UK Sat HD is back - 2023.

[Accelerated_Dragon]

Yes mate totally agree with you. But anybody buying a line for there enigma box is not a enthusiast

Disagree sir, I count myself as sat enthusiast and have happily taken a new sd line just for fun. I have plenty of backups including IPTV and viark but watching IPTV stream seems too boring to me.

 

[waqy]

If an HD or 4k channel from a source such as satellite is transcoded or compressed for IPTV is it still considered HD or 4k etc. respectively?

Provided your device was 4K capable, then yeah it would be considered 4K.

Not native 4K due to compression, but would still look good to the naked eye

 

[Louis Cypher]

The prevalence of IPTV in the UK seems far too great to cause a significant demographic shift and I envisage this will mostly stay between enthusiasts and enthusiasts who buy lines etc. 😉

When mentioning my motorised setup to friends chatting about their IPTV I've sometimes had to explain why I believe it's better to receive the same channel from the original source and if you're having to convince them you've already lost half of the battle. Some friends who've considered my offer of free labour to inatall multi LNB / motorised systems at no extra cost by the next time I've seen them have often already paid for another annual IPTV sub, suggesting exactly how interested in CS they really must be and some of these have even had Skybox type CS boxes back in the old days.

Then there's the issue with the wideband LNB's since Sky Q and fewer number of 3pm games if only using 28.2e.

Most definitely, IPTV is everywhere & it's cheap, works on many devices, is easy to set up & offers vast amounts of content from providers across the globe, as well as VOD, also, it has improved greatly over a few years...picture quality, reliability & is now a very sophisticated technology. However, it does have one major flaw & that is bandwidth.....i still have a motorised system & enjoy it as a hobby/enthusiast. I enjoy the technical aspect & the innovation from both the pirates & the original providers, going back to the days of D2MAC & TV1000, Filmnet etc.

 

[Louis Cypher]

Those viark/GT Media are like the old openboxes they are very basic

Boxes with a much higher spec are available.

 

[moshibeth]

Boxes with a much higher spec are available.

Not for the Foreever- Gshare servers

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[Louis Cypher]

Not for the Foreever- Gshare servers

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Referring to the gtmedia box

 

[moshibeth]

Referring to the gtmedia box

They are all basic boxes on that system not knocking it mind you it works that is what counts.

 

[Ferret.]

Referring to the gtmedia box

Please explain how they are a higher spec ?

 

[cokeaddict]

Please explain how they are a higher spec ?

I got the impression he was saying there are higher spec boxes out there (just forgot to point out that they don't work with forever / mars).

 

[Adamk17]

Is it only the Gtmedia v8 uhd box that will open Sly UK on Mars? Or can we purchase the slightly newer box gtmedia v9?

 

[moshibeth]

Is it only the Gtmedia v8 uhd box that will open Sly UK on Mars? Or can we purchase the slightly newer box gtmedia v9?

If you google GTmedia v9 its mentions Prime Mars box in most of the adverts selling it

 

[cokeaddict]

Is it only the Gtmedia v8 uhd box that will open Sly UK on Mars? Or can we purchase the slightly newer box gtmedia v9?

Yes only the v8 UHD opens uk and it aswell as de.

The v8x will open de but not the other two.

Don't think the v7 or v9 opens any of them.

 

[Adamk17]

Yes only the v8 UHD opens uk and it aswell as de.

The v8x will open de but not the other two.

Don't think the v7 or v9 opens any of them.

Thanks for this pal

 

[Adamk17]

If you google GTmedia v9 its mentions Prime Mars box in most of the adverts selling it

Yes it says mars on the v9 so just wanted to know if that's a definite before purchasing? So if it runs mars firmware should be ok?

 

[moshibeth]

Yes it says mars on the v9 so just wanted to know if that's a definite before purchasing? So if it runs mars firmware should be ok?

Only the GTMedia v8 UHD opens uk

 

[formandvoid]

I was a big fan of Satellite and I had many good years out of it and ,yes the quality was great.I remember my first few IPTV subs and they were a complete nightmare and the quality was very poor,and it took a while but things have moved on and it is getting better all the time. The last 3 years I have hardly had any issues with IPTV and most issues I had were due to ISP Blocks which with a vpn I can get round. I think content wise, IPTV is far superior in every way,I Even Sly are ditching their dishes and going down the IPTV path.lol

 

[urie]

I was a big fan of Satellite and I had many good years out of it and ,yes the quality was great.I remember my first few IPTV subs and they were a complete nightmare and the quality was very poor,and it took a while but things have moved on and it is getting better all the time. The last 3 years I have hardly had any issues with IPTV and most issues I had were due to ISP Blocks which with a vpn I can get round. I think content wise, IPTV is far superior in every way,I Even Sly are ditching their dishes and going down the IPTV path.lol

Yes Sly and their new streaming boxes or sly glass not a gambler myself but will see how some punters get on when they notice delay via streaming as to satellite , perhaps some users who have these devices could comment

 

[mike123]

Yes Sly and their new streaming boxes or sly glass not a gambler myself but will see how some punters get on when they notice delay via streaming as to satellite , perhaps some users who have these devices could comment

What do you mean devices they are just enigma 2 devices for sd sky uk.

 

[pabloescaban]

What do you mean devices they are just enigma 2 devices for sd sky uk.

I don't think Sky give out enigma2 boxes for sky glass?
He's talking about genuine sky glass punters streaming rather than using a dish

 

[cokeaddict]

Even Sly are ditching their dishes and going down the IPTV path.lol

Yes, they noticed that most users will put up with any old s***, so why spend millions on broadcasting tv, when they can just stream it for next to nothing.