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white43

white43

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I've got the official Arris Freesat 4K box and to be honest, I got it because it had *some* apps. But I use a firestick as a hub for all the apps and the Freesat box is purely for viewing and recording occasionally.

With that in mind, is there a Linux box which will accept the wideband LNB connection? (I used to have Sky Q). The Freesat Arris is just so slow and clunky.

Thanks
 
white43 said:
I've got the official Arris Freesat 4K box and to be honest, I got it because it had *some* apps. But I use a firestick as a hub for all the apps and the Freesat box is purely for viewing and recording occasionally.

With that in mind, is there a Linux box which will accept the wideband LNB connection? (I used to have Sky Q). The Freesat Arris is just so slow and clunky.

Thanks
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Can you change the lnb to a hybrid one.
 
moshibeth said:
Can you change the lnb to a hybrid one.
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I could do, just wondered if anything supports the wideband one. Can you still get 4K UHD with a quad/hybrid LNB?

EDIT: Of course I'm talking bollocks. There is no 4K/Ultra HD being transmitted on Freesat is there? Just HD.
 
white43 said:
I was looking for a box to replace the Arris as it's slow and clunky. SO are you saying replace the LNB and then get a Linux box?
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Yes buddy you will get both and a decent hard drive for less than £200. Is it just Freesat you are after you can run IPTV on a Linux E2 box and customise the look of it.
 
white43 said:
Yep
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Perfect no need for a top end box for free satellite channels I would still get an enigma 2 box though nothing available on the market comes close. That one you have now is not cheap still rubbish compared to an E2
 
Do you still have Sky Q and want to continue using their service ? AHH USED TOO

If no Sky sub swap lnb out as you dont need it or a hybrid.
 
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cactikid said:
Do you still have Sky Q and want to continue using their service ?

If no Sky sub swap lnb out as you dont need it or a hybrid.
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No, I said I used to have Sky Q and now have an Arris Freesat box which I find slow and clunky. Was sussing out if I needed to change the LNB or if Linux box supported it.
 
If it's a high end Linux receiver you're after then from personal experience I'd recommend the Gigablue Quad 4K, or Gigablue UE UHD which is the same just a few less hardware trimmings. Then there's the Ocatagon SF8008 and AX HD61 which cost a little less and are rated by other members.

Those two Gigablue boxes come with FBC tuners compatible with unicable LNB's, enabling a similar user experience recording wise as your current setup. I use an Inverto unicable LNB with mine which has legacy ports. Those other boxes I assume you'd need to use a legacy port / universal LNB with.
 
white43 said:
I've got the official Arris Freesat 4K box and to be honest, I got it because it had *some* apps. But I use a firestick as a hub for all the apps and the Freesat box is purely for viewing and recording occasionally.

With that in mind, is there a Linux box which will accept the wideband LNB connection? (I used to have Sky Q). The Freesat Arris is just so slow and clunky.

Thanks
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No you will need to swap out the LNB a simple universal one for a Linux box for something like the sf8008 will do.
 
As others have said swap the LNB get the octagon and a portable hard drive, and Roberts your dads brother job done.
That machine runs iptv well just give it a try you might be surprised.
 
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