Octagon SF-4008(4K) Bugs, Issues, and Problems

Hi rrob 311
I have the Octagon and it is connected to my 4K TV and can confirm that it outputs in 4K up to 60fps. The picture is excellent with no stuttering.

People from Octagon still think Kodi will be ready by the end of April and DVB-S2 blindscan will happen sometime in May.

No word yet about ATSC being added to vtuner. Hopefully Octagon will get around to adding it.

I spent some time looking at how or what it would take to add ATSC 3.0 to enigma2. It does not seem that it would be very hard because ATSC is already in the image and the 3.0 uses the same bandwidth. I could not find any 3.0 ATSC tuner, so I contacted Hauppauge about it. Here is the reply.

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Currently there isn't enough content for 4k and 3D so it is not on our roadmap yet.

Regards,

Dorothy Plotkin
Hauppauge Sales Team
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Phone: 631-434-1600 x302
Fax 631-434-3198

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In my ATSC 3.0 tuner searches, I found several conversations or chats about ATSC 3.0. Some seem to think that this format is right around the corner, and some suggest Not buying a fta receiver that has the current ATSC tuner because it will soon be obsolete. Seems to me though that this is putting the cart before the horse because no ATSC 3.0 tuners are available yet. It looks like any fta receiver that is purchased today will be an electronic antique when ATSC 3.0 is ready and widely available.

MCelliotG Has made an excellent skin for the Octagon SF4008. This skin will work with other receivers, but it works extremely well on the Octagon. A short demo video is in the link, and a couple of screenshots are attached.


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Very nice!

Special Thanks to Athoik for making this possible!

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Treiber (Driver) update Octagon SF4008 - 25.04.17:




Testen per FTP: Datei linuxtv.ko nach lib/modules/4.1.37/extra kopieren und Box neustarten.




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[Release Note]


1. ATSC USB Tuner support
2. remotestreamconvert plugin
multiple recording, timeshift playback support
3. vtuner(USB Tuner)
single recording support
4. media player plugin
Fixes driver crach during Non-TS Format file play.
5. Fixes slow playback in media player
6. fixes NO STC issue
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Great, did you try it?

Yes.
OTA ATSC works in the Octagon SF4008!

Just got & started to play with this STB seems like it will be a nice addition

I think it will be a great receiver for the money once everything is fixed. Kodi is supposed to be finished in a couple more days. Please post any issues or problems you have with the box. Comments or observations are also welcomed Thanks. EB

What image did you use to get the Octagon to play ACM/VCM Music Channels at 125 W ?

Thanks