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August DVB400 HD Freeview Set Top Box
Anybody used one of these?The main feature is that you can record full HD to usb stick for archiving.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/August-DVB40...pr_product_top |
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Review here http://reviewify.co.uk/august-dvb400-review/
User manual here http://www.manualslib.com/products/A...0-3084457.html |
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Thankyou for that, the manual says it supports MKV playback, and with it being a small form factor I can have it high up, which will be easier to reach than the back of my TV (I am in a wheelchair) so I am going to take a punt!
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Thankyou for that, the manual says it supports MKV playback, and with it being a small form factor I can have it high up, which will be easier to reach than the back of my TV (I am in a wheelchair) so I am going to take a punt!
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Anybody used one of these?The main feature is that you can record full HD to usb stick for archiving.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/August-DVB40...pr_product_top |
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I've only had a brief look at the feature and I thought the files were only m2ts?
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August is a badge for various Chinese gear, rather like Sumvision etc.
I recognise this box... they are available from various Chinese sellers on AliExpress for around £20, so the above price is pretty good for a UK seller. It's an MStar7816 chipset, and they perform well enough (compatibility with mkv, avi etc is good). What I have noticed though is that the picture tends to go black for a second periodically, and it is unable to read the DVB-S2 EPG as it's encrypted. As a device for recording DVB-S2 for saving to disk, however, they do the job. |
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What I have noticed though is that the picture tends to go black for a second periodically.
Still, for less than £24 (delivered) I can hardly complain. It is outstandingly good as a media player and will even play flash videos downloaded from the internet and transferred to the player on a USB stick. |
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August is a badge for various Chinese gear, rather like Sumvision etc.
I recognise this box... they are available from various Chinese sellers on AliExpress for around £20, so the above price is pretty good for a UK seller. It's an MStar7816 chipset, and they perform well enough (compatibility with mkv, avi etc is good). What I have noticed though is that the picture tends to go black for a second periodically, and it is unable to read the DVB-S2 EPG as it's encrypted. As a device for recording DVB-S2 for saving to disk, however, they do the job. |
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Why would a Freeview box be able to do anything with a satellite source ?
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