OCTAGON SF8008 4K UHD E2

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OCTAGON SF8008 4K UHD E2

"OCTAGON SF8008 4K UHD E2 2160p H.265 HEVC E2 Linux Dual Wifi DVB-S2X & T2C Combo Receiver"

Octagon proudly presents the second 4K UHD Receiver SF8008. Equipped is the Octagon SF8008 with 2 tuner options. The tuners are equipped with the new standard DVB-S2x, DVB-C and DVB-T2 HD. In addition, the Octagon SF8008 USB 3.0 port,
Gigabit LAN interface and HEVC265 video decoding give you new perspectives to enjoy the full spectrum of the new 4K experience. Experience a new 4K feeling with the new Octagon SF8008.

The Octagon SF8008 4K UHD receiver offers you two permanently installed DVB-S2X Sat & DVB-C / T2 tuners and is characterized primarily by an enormous performance (15,000 DMIPS) and by lightning fast switching times

Modern entertainment & numerous features

Octagon SF8008 4K UHD supports numerous images, download additional plugins, HDR, HLG and H.265 decoding.
Gigabit LAN with 1000Mbps ensures fast connection of your high-resolution content, in addition there are two WLAN antennas, a permanently installed WIFI module available.
The Octagon SF8008 4K, with its USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and MicroSD slots and card reader, provides ample opportunities to play content from external storage media to further enhance the entertainment experience.
The Octagon SF8008 also features HDMI 2.0, AV (Audio & Video) and S / PDIF output for digital audio, and consumes less than 0.5Watt in standby.

Metal case & solid workmanship

Key Features:
- Hisilicon Hi3798MV200 Huawei
- Quad Core 64Bit (4x 1.6GHz) 15000 DMIPS
- Flash 8GB eMMC
- RAM 1GB DDR4
- Gigabit LAN Ethernet (1000Mbps)
- WiFi built in, 300Mbit, 2x WiFi antennas
- 4-digit 7-segment display
- Card reader
- DVB-S2X & DVB-C / T2 combo (2x tuner)
- HDMI 2.0a & USB 3.0
- MicroSD slot

Characteristics:
- Enigma2 Linux OS operating system
- DVB-S2X 4K UHD & Multistream
- PIP HD & UHD (picture in picture)
- HDR 10bit & HLG
- blindscan (blind search)
- Kodi
- HbbTV
- Stalker
- ffmpeq HW Playback Support
- 2160P Media Playback H.264 and H.265 HEVC
- OTA updates
- PVR recordings (* optional)
- 0.5W stand-by

Front:
- Power button on / off button
- 4-digit 7-segment display
- LED display (red / blue)
- IR sensor (infrared receiver)

Back:
- H.265 HEVC 4K UHD DVB-S2X tuner LNB input
- H.265 HEVC HD DVB-C / T2 tuner input
- Dolby S-PDIF
- AV - Audio Video Jack - Jack to RCA
- RS-232 socket (maintenance & service)
- WiFi 2x WiFi antennas
- HDMI 2.0a output
- USB 2.0 port
- Network Gigabit LAN (1000Mbps)
- MicroSD slot
- Recovery (Reset) button
- DC-12V power supply
- Power switch on / off

Page (right):
- USB 3.0 port
- Card reader (CA CARD)

Delivery:
- Receiver OCTAGON SF8008
- Remote Control
- 2 x batteries
- Operating instructions (German & English)
- HDMI cable
- power supply (power supply)

Tuner & demodulator:
- DVB-S2X: Silabs Si2166-D60 & RDA5815m
- DVB-C / T2: Altobeam ATBM7821

Others:
- Dimensions (LxDxH) 220mm x 125mm x 40mm
- EAN barcode 4260189994453
- Power supply (power supply) DC12V-2A
- VPE 20 pieces - RRP 119.90 Euro

Available from the beginning of September!
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Dimensions
Dimensions (LxTxH) 220mm x 125mm x 40mm
mass
connections
HDMI
USB
S / PDIF
network
External IR sensor
power supply
current consumption
standby
system
Flash
R.A.M
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price
RRP 119,90 €
VE 20 piece
EAN barcode 4260189994453
 
Not for me!
Octagon made a mess out of the SF4008, so I will not be buying this new SF8008 receiver. New receivers from other manufacturers will be on the market in the next few months. I will wait and see what else is being offered. Best of luck to anyone purchasing an Octagon product.
 
The Octagon SF4008 just had to have Kodi. That is all you heard from Octagon for months was Kodi. When they finally did install Kodi, it wrecked the audio and caused other problems. Then they started releasing drivers that caused an entirely new set of problems including boot-looped boxes. So they quit trying to fix anything, but kept claiming they would fix the problems and add blindscan. There has not been a meaningful update from Octagon in a year. Octagon is good about making videos and and fancy advertisements. They are useless for anything else. Maybe the new 8008 will be different, but I have lost all faith in Octagon as a company. Octagon does not need any more of my monies.
 
