Which DVB-S2 box for CoreELEC

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This is literally the cheapest and most versatile twin sat tuner solution on the market, its what I use.

Terrestrial tuners are cheap and plentiful.

Shoog

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What software is installed on these systems?

I found an interesting link about how easy it is to set them up :smiley:

https://tvheadend.org/boards/4/topics/32240

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They work out of the box without any software setup. They can be a bit twitchy about detecting within TVH but a reboot of CE and the Telestar usually solves that. This was the issue I was facing when I made that original comment on the TVH forum.

Shoog

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Just noticed that they do not support 1Gb LAN :disappointed:

https://telestar.de/produkt/digibit-twin/

Unbelievable in this day and age…

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Yes, with 100 Mbps this can only send 4 HD TV channels simultaneously. Keep in mind that Chinese generic TV Boxes with 1 Gbps ethernet connection do not exceed the effective 150 Mbps.

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I would like to refresh the topic.

I’m looking for new DVB-S2 box that is supported by CoreELEC.

I currently have KI Pro but considering to buy something newer with better CPU. It would be good if the box would be also equipped with digital led display.

I was thinking about Magicsee C400 Plus. Does anyone has this box and can share opinion? Is there is any better DVB-S2 box?

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I honestly wouldn’t buy a S912 box right now. If you have the KI already I would wait for DVB-S2 boxes with newer socs. Or go for a combination of N2/vtv board for example.

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@cubimol I think you can use Diseqc Controlled motors with the Telestar Digibit R1 if you use the third party https://github.com/perexg/satip-axe firmware. It has a lot more configuration options.

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I don’t know much about this, I think that the rotor control are low-level functions that are integrated into the tuner drivers and I haven’t seen anything related to this in satip-axe either. In addition satip-axe is difficult to configure.

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Mecool k7 looks interesting

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I was wrong - USALS and Diseqc motor control aren’t part of the SAT>IP spec so can’t easily be supported.

I run the satip-axe firmware on my R1 as it lets me configure it more comprehensively than the stock firmware (and as it’s just a USB boot there are no changes made to the system)

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@Vasco

Thanks for recommendation. Do you think about S905X2 or S922X box? If so is there any sign that box with built in DVB-S2 will appear on the market soon?

@kodiwpigulce_pl

I have been considering Mecool K7 too but can you install CoreELEC on it?

Thanks

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I think so, it’s s905x2. I’m also thinking to get one. Need to find someone who have it to make sure we can run CE and drivers for tuners.

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Hi guys,

can anyone confirm by now, that CE and TVHeadend work on Mecool K7?

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They are bound to upgrade this to a S905x3 box - can you wait a little.

Shoog

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Hi Shoog,

thank you. I’ve been waiting for so long, so can surely wait a bit longer, but how high is the chance of their new S905X3 box being supported by CE / TVHeadend?

What I saw so far about Mecool K7, didn’t look like it worked due to driver issues etc. Apparently the only CE developer in that department ( @afl1 ) is inactive since a while.

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Hopefully you will get a reply to that question.
Its a nice looking package - but its a propitiatory product and there are no guarantees. If its the same board as used in the KI-III then it should just work, but all it needs is for them to change one little thing in the hardware and all bets are off and the driver is likely broken.

This is the specific reason why i jumped off the propitiatory hardware route and went with the standardized SAT > IP path. For a bit more money you get at least two tuners and the guarantee that it will always work in TVH.

Shoog

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Yes, often heard about SAT>IP solutions, especially using Telestar Digibit R1, but my understanding was so far, that this would mean a 3-device-solution:

  • SAT>IP server
  • something to run TVHeadend server on
  • some Kodi box that runs TVHeadend client

Now after reading here, it sounds as if two boxes will do too:

  • SAT>IP server (Telestar Digibit R1 or a smaller model with less tuners)
  • any CE box, that runs TVHeadend server and client

Is that correct?

I was considering Ugoos X3 Pro before. If my assumption above is correct, would Ugoos X3 running CE be able to complete that two-device-solution?

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Yes you can run the TVH server and Client on the same box, so a two box solution will do fine.
However if you have a NAS it would be better to move the server over to the NAS which is what I now currently do with a Atomic Pi performing all server duties.
I am not familiar with the Ugoo X3 but by the look of it it should do what you need, but with all these cheap Android boxes thermal issues are the weak spot. The Odroid N2/C4 or VIM3 or VIM3L would make excellent boxes for you needs.

Something like this for your SAT>IP , though the tuner I have the Telestar Digibit Twin seems to have gone out of production:

If you need dvb_T/C as well then the Xbox One makes a really good ultra cheap tuner.

Shoog

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Worth pointing out that the Xbox One USB Tuner has some well reported issues and doesn’t tune some DVB-C/T2 muxes reliably. If it works for you in your area/region - it works.

In my experience it also seems to be quite a lot less sensitive (I got lots of continuity errors with it, whereas other USB and HD Homerun IP tuners fed from the same aerial are 100% error free).

There are other relatively low cost USB DVB-C/T/T2 tuners that are more reliable and only a bit more expensive.