Octagon SX88 H.265 HEVC HD Review & Comments Thread

[el bandido]

Octagon recently released the SX88 fta receiver. This is an entry level receiver with a closed source Linux operating system. The Octagon SX88 has a very good and accurate blindscan, and its tuner is very sensitive. Low symbol rate transponders are not an issue with this receiver.

The Menus for the SX88 are laid out in an easy way, and they should be familiar to anyone that has had an Openbox or other Ali type receiver. The motor controls need some work as the diseqc 1.2 positions are hard coded to the satellite number. I have made a complaint about this, and will see if anything gets done about it. The motor also moves every time a different satellite is selected in the antenna setup menu, and this is another thing I would like to see fixed.

The Octagon SX88 has several media capabilities such as IPTV, and includes a version of Kodi. I have not checked any of the media features to see what they do or how they function. The media does give the box other options, and would be great for someone that cannot get a lot of satellites, or for someone with fast Internet connection.

Tthe SX88 is a great basic receiver and find it fun to play with. The small size of the SX88, and the infrared extension allow the SX88 to be mounted behind the tv or in another unseen location. The SX88 is about the same size or dimensions as a notebook hard drive. I find this receiver runs only warm, and does not get hot as long as there is no more than about 400 milliamps being drawn from the lnb output. I tested the lnb output at approximately 500 milliamps for 1 hour, and noticed the receiver got a bit warmer than I would like. Overall, this is a great little receiver. I will add more information about this receiver as it becomes available.

Here are a couple of blindscan videos.


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[el bandido]

Here are the full specs of the SX88 that have been provided to me.

Main Features:
STB Type = DVB-S/S2 Receiver
Main Chipset = GX 6611
Mechanical = Plastic CASE
Func/Interface = LNB IN,RCA, DUAL USB2.0,SPDIF,HDMI,LAN,IR, RS232,CA,DC-12V
Heatsinking = Yes
TUNER Type = RDA5815m
Demodulator Type = Internal
SMPS Type = 12V/1.5A Adapter

Ⅱ.Software Features
1.Software General Features(DVBS/S2)
MPEG = MPEG2, H.264/AVC, H.265, HEVC, MP4, AVS+
CA Type = Multi-CAS
SCPC/MCPC = SCPC and MCPC receivable from C/Ku band satellite
PAL/NTSC = Automatic PAL/NTSC conversion
Channels Number = 5000 channels TV and Radio programmable
Favorites = 16 different favorite groups selection
OSD Language = Multi-language OSD (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian,Ukraine, Turkish, Arabic, Polish etc)
EPG = Fully support to 7 days Electronic Program Guide(EPG)
PIG = Picture in Graphics(PIG) support
Color OSD = True color On Screen Display
NetSearch = Automatic network search for newly added transponders
DiSEqC = DiSEqC 1.2 fully support, 13/18V, 0/22K, 0/12V LNB control
Channel Edit = Various channel editing functions(favorite, moving, locking, renaming, deleting and sorting)
Parental Ctrl = Parental control for channels
Easy Menu = Ease to use Menu System
SoftUpgrade = Software upgrades through interet or USB
Timer = Support set timer via EPG
Subtitle = Subtitle support DVB EN300743 and EBU-
Teletext = Teletext support DVB ETS300472 by OSD
Save Channel = Automatic save for last channel
Sort Channel = Channel list can be sorted by alphabetic A-Z,Scramble,Favorite,Lock,Sat
USB Disk = Supprot FAT16/FAT32/FAT12/NTFS
Record = 1 recording, then still can timeshift
HDMI Interface = 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i,1080p
DLNA = Support DMS and DMR
Network = Support LAN/WIFI/3G
Internet = Support IPTV/Stalker/Youtube/Redtube/Shoutcast/Weather/Filmon/Xtream
Plugin = Support KODI plugin(Optional)

Ⅲ.Hardware Features
LNB IN = IEC 169-24, F-Type, Female
AV OUT = 1 ⊙3.5mm EarJACK CVBS,Audio L/R
RS232 = 1 ⊙3.5mm EarJACK
DIGITAL AUDIO = SPDIF Coaxial
USB = 4 PIN Female USB 2.0
HDMI = 19 PIN Female HDMI 1.4
CA = Multi-CAS
POWER = DC12V
IR = 38KHz
LED Indicator = RED:STANDBY；GREEN:Signal Indicator
Battery (Remote) = 2 x 1.5V AAA
Power adaptor = 12V/1.5A

