Hey guys,has anybody got any idea when the new i.p spiderbox is coming out,not the one most people are talking about on Alsats site, the new one which Darkman is working on now.Cheers.
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Hey guys,has anybody got any idea when the new i.p spiderbox is coming out,not the one most people are talking about on Alsats site, the new one which Darkman is working on now.Cheers.
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that is the same one, could be a week or a year dm said the price would be told to us on the 13th (gone). best to post and ask for a update over there mate as dm is the only one who knows -
There is also some other kind of Spiderbox coming out altough it is not a satellite receiver it is an internet tv set top box but it supposedly has the same channels as the spiderbox.
Personally though I can't see it taking of because I do not think that the broadband in this country could sustain it.Comment
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I can confirm that a new spiderbox will be out shortly,it has nothing to do with the spiderbox that is priced at ?339.Hope this helps.Comment
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I think there is a little bit of confusion over this, the one listed on the Alsat website already is not a Spiderbox or part of the Spiderbox range, it's just another third party IPTV receiver they have had on there for a while...
There is a new IPTV Spiderbox due though, price and channels available though have not been released yet, but yes this would work along the same lines as the other IPTV receiver as in it connects to the Internet and that's all, no dish etc. required, it's not a satellite receiver. As I say we don't know the channels yet but it looks muted to be offered with the football fan in mind.... Sounds interesting and will look forward to see it
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Hi has any got info on a release date for this box, is it still going to be released?Comment
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hi m8
good advice i was you i will go for dreambox 500hd forget about spiderbox its honest opinionComment
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It is the way Forward when none of the Major Encryptions can or have been opened for years, Already there are IPTV plugins for the Latest Dreamboxs models 500HD & 8000HD streaming content straight to the Box .
The problem with IPTV is SD content streams ok sligh pixelation like watching Video on a PC & HD content due to equal share by Broadband Providers at peek times what ever the Speed of your connection makes it imposable to enjoy.
Over all the Quality of the Picture is poor and is a steep backwards after we have enjoyed the transition from Analogue to Digital and now HD, IPTV is more reminiscent of Anlogue television that of the 80s and 90s.
You can try it out for yourself if you currently own a dreambox 500HD or Dreambox 8000HD
What can you play with this plugin?
- The rtp/udp/http IPTV must be DVB-IP conform
- Only Non-DRM/ Non-CA (unscrambled) SD/HD Streams work with this approach
- SD/HD Streams in h.264 or MPEG2 work with this approach
- Stream starts to play < 1 Sec., zapping less then 1 Sec.
Introduction:
For a long time I try to find a proper solution on the e2, to get SD and HD IPTV streams running. With GStreamer IPTV streams work too, but unfortunatly not reliable and stable.
I?ve tested really a lot. With the presented solution you can enjoy DVB-IP conform IPTV streams in a clean, stable and fast way on your e2 dreambox. Nothing crashes or stucks the streams while playing them.
Multicast or Unicast streams and the used trick:
Before I try to explain how it works, you should inform yourself about multicast and unicast. I?m sure google will help you.
The used trick is a small linux binary called "udpxy". This is a small proxy converting the udp/rtp multicast packets into http unicast one, wihtout creating heavy load on your machine.
The dream can also handle real multicast streams, but completly instable, my opinion. Http unicast works absolut perfect, therefore this small workaround makes fully sense.
Another important advantage is that udpxy handles the IGMP v2 koin/leave protocol reliable. Further, if you would use multicast in your home network, this would flood your LAN clients with useless traffic.
To avoid this I start udpxy on my router (WAN Gateway). Having converted the IPTV multicast streams to unicast, the "Remote TV" lib of Dr.Best will process the DVB-IP conform streams as you know it from usal DVB-S-T-C receiption.
Prerequisites to run this plugin:
- Uptodate OE 1.6 Image
- Uptodate "Partnerbox/RemoteTV Plugin" MUST BE installed, because a lib of this plugin is used. (webtots.so)
Handling of already existing http unicast streams:
If you have already http:// unicast streams (e.g. origin dreambox streams), you don?t need to start udpxy! Just proceed with point A5, and create your *.m3u as described below, and copy it into etc/videostreams folder.
Handling of udp/rtp multicast streams: e.g. udp://239.12.14.133:4000 oder rtp://239.15.66.133:8888
With Udpxy [http://sourceforge.net/projects/udpxy/].
Start udpxy on your dreambox or your router, to be able for converting multicast into unicast. Find below how to start.
Udpxy is started in this way via telnet:
./udpxy -p 4050
-p 4050 -> this means on Port 4050 you will catch the converted unicast packets from udpxy.
Simple instruction how to proceed:
A1. Download udpxy.mipsel here attached and upload it to usr/bin
A2. Rename it to udpxy"
A3. Give the right rights chmod 755
A4. Start via telnet udpxy in this way "udpxy -p 4050 &"
A5. Create your *.m3u with links as shown below, and upload the m3u to etc/videostreams (these links are expamples, no streams available on this URLs)
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#EXTINF:0,TVK-1
#EXTINF:0,TVK-2
#EXTINF:0,TVK-3
#EXTINF:0,TVK-3
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IPTV Player Plugin installation and handling:
Download the attached zip file and decompress it. The Streamer folder upload to /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions. Give the files inside the right rights 755.
Restart your dreambox (don?t forget to start udpxy if did a reboot...). You should find the "IPTV Player" in extensions, open it. Each *.m3u file in etc/videostreams you should see as a kind of bouquet.
Select one and press ok, then you will find the links of your m3u. Select a TV service and the stream should be displayed on your TV screen.
The navigation is simple, with exit you leave the folder or the and the end the plugin. With OK you open the folder, With Up/Down you can zap within a folder from stream to stream and back.
The IPTV Player plugin is based upon the DMvidsDirect Plugin of PCD. He has modded the come to the IPTV Player plugin.
BIG thanks to Dr.Best for his great Remote TV plugin, and to PCD who made the final version of IPTV Player.
P.S. There will be some updates in near future, Audio Selection, Teletext Selection...Comment
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Do you know if it can be used on an azbox.
Thanks for the information, really appreciated.Comment
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