Considering Purchasing the ET9200

[garry1312]

Right so after some time realising that the Ultimo is not possible for me at the moment due to price and the demand for it when it will be released I started looking at the Duo but now the Xtrend ET9200 seems the one for me.

Like the spec on this and also looks better than the Duo.

I noticed on WOS and other sites that it states it has a web browser is this inlcluded in available images?

I noticed some saying a issue with the second tuner didnt really know what you meant by this RuberDuck if you could explain to me if it would be anything to be concerned about. I will be using it for Sky Uk only and recording something while watching something at the same time and timeshift.

What image teams are available for this receiver so far I have seen Vix, OpenPli and DreamboxUK (which i thought was OpenPli based anyway) is that it or is there more?

Will plugins i currently use work such as timeshift, crossepg etc?

Also if anyone has one of there if you can say what you like about the receiver and what you dislike about the receiver?

[RuberDuck]

I noticed some saying a issue with the second tuner didnt really know what you meant by this RuberDuck if you could explain to me if it would be anything to be concerned about. I will be using it for Sky Uk only and recording something while watching something at the same time and timeshift.

If your mainly using it for sky uk then you have nothing to worry about, as the problem only affects channels with the SR of 30,000 and sky have none, this mainly affects 30 west and a few others.

Basically the second tuner can not tune to any channel with a SR (symbol rate ) of 30,000
look here for details

http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-30W.php

What image teams are available for this receiver so far I have seen Vix, OpenPli and DreamboxUK (which i thought was OpenPli based anyway) is that it or is there more?

There are Quite a few teams working on these boxes as you pointed out ViX and Dreamboxuk and both based on openpli although i use that term very loosely within reference to ViX as andy has coded so much of the image him self it's safer to say that a massive portion of openpli is now based on ViX
there are also other teams like AFF and the Clarke tech / xtrend support image and a few others. basically you need not fear as far as support goes for these boxes, they quite young but they have a lot of very experienced teams supporting them

Will plugins i currently use work such as timeshift, crossepg etc?

Well being E2 based most plugins will work just fine, although for images such as ViX things like crossepg and timeshift have been coded in and re-written specifically for the image so no external plugins are needed.

[garry1312]

Excellent reply mate thanks, really helpful.

Aah so the tuner issue is no big deal really for someone like myself thats good to know.

I think to be honest it will be the ViX 2.3 image I will go with sounds right up my street. Is the built in timeshift a permanent timeshift so that you can rewind live tv at ease or does it require you to hit the timeshift button when you go on to a channel?

Also would I still be able to use DreamboxEdit to upload and edit bouquets? If not what else could I use? and I would assume that I could use any Enigma2 bouquets with this receiver.

Also do you know how cccam runs on this receiver? Also how does Oscam run on this receiver?

[RuberDuck]

Is the built in timeshift a permanent timeshift so that you can rewind live tv at ease or does it require you to hit the timeshift button when you go on to a channel?

there is timeshift and PTS ( permanent timeshift ) and you can very easily go into the settings and enable PTS to run permanently so it runs pretty much as a sky box does allowing you to stop / pause and rewind at any time on the channel your viewing

Also do you know how cccam runs on this receiver?

CCcam runs very well and with the included softcam manager ( coded specifically for the image by andy ) you control the softcam very easily.

Also how does Oscam run on this receiver?

yes oscam runs fine as well although i have never used it my self and hence cant give any further help in that area.

Also would I still be able to use DreamboxEdit to upload and edit bouquets? If not what else could I use? and I would assume that I could use any Enigma2 bouquets with this receiver.

Yes DBE and all E2 bouquets work perfectly fine with this receiver.

[garry1312]

Excellent thanks mate.

Think its safe to say I have found my new receiver.

Will be purchasing it in January and will take your advice that WOS is the best place to purchase from

[RuberDuck]

Excellent thanks mate.

Think its safe to say I have found my new receiver.

Will be purchasing it in January and will take your advice that WOS is the best place to purchase from

no worries mate, WoS is a really good bloke and has a top notch after sales service. if you do go with him for the box tell him pheonix sent you.

he will see you rite.

[garry1312]

Hey mate do you know if this can also be fitted with a 2.5 Sata hard drive?

[aftermath]

Hey mate do you know if this can also be fitted with a 2.5 Sata hard drive?

i am not sure if this box comes with a bracket conversion to enable 2.5 , but you can get them for about ?5.

it cant be hard to drill a couple of holes in existing bracket to fit it too, also i have known someone to stick a heat sink to the bottom of the box , and fit the HDD on top of the heatsink.

I did both my ET9000, and IPbox9000 by drilling a couple of new holes onto existing bracket so the HDD is only filled to 1 side rail.

[garry1312]

Thanks Aftermath. How do you like the 9000 would you say there good receivers?

[aftermath]

Thanks Aftermath. How do you like the 9000 would you say there good receivers?

Gary, i think its the best receiver i have had, definitely the easiest to use, and it works without any crashes at all.

good points

HD pic quality is superb
Recordings easy, can record 2 and watch 1 at the same time.
PiP works but only SD channels and not HD
Full working 7 day EPG , that updates itself every day.
I dont get any freezes at all, like i used to on my Cuberevo 9000HD.

got tuner a on motorised dish, and tuner b on static dish

tuner b is set as prefered.

the box is a piece of pi5s to flash, i think a 5 year old could do it..

[cactikid]

oh my god cuberevo 9000 hd,that the abcom ,still got it?

[garry1312]

Gary, i think its the best receiver i have had, definitely the easiest to use, and it works without any crashes at all.

good points

HD pic quality is superb
Recordings easy, can record 2 and watch 1 at the same time.
PiP works but only SD channels and not HD
Full working 7 day EPG , that updates itself every day.
I dont get any freezes at all, like i used to on my Cuberevo 9000HD.

got tuner a on motorised dish, and tuner b on static dish

tuner b is set as prefered.

the box is a piece of pi5s to flash, i think a 5 year old could do it..

Thanks aftermath getting more and more excited about getting it.

Read on a site that the et9200 has PiP in SD and HD.... Do you find that you use PiP often as its not something I can think of a use for at the moment but sure I will once I have it

[flyingpig]

I am not the most technical person in the world by a long stretch of the imagination but I have not had any problems with my ET9000.

As Aftermath said - it was really easy to setup. All the plugins work great, and the support if superb. The box has not frozen once and have had no crashes.

The wife can navigate the menu's (which was my main concern), and the EPG is really easy to use and works great. Timeshift works - although that did take some getting used to.....

Overall, rather than doubling what Aftermath and Rubberduck have said - it is a great box, works well, excellent quality and you wont be dissapointed.

[garry1312]

Thanks mate. had a argument today and was told the vu duo was better but for me it sounds as if the et9200 is and looking forward to owning it

Hope its not to easy though i like a challenge

[aftermath]

Thanks mate. had a argument today and was told the vu duo was better but for me it sounds as if the et9200 is and looking forward to owning it

Hope its not to easy though i like a challenge

Its the first box ive had, when the missus dont need to phone me at work on " how to record or something "

Thats the beauty of them, anyone can use them..

as far as a challenge, does 5 mins of tinkering please you,