So, it's not for me: I need to take advantage of SCR/Unicable, which gives a huge freedom of watching/streaming/recording and of using many boxes all connected to one LNB only. 
Your favourite Box
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I had the possibility to try lot of boxes i will write a small review of all boxes:
Vuplus:
PROS:
Support their product for ages
Great hardware, good cpu, lot of ram on 4k models
Gigabit ethernet on most 4k models
usb3 on 4k models
Good construction quality
CONS:
High price
Not up to date kernel
Missing a real multiboot
Abcom Pulse 4k (hisi3798mv200):
PROS:
support ci (and probably ci+but need some work)
possibility to add a second tuner dvbs or dvbt
Enough ram, Enough flash
Support HDD, microsd
support multiboot
nice remote
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
You cant use like a NAS, connectivity just 10/100
Missing usb3
missing wifi
no gigabit ethernet
Missing a display
Abcom Pulse 4k Mini (hisi3798mv200):
PROS:
support ci (and probably ci+but need some work)
Enough ram, Enough flash
Support HDD, microsd
support multiboot
nice remote
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
You cant use like a NAS, connectivity just 10/100
Missing usb3
Just 1 DVB-S Tuner
missing wifi
no gigabit ethernet
Missing a display
Octagon
sf8008 (hisi3798mv200):
PROS:
Usb3
microsd
dvbs + dvbt
support multiboot
gigabit ethernet
wifi
nice remote
Real Multiboot
Cheap price
CONS:
Missing CI slot
Antennas can't be removed
Uclan
Ustym4kpro
Pros:
Identical to octagon
Little cheaper then octagon
Cons:
The box I got seems a grade b quality,
The box seems rusted in some area
They didn't answer to mails or answer after huge time
If you can, better to buy octagon
sx988:
PROS:
optical output
nice remote
support multiboot
support microsd
small and robust
CONS:
no tuners
no display
cost more than sf8008
no gigabit ethernet (only 10/100)
no wifi
OS Mio 4K+:
PROS:
Nice Oled display..
Detachable antenna
Good CPU
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
OS Mini 4K:
PROS:
Good CPU
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Missing wifi & Blusetooth
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
OS Nino Pro:
PROS:
Right price
Wifi with Detachable antenna
Good construction quality
Bluetooth Onboard
CONS:
Don't have 4k
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
OS Nino+:
PROS:
Right price
Good construction quality
Wifi onboard
Bluetooth Onboard
CONS:
Don't have 4k
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
Zgemma
H8.2H (hisi3716mv430);
PROS:
Solid construction
CONS:
Just 512mb ram /512Mbrom
Probably a little overpriced
Don't have 4k
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Missing Wifi & Bluetooth
Connectivity just 10/100
Missing a display
H11S (hisi3798mv310):
PROS:
Solid construction
Huge amount of flash (16Gb)
Right price
CONS:
Missing CI slot and smartcard slot
Missing USB3
Missing Wifi & Bluetooth
Connectivity just 10/100
Missing a display
Amiko Viper 4K v40:
PROS:
Really cheap
8gb ROM
Wifi onboard
CONS:
plastic box, really poor construction quality.
don't support Multiboot (seems wip)
no gigabit ethernet
Just 1GB RAM
Amiko Viper 4K v30 (Should be identical to HiTube 4k):
PROS:
Really cheap
Wifi onboard
CONS:
plastic box, really poor construction quality.
don't support Multiboot (seems wip)
no gigabit ethernet
Just 1GB RAM
Just 4gb ROM the box i've tried despite the specs have 8gb ROM
Not supported by OpenBh
Vuplus:
PROS:
Support their product for ages
Great hardware, good cpu, lot of ram on 4k models
Gigabit ethernet on most 4k models
usb3 on 4k models
Good construction quality
CONS:
High price
Not up to date kernel
Missing a real multiboot
Abcom Pulse 4k (hisi3798mv200):
PROS:
support ci (and probably ci+but need some work)
possibility to add a second tuner dvbs or dvbt
Enough ram, Enough flash
Support HDD, microsd
support multiboot
nice remote
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
You cant use like a NAS, connectivity just 10/100
Missing usb3
missing wifi
no gigabit ethernet
Missing a display
Abcom Pulse 4k Mini (hisi3798mv200):
PROS:
support ci (and probably ci+but need some work)
Enough ram, Enough flash
Support HDD, microsd
support multiboot
nice remote
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
You cant use like a NAS, connectivity just 10/100
Missing usb3
Just 1 DVB-S Tuner
missing wifi
no gigabit ethernet
Missing a display
Octagon
sf8008 (hisi3798mv200):
PROS:
Usb3
microsd
dvbs + dvbt
support multiboot
gigabit ethernet
wifi
nice remote
Real Multiboot
Cheap price
CONS:
Missing CI slot
Antennas can't be removed
Uclan
Ustym4kpro
Pros:
Identical to octagon
Little cheaper then octagon
Cons:
The box I got seems a grade b quality,
The box seems rusted in some area
They didn't answer to mails or answer after huge time
If you can, better to buy octagon
sx988:
PROS:
optical output
nice remote
support multiboot
support microsd
small and robust
CONS:
no tuners
no display
cost more than sf8008
no gigabit ethernet (only 10/100)
no wifi
OS Mio 4K+:
PROS:
Nice Oled display..
