GOLDEN MEDIA SPARK - TRIPLEX

woofy

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Technical specifications:


  • Linux OS
  • Dual boot system
  • 2 x Conax CA
  • Spark Portal (VOD services,interactive TV services etc...)
  • Spark onlineservice
  • HBBTV
  • Opera Webbrowser Shoutcast,Picasa,RSS,weather forcast,online user manual,FAQ etc...
  • Youtube,Youporn & Kartina TV
  • Powerfull Video support (Divx,Xvid,MKV,WMV,AVI etc...)
  • WI-FI support
  • 3-G support
  • Full HD
  • 3-D ready
  • Plugins
  • Network harddisc support
  • 2 x USB for Personal-Video-Recording (PVR), MP3 , JPEG as well as software update
  • USB-Hub support
  • HDMI 1.3 output
  • High resolution VFD Display
  • RCA port (Video, Audio, L&R)
  • 1 x Scart TV
  • RJ45 Ethernet port
  • Modem
  • 2 x Digital Audio output (coaxial & optical)
  • RS 232 interface
  • Video resolution Full HD 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 480p, 576i, 480i
  • User optimized, multilingual OSD menu
  • Standby < 0,5 Watt power consumption
  • Automatic channel search
  • Blind scan function
 
540MHz based CPU

Now we know why the Triplex is faster than the Alien 2 and at much lower cost... 540MHz based CPU - Compared to only 450MHz on the A2!

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[TR]
[TD="align: left"]Features[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]
Linux OS​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
2 DVBS2 + 1 DVBT/C compliant​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Video Decoding; MPEG-4/H.264, MP@ML, MP@HL, MP@4.1, HP@L4.1,XVID,DIVX​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Video resolution 1080P 1080i,720P,576,480​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Channel list editing​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Favorite channel list editing​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
True-color On-Screen Display (OSD)​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Full Picture In Graphic (PIG) function​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Electronic program Guide(EPG)for on screen channel information​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
2Xcard Reader with CONAX CAS7 embedded​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
HDMI HD Video/Audio Output​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Audio Decoding ;WMA-9,WMA-9 pro, MEPG 1 2, MP3 MPEG-4 AAC, AAC+, DD, DD+​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Audio Coaxial interface for Dolby bit stream out​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
S/PDIF interface and Coaxial for Dolby bit stream out​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] TV SCART:CVBS / RGB output PAL, NTSC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Software upgrade via spark online (network), or USB 2.0​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
PVR function support, USB2.0 highspeed, recording and time shift​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Diseqc 1.0,1.1,1.2 and 1.3usals​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Patent and Certificate
[TABLE="width: 0, align: left"]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] Patent[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]
DOLBY
DOLBY.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
MP3
MP3.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
CONAX
CONAX.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
HDMI
HDMI.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Xvid
Xvid.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]Certificate[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]
WEEE garbage bin
WEEE.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
CE
ce.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
RoHS
RoHS.jpg
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


General Specifications
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[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Main Processor
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]
540MHz based CPU​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Flash Memory
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]
Nor flash: 2MB X 1 ; Nand flash:512MB X 1​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
RAM
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]
DDR2 128MB x 2DDRII 800 32bit with capability of 256MBytes​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]
Tuner Type
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]
SHARP BS2S7VZ7306A+M3501B​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Type[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] SHARP BS2S7VZ7306A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Satellite Receiver Standard[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] ETSI EN 302 307[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Input Frequency Range[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] 950MHz ~ 2150MHz[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Input impedance[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] 75 [Ω][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Constellation[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] QPSK / 8PSK/ 16APSK[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Forward Error Correction (FEC)[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] QPSK: 1/2,2/3,3/5,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9,8/10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] 8PSK: 3/5,2/3,3/4,5/6,8/9,9/10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] 16APSK: 2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Symbol rate[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2: 2M ~ 45M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S: 2M ~ 45M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 LNB (Low Noise Block) power supply[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] Vertical: + 13.5 V; Horizontal: + 18 V[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Digital Satellite Equipment Control (DISEqC)[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] DiseqC 1.0,1.1,1.2, 1.3 USALS Available[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"] DVB-S2 Frequency[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] 22 kHz
 
Note

Just a short post to clear up the clock speed on the Golden Media Triplex.. I was wrong when I stated that the Golden Media Triplex had a 540MHz based CPU - Compared to only 450MHz on the A2!

I do Like to admit when I have made a mistake, but in my defense there were conflicting reports.

I have received an email from the Manufacturer ( Golden Media) clearing up any confusion.

The fact is that the Golden Media boasts a 600Mhz clock speed and this does explain why the blind scan is far superior in speed to it's little more expensive brother the A2..

