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    Quote Originally Posted by LeroyPatrol View Post
    Can I connect to any flavour of cccam with this box running on a dream or linux? So then the only way is newcs for NDS?

    Leroy

    you can also use greywolf for ir2.


    any newcamd compatible emu will work, with varying degrees of pleasure.

    cccam server is a dead duck with this setup..who cares...



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    couldn't help myself...

    went round to see my mate at sattronics and bought another one...this time in silver...


    missus loves hers and need my own one now...



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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    couldn't help myself...

    went round to see my mate at sattronics and bought another one...this time in silver...


    missus loves hers and need my own one now...


    damn...I'm jelous, I couldn't get silver from Kristal...

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    you can also use greywolf for ir2.


    any newcamd compatible emu will work, with varying degrees of pleasure.

    cccam server is a dead duck with this setup..who cares...
    I had the Octagon connected to gw and working in no time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    Here is another useful thing that the Octagon 918 can do.



    just push it in.....no setup whatsoever....no emus...


    Of course it will switch betweem the newcamd card entitlements and the embedded card....thanks for asking.





    My legal sub, just out of contract....


    I am curious about the Octagon 918, does it have twin tuners and does it utilize the Foxtel EPG? One other thing, can you set it up to record a series?

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by willworknow View Post
    I am curious about the Octagon 918, does it have twin tuners and does it utilize the Foxtel EPG? One other thing, can you set it up to record a series?

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    the 918 has a single tuner and the grape vine says the 1018 is comming with twin tuners. I have the poor mans twin tuner (a second stb ).
    The EPG is the std now/next and as for recording a series....hey this aint to Tivo!! But you could have a regular event.

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    I don't suppose there is anyway of getting terrestrial tv on this thing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bambbbam View Post
    I don't suppose there is anyway of getting terrestrial tv on this thing?

    I have most of them through my sub card with foxtel.

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    If anyone is wondering, this box is one of the easiest i have ever used to set up a four way disceq switch.

    Took about an hour including scanning in four sats/dishes.

    All on the remote control buttons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    If anyone is wondering, this box is one of the easiest i have ever used to set up a four way disceq switch.

    Took about an hour including scanning in four sats/dishes.

    All on the remote control buttons.
    I'm using a 4 way diseqc with no issues as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    I have most of them through my sub card with foxtel.
    I just wondered what the CATV plug on the back was for, hoping I could plug the roof aerial in there..

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    Quote Originally Posted by bambbbam View Post
    I just wondered what the CATV plug on the back was for, hoping I could plug the roof aerial in there..
    Just a loop through to your TV and then you would tune a tv channel to receive pics off your Octagon for those lovely clear HD pics What a waste of time and space really.

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    couldnt agree more its not the 90s anymore i say get rid of it all together, especially when you got hdmi, component, composite and scart all on the one box

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    I have set mine up to drive a 85cm dish on little motor.
    I get NSS6, AsiaSat4, Measat2, D2, C1, D1, Pass8, Pass2, I701.
    Scanned all channels available, and added feed transponders.
    It took me 2 nights to get it to my liking.
    Thats why I was spewing when I upgraded firmware and lost the channel list.
    Now thanks to your help I saved the channel list to USB Stick.
    I hope it works when I need to do a restore.

    As for RF modulator, its good for me becuase I have cabled to bedroom wall points so I can watch on little CRT TV in bed, (quality not an issue) and yes have remote control extender.

    Next step to get a 320gig external esata hard drive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shlocker View Post
    Next step to get a 320gig external esata hard drive.
    Hi,
    I just put 320G on mine. Culd not be seen by the box till powered it down and restarted (coold reboot).

    I have problem to set up the date/time I think there is something wrong with the software or is it only me?

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by mborkp View Post
    Hi,
    I just put 320G on mine. Culd not be seen by the box till powered it down and restarted (coold reboot).

    I have problem to set up the date/time I think there is something wrong with the software or is it only me?

    Cheers

    problem with time is you.

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    Bah, the time..... I haven't worried about the time. Been too busy watching BBC HD. Wow! I can't believe how poor the normal BBC is as well as all the channels really and we put up with it. I know there are only a few channels in the line up at the moment. The HD channels appear to have a different program lineup to their SD cousins appart from Fox sports. I was flicking back and forth between HD and SD and there's quite a difference and I don't have a full HD panel (yeh I bought mine 12 mths ago now if I waited.....but then I'd never buy anything)
    I have HDMI inputs on my TV but I haven't a cable and I'm only using the compost output but I'm still impressed. Wait until my HDMI cable comes!!
    I've been copping flack from the SHMBO all week about the purchase of the Octagon as it was purchased without permission but boy it's worth it. It's a nice box, well built. I don't know where but the remote says Korea and it's a nice feeling remote also. As soon as I got the box I had to load newer firmware as simple features like editing tps etc wasn't available with the version I had. The epg doesn't excite me too much as I'd like to see more chanels on the screen.
    I have a 250GB sata drive but haven't hooked it up yet. Maybe try to work something out over the weekend.
    It's going to be interesting to see how the firware evolves for this beast!!
    So there you go. I wasn't going to write much!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    problem with time is you.
    Hi,
    whatever I set it in manual or in auto it always changes and display some wired hours. Don't know really what else I can do.

    Cheers

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    In system setup go to the time menu. I have my Time Mode set to Auto, Offset to +10 and summer time off. Should be fine with these settings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeroyPatrol View Post
    Bah, the time..... I haven't worried about the time. Been too busy watching BBC HD. Wow! I can't believe how poor the normal BBC is as well as all the channels really and we put up with it. I know there are only a few channels in the line up at the moment. The HD channels appear to have a different program lineup to their SD cousins appart from Fox sports. I was flicking back and forth between HD and SD and there's quite a difference and I don't have a full HD panel (yeh I bought mine 12 mths ago now if I waited.....but then I'd never buy anything)
    I have HDMI inputs on my TV but I haven't a cable and I'm only using the compost output but I'm still impressed. Wait until my HDMI cable comes!!
    I've been copping flack from the SHMBO all week about the purchase of the Octagon as it was purchased without permission but boy it's worth it. It's a nice box, well built. I don't know where but the remote says Korea and it's a nice feeling remote also. As soon as I got the box I had to load newer firmware as simple features like editing tps etc wasn't available with the version I had. The epg doesn't excite me too much as I'd like to see more chanels on the screen.
    I have a 250GB sata drive but haven't hooked it up yet. Maybe try to work something out over the weekend.
    It's going to be interesting to see how the firware evolves for this beast!!
    So there you go. I wasn't going to write much!!

    Leroy
    Hi,

    do not expect too much improwement (that you can see) unles you watch a big screen from short distance. I'm in full HD for over a year and I hate wach SD.... no wander. I probably enjoy the most the HD audio from music Blue Rays. I don't expect the HD audio from fox thou, it takes too much bandwitch.

    Still, both audio and video from HD channels is a huge improvement. Spoke today to fox rep and there is more HD channels to come next year, I've been told.
    So yes it is getting better

    Cheers

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