Detachable antenna
Good CPU
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
OS Mini 4K:
PROS:
Good CPU
Real Multiboot
Right price
Good construction quality
CONS:
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Missing wifi & Blusetooth
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
OS Nino Pro:
PROS:
Right price
Wifi with Detachable antenna
Good construction quality
Bluetooth Onboard
CONS:
Don't have 4k
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
OS Nino+:
PROS:
Right price
Good construction quality
Wifi onboard
Bluetooth Onboard
CONS:
Don't have 4k
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Connectivity just 10/100
I don't like the remote
Zgemma
H8.2H (hisi3716mv430);
PROS:
Solid construction
CONS:
Just 512mb ram /512Mbrom
Probably a little overpriced
Don't have 4k
Missing CI slot
Missing USB3
Missing Wifi & Bluetooth
Connectivity just 10/100
Missing a display
H11S (hisi3798mv310):
PROS:
Solid construction
Huge amount of flash (16Gb)
Right price
CONS:
Missing CI slot and smartcard slot
Missing USB3
Missing Wifi & Bluetooth
Connectivity just 10/100
Missing a display
Amiko Viper 4K v40:
PROS:
Really cheap
8gb ROM
Wifi onboard
CONS:
plastic box, really poor construction quality.
don't support Multiboot (seems wip)
no gigabit ethernet
Just 1GB RAM
Amiko Viper 4K v30 (Should be identical to HiTube 4k):
PROS:
Really cheap
Wifi onboard
CONS:
plastic box, really poor construction quality.
don't support Multiboot (seems wip)
no gigabit ethernet
Just 1GB RAM
Not supported by OpenBh
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Aliraza63
Active member
Very nice and informative . Proper guideline and helpful for newbie or buyer . I will strongly suggest this should be sticky post .so that u may add more info about other upcoming brands under OBH flag in future to.
gerolamo
Active member
Ok @Liquid
but after all this beautiful description of the pros and cons of the various decoders, concretely which of these tips with the following logic:
1 best ever
2 best quality-price-performance ratio
3 best buy
4 better after-sales support from the manufacturer
5 better support in the various dedicated forums
Thank you
We live in a word of relativity, not of absolute values, my dear. What is "best" for you might not be the best for me.
Do you really think that if there was an objectively "best" product we weren't all buying it?
There are too many parameters in a choice, starting from the price.
But, a user might forget about the price if some features in one box for him is irreplaceable.
For instance, I find a pity that no one of these alternative box has got a proper LCD display: it's a pit to just have a channel number like in my 2000 Humax 5400.
So, every users will judge for themselves what is the "relative" best.
In my view VU+ are the best but maybe that for a secondary room I will choose a Pulse4K, one day, to save some money where is possible.
Do you really think that if there was an objectively "best" product we weren't all buying it?
There are too many parameters in a choice, starting from the price.
But, a user might forget about the price if some features in one box for him is irreplaceable.
For instance, I find a pity that no one of these alternative box has got a proper LCD display: it's a pit to just have a channel number like in my 2000 Humax 5400.
So, every users will judge for themselves what is the "relative" best.
In my view VU+ are the best but maybe that for a secondary room I will choose a Pulse4K, one day, to save some money where is possible.
gerolamo
Active member
Ok,
I know your thoughts, plus we both have only vuplus boxes
But ma would have liked an analysis on the type of what "altroconsumo"friends do when they evaluate, for example, a washing machine and then finally make their own ranking (always subjective but linked to objective evaluations) including
best product ever
product with better value for money
lowest price
best buy
I know your thoughts, plus we both have only vuplus boxes
But ma would have liked an analysis on the type of what "altroconsumo"friends do when they evaluate, for example, a washing machine and then finally make their own ranking (always subjective but linked to objective evaluations) including
best product ever
product with better value for money
lowest price
best buy
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Take a look at Os Mio 4k
I had a quick look at the specs, but only 1x DVB-S2X, 1x DVB-T2/C. I need two S2X and one T2 tuner. That's what was so great about the Duo's - they supported three slots for replaceable tuners. (The Solo4K only has fixed tuners - one of the S2 tuners is malfunctioning.)