There is also a new working Enigma 2 image for the Triplex that even A2 users can take advantage of, thanks to the Triplex Dev Team.

"Fulan" who codes and issues the software for Spark will be releasing a new file I'm told next week, The Golden Media Online Spark Service will have the latest software Update and also a nice update for users of the Golden Media Triplex here in North America!




SPECS FOR THE TRIPLEX:



[TABLE="class: data-table, width: 1"]
[TR="class: first odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Brand[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Golden Media[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Manufacturer's description[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Technical specifications:
• Linux OS
• Dual boot system
• 2 x Conax CA
• 600 MHz Processor
• Spark Portal (VOD services,interactive TV services etc...)
• Spark onlineservice
• HBBTV
• Opera Webbrowser Shoutcast,Picasa,RSS,weather forcast,online user manual,FAQ etc...
• Youtube,Youporn & Kartina TV
• Powerfull Video support (Divx,Xvid,MKV,WMV,AVI etc...)
• WI-FI support
• 3-G support
• Full HD
• 3-D ready
• Plugins
• Network harddisc support
• USB for Personal-Video-Recording (PVR), MP3 , JPEG as well as software update
• USB-Hub support
• HDMI 1.3 output
• 7-Segment Display
• RCA port (Video, Audio, L&R)
• 1 x Scart TV
• RJ45 Ethernet port
• Digital Audio output (coaxial)
• RS 232 interface
• Video resolution Full HD 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 480p, 576i, 480i
• User optimized, multilingual OSD menu
• Standby < 0,5 Watt power consumption[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]HDTV receive[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]DVB-compatibility[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]DVB tuners[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]1 x DVB-C, 1 x DVB-T, 2 x DVB-S2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]DVB decoding[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]MPEG2, MPEG4 AVC / H.264[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Resolution[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Aspect ratio[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]16:10, 16:9, 16:9 (4:3 pillarbox), 4:3, 4:3 (16:9 letterbox), Pan&Scan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"][/TH]
[TD="class: data last"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]CI slots[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Viewing card slots[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Timeshift[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes (add disk drive)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Record[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes (add disk drive)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Watch and record on same mux 2 channels[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Mux record[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Hard disk and slots[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]USB[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Channels[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Unlimited[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Favorite channel list[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Blindscan[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Manual languages[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]English, German[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Menu languages[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Finnish, Swedish, English, German, Russian, Estonian, Spanish, French, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Portuguese, Catalan, Norwegian, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Greek, Czech, Frisian, Ukrainian, Hungary, Lithuanian, Croatian, Icelandic, Slovakian, Slovenian, Latvian, Serbian[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]EPG[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]DVB subtitles[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Teletext[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]RF modulator[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]DiSEqC compatibility[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (USALS)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Parental control[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]PiP (Picture in Picture)[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Games[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Linux OS[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Internet connection[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]RJ-45[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Internet browser[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Youtube[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Web video player[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Web radio[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Video play[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]AVI, DivX, mkv, MOV, TS, WMV, Xvid[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Music play[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]MP3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Picture view[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]JPEG[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Unicable compatible[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]12V power supply[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Power consumption max (W)[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Power consumption stand-by (W)[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Software upgrade[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]USB, RJ-45[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Channel list upgrade[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]USB, RJ-45[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Front panel connectors[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Back panel connectors[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]HDMI out, TV SCART, Composite video out, Digital Audio out (Toslink), Digital Audio out (RCA), Stereo Audio out (2 x RCA), F in, F out, IEC in, IEC out, USB 2.0, Ethernet, RS-232, Modem[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Product height (mm)[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Product width (mm)[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Product depth (mm)[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #EEEDED"]
[TH="class: label"]Product weight (g)[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F8F7F5"]
[TH="class: label"]Included[/TH]
[TD="class: data last"]Remote control, Batteries, External power supply, Power cable[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]




 
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Select a tp then press the red remote button for scan. A menu pops up allowing for manual channel entry. Try it and see if it works for you.
 
I never got PID entry to work on my Alien2, although it probably doesn't help that I was trying to enter a hidden radio station so I had no idea what to enter for the video PID (different receivers usually want different things, even though they shouldn't need anything...)
 
IDK of any channels right now that require manual pid to work or else I would like to try it. I have a couple boxes I need to check but haven't seen anything since the CW channels.
 
Beware that the last generation GM Spark Triplex has T2 instead T tuner (mine is T2 for example); that leads to lack of finding of the cable channels when SW designed for T models are used in T2 models. Even E2 images are to be selected upon the above consideration.
 
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