hold of compared to other brands mentioned in the thread. If someone is only interested in 28.2 then yes SP1 as a minimum is required however it’s a big gamble getting one for a fixed dish pointed at 28.2 as the lights could go out anytime , having a motorised or multi sat setup makes more sense and makes the investment a more viable proposition.
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Yeah can appreciate it could go dark at any stage, that's the joys of it, had a 1m motorised dish a few years back in my last place that was back in the old days of sat and have moved since then and not really in a position to put up a motorised dish where I currently live. My Edison OS 3 which I use for FTA & saorview seems to be on its last legs anyway so would be needing replacement anyway.
 
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glic83 said:
Yeah can appreciate it could go dark at any stage, that's the joys of it, had a 1m motorised dish a few years back in my last place that was back in the old days of sat and have moved since then and not really in a position to put up a motorised dish where I currently live. My Edison OS 3 which I use for FTA & saorview seems to be on its last legs anyway so would be needing replacement anyway.
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The Viarks are still leading the way but Starsat have capable receivers too. Some maybe newer that the Sat 4k they wont work any better.

Id never recommend a Forever box on a fixed dish any providers could go tomorrow. I do recommend them for motorized dish owners though, as they open lots of packages across the arc.
 
My viark 4k has become sluggish, ever since upgrading to 1.14, previously it was quick to scroll through menus and channel changing, anyone else noticed this?
 
Jerboa said:
My viark 4k has become sluggish, ever since upgrading to 1.14, previously it was quick to scroll through menus and channel changing, anyone else noticed this?
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If you've got too many channels over too many sats it will slow down massively just scrolling through channel lists etc so I deleted a few sats I didn't use too often and it sped up again.

Also if you have CHmax enabled with the picons that slows it down too on latest firmware - thanks @ferret I think for that tip.

I've tried it onto a much faster industrial microSD to see if it behaves any better but not tried the box today.
 
revaido said:
If you've got too many channels over too many sats it will slow down massively just scrolling through channel lists etc so I deleted a few sats I didn't use too often and it sped up again.

Also if you have CHmax enabled with the picons that slows it down too on latest firmware - thanks @ferret I think for that tip.

I've tried it onto a much faster industrial microSD to see if it behaves any better but not tried the box today.
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Yes I've got many sats tuned in, a shame because there are plenty of platforms opening, yes I did turn the picons off, if only there was a way to expand the flash memory to speed the box up.
 
Jerboa said:
My viark 4k has become sluggish, ever since upgrading to 1.14, previously it was quick to scroll through menus and channel changing, anyone else noticed this?
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Hi,I had this issue also after updating,for about a week and could not figure out what the problem was until I removed the usb stick which
had the channel back up settings.Forgot that it was still plugged in and once removed,all back to normal.
 
lammy said:
Hi,I had this issue also after updating,for about a week and could not figure out what the problem was until I removed the usb stick which
had the channel back up settings.Forgot that it was still plugged in and once removed,all back to normal.
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You're my hero! Just pulled out my usb stick and it's fast again. :LOL:
 
Anyone else having issues with the adult channels on Viark Sat 4K? Mine play initially but after a few seconds have suddenly begun freezing and don't come back on again. They've even stopped displaying as yellow in the channel list (other channels remain unaffected), where I've since noticed a padlock icon next to the '$' sign on HUSTLER HD POL on 13e. I've checked menu/settings/parental lock and it's already set to off.
 
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