Seems Octagon is trying to impress their base that Kodi is a relevant item. But it is not. Anyone can get a majority of the free stuff provided by Kodi addons by using E2 plugins which use less stb resources and create less conflicts. Plus, even the Kodi addon sites usually post:

"WARNING: Before You ContinueÂ…
Even without your explicit consent, your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is collecting and filtering your Web browser data. This means that using Kodi to stream copyrighted content might get you into legal trouble. Also, your ISP might block access to specific streams, which leads to Kodi errors, or entirely blocked and throttled streaming. This is why users of Kodi should always use a VPN to make sure their identity and privacy are protected while streaming".

I don't know if Kodi is more prevalent in Euro land than the U.S., but eventually the la la land execs will get greedy and start cracking down on infringement; there will be a price to pay. Similar to when Dish started suing people for infringement. We all know how sue happy the U.S. is, much more so compared to other countries. Why keep releasing this program to the general public? Doesn't make sense. Maybe the manufacturer wants to push and see how far it can go before shtf. I guess in their wisdom, Octagon just wants to offer a universal plug and play receiver which will offer free stuff to the "free stuff challenged", hoping it will be a sales success.

Remember, some one has to maintain the addons, once the links are no longer available or not updated, the free stuff will no longer be plug and play and disappear.
 
I hope it is interesting for someone, but it will not be for me! The SF8008 has a new chipset again, no OpenPLi support, plus a DVB-T tuner that is useless for North America. No options are available for the SF8008 to get the receiver with two satellite tuners or without the DVB-T tuner. Maybe it will work out for someone? I want a receiver with at least two good satellite tuners this time. The last creation from Octagon had two satellite tuners, but only one worked correctly or semi-correctly.
 
Should be interesting how this unit is promoted.

This summer I was tempted to buy the Giga 4k, four tuner receiver after reading TWOLs post claiming that blind scan worked on that receiver. But then Huevos posted his belief that it did not work and requested proof. TWOL never provided any further response. To date, I have not found any other info on the blind scan capabilities of that receiver.

So, I am still looking for a 4 tuner, 4k receiver that blind scans or at least a close semblance.
 
Octagon should act reasonably and provide their BSP officially for all teams. Once they decide to exclusively be supported by OE-alliance, OpenPLI has no intention to support their brand, although technically it's possible.
 
They all probably come from the same factory and even the same assembly line in China, so I doubt they are clones. Denys uClan was or is better supported than the Octagon SX88, and the uClan Ustym is supposed to be better supported than the SF8008. The Ustym will not be available until November so the SF8008 will have time to prove itself. I have seen the SF8008 selling for around $100.00 U.S. before shipping, so this receiver package and variants will probably be available in several different makes and models in a few months if it becomes popular and works as advertised. We will see...
 
The SF8008 and the uClan Ustym have a slightly customized blindscan. I assume the box manufacturer did this because it is in more than one model. Anyway, this blindscan can be used on almost any enigma2 receiver that supports blindscan.

SF8008 blindscan.webp

SF8008blindscan_1.webp
 
Thanks EB, the price looks pretty good, I hope uClan Ustym is around the same price and of course is better supported, I rather buy something else and not Octagon.
Let us know what you hear.
Regards.
Chewie
 
The Ustym should be available sometime in November 2018. We will see...I do not see myself paying any money for the SF8008.

http://www.gofastmotorsports.com/sf4008.htm

The SF8008 is a problem for Rick Caylor due to its price (see link above). The SF4008 could be bought in bulk for around $70.00 U.S. per unit. He is currently selling them for $284.00 U.S. which should yield him a decent profit of at least $150.00 per box sold.

The SF8008 is selling at retail for around $100.00 U.S. in Europe without shipping. Bulk price would of course be considerably cheaper. Rick may sell the SF8008 receiver, but it will cut his profit on the SF4008 because he will have a hard time selling them alongside the SF8008. Who wants the SF4008 when the SF8008 has blindscan and no 4K audio problem? Will be interesting to see what he does about this dilemma.

My guess is had Rick not been so greedy with the SF4008 price, he could have sold more of them and had little or no SF4008 stock at this time. Sometimes you make more money by selling for less.
 
The Ustym is not at retail yet. uClan has been contacted. We will see what they do in around 4 weeks. Other new receivers will be on the market soon, or at least they are supposed to be. We will see...
 
Can't wait to see his high price for the SF8008.

https://rickcaylor.websitetoolbox.com/post/sf8008-octagon-4k-uhd-receiver-with-blind-scan-9865094

Hi All,

We have ordered some of the new SF8008 Octagon Receivers and will have more details about them soon, including price and expected arrival time. Still a couple weeks away before we have them in stock.

A You Tube video is here showing the Blind Scan working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaecFvg73-I&feature=youtu.be

Will add information here and at http://www.rickssatelliteusa.com as it becomes available.

Thanks,

Rick
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