Ⅳ.Electric & Performance
1.Main Chip Sets:
CPU frequency = 600MHz
Flash Memory = 1PCS 1Gbit/128Mbyte Nand FLASH
SDRAM Memory = 1PCS 128Mx16bit/256Mbyte DDR3
2.DVBS Tuner:
Tuner Type = Silicon Tuner RDA5815m
Frequency Range = 950 ～ 2150MHz
Input Impedance = 75Ω
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Input Level Range = -75dBm～-25dBm
3.DVBS Channel Decoder:
DVBS Demod standard = DVB-S,DVB-S2
DVBS Demodulation = QPSK, 8PSK
DVBS Symbol Rate = 2 ～ 45MSPS
DVBS Code Rate = 1/2,2/3,3/4,5/6,7/8 for DVBS, 1/4,1/3,2/5,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,5/6,8/9,9/10 for DVBS2
4.TS Demux:
Demultiplexer = MPEG2 ISO/IEC 13818-1
Input Bit Rate = Max 120Mbit/s
5.Video Decode:
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Aspect Ratio = 4:3、16:9
Video Resolution = 1920x1080,1280x720,720x576,720x480
6.Audio Decode:
Audio Decode = MPEG-1 layerI/II，MP3, MPEG-4 AAC and AAC plus(HE-AACv1 and v2), DRA,optionally supports Dolby Digital(AC-3), optically supports Dolby Digital Plus(DD+)
Sound Mode = LEFT/RIGHT/STEREO/MONO
Sampling Frequency = 32KHz、44.1KHz、48KHz
7.AV Output:
Video Bandwidth = SD:5.0MHz(-3dB),HD:30MHz(-3dB)
Video Impedance = 75Ω
Video Voltage Level = 1.0 Vp-p
Audio Freq. Range = 20～20KHz
Audio Impedance = 600Ω
Audio Voltage Level = 2V rms(5.6Vp-p)
8.Environment:
Input Voltage = AC 100～240V，50Hz/60Hz
Consumption = Max 20W
standby = ＜0.5W
Temperature = 0～40℃
Humidity = <95％

Software Additions (More Pending):
- added lock function for adult (Parental control)
- extended satellite max number to 250
- extended TP max number to 10000
- extended TP max number of one satellite to 400

[el bandido]

A file was released a couple days ago that changed the SX88 to enigma2 format for satellite and channel files. I loaded a North American satellites.xml file into the SX88 using DreamboxEdit. This is the same satellites.xml file that I use in the Octagon SF4008.

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The Octagon SX88 can almost blindscan for other enigma2 boxes. The only thing keeping this from happening is the way the SX88 logs transponders. Here are some examples.

Octagon SF4008 satellites.xml file
<sat flags="1" name="99.2W Galaxy 16 C Band" position="-993">
<transponder fec_inner="4" frequency="3740000" modulation="2" polarization="1" symbol_rate="29995000" system="1" />
<transponder fec_inner="3" frequency="3777000" modulation="1" polarization="0" symbol_rate="2399000" system="1" />


Octagon SX88 satellites.xml file
<sat name="99.2W Galaxy 16 C Band" flags="0" position="-993">
<transponder frequency="3740000" symbol_rate="29995000" polarization="1" fec_inner="0" system="0" modulation="0"/>
<transponder frequency="3777000" symbol_rate="2399000" polarization="0" fec_inner="0" system="0" modulation="0"/>

The FEC, System, and Modulation are set to 0 in the SX88 satellites.xml. My guess is the tuner in the SX88 can automatically detect these values, so there is no need to log them.

If the FEC, System, and Modulation types can be correctly logged by the SX88, then whatever is scanned using the SX88 could be transferred to other enigma2 receivers!
I hope the developers see the benefits of this and fix it! The SX88 is more desirable if it can blindscan for other enigma2 receivers!

[Species]

Hi El Bandido
I have sent a PM to you in regards to a workaround for the motor issue, may i have an answer?

[el bandido]

See post# 19 Here: [Only registered and activated users can see links]

Thought you would see that....
Thanks.