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hallchr

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I notice the german Humax UHD 4tune+ Quad Tuner has only 2 Sat connections, but does it require a quad LNB or an Oct LNB to access the multiple Simultaneous recording options?

I spoke to Humax this morning about the new Freesat 3rd Gen boxes and it was mentioned as "soon"..

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 15:26:42 #1 |
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hallchr - 4 minutes ago »
I notice the german Humax UHD 4tune+ Quad Tuner has only 2 Sat connections, but does it require a quad LNB or an Oct LNB to access the multiple Simultaneous recording options?
I spoke to Humax this morning about the new Freesat 3rd Gen boxes and it was mentioned as "soon"..

Hi welcome to our forum.

The icord requires a unicable lnb to use all 4 tuners.

http://www.pulsat.com/products/Humax-iCord-Evolution-Quad-Tuner-HD-Satellite-Home-Media-Server-1TB.html

https://www.reichelt.com/gb/en/?LANGUAGE=EN&CTYPE=0&MWSTFREE=0&CCOUNTRY=447&ARTICLE=211325&PROVID=2788&wt_guka=22596836417_79177416017&PROVID=2788&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7dHSBRDEARIsAJhAHwirbjEhyqH1K6eXjK1sb6QWRufuaV_vofQlqt09koHDpOsSZL0djPwaAp1yEALw_wcB

As so far no details of the new box have been released it's anyone's guess.

They might use a similar system to Sky-Q which uses a wideband lnb with just two outputs (one for horizontal polarisation and the other for vertical). As their is no band or polarisation switching you can feed multiple tuners in the same way you can with terrestrial.

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 15:38:31 #2 |
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Thanks Graham, just ordered a Sony TV but been using Freesat since Day 1 and still use a fox so I thought I would get a 3rd gen one when released, but was wondering if I need the dish installer back to change a few things, might even get a terrestrial Ariel at the same time!

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 15:47:28 #3 |
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hallchr - 23 seconds ago »
Thanks Graham, just ordered a Sony TV but been using Freesat since Day 1 and still use a fox so I thought I would get a 3rd gen one when released, but was wondering if I need the dish installer back to change a few things, might even get a terrestrial Ariel at the same time!

Out of interest, are you sure Humax are building the box ? Though it seems very likely I haven't seen this announced anywhere.

It would be very convenient if the Sky-Q system was used as a Sky-Q hybrid lnb would fit straight onto a Sky type dish. These have 6 outputs leaving four for legacy kit like my HDR-1000S and Foxsat-HDR

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26-95-SKY-HYBRID-6-WAY-LNB/391936716756?hash=item5b413fafd4:g:w2AAAOSwH-daH57h

Any ideas Barry

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 15:50:01 #4 |
hallchr

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I have seen Humax issued an RFS to company's last september for the 3rd Gen Freesat box, and my call with them this morning hinted at imminent information...Well "soon"

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 17:59:07 #5 |
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hallchr - 10 minutes ago »
I have seen Humax issued an RFS to company's last september for the 3rd Gen Freesat box, and my call with them this morning hinted at imminent information...Well "soon"

Thanks - hopefully Barry will spot this thread. He's the man with contacts at Humax Towers

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 18:10:34 #6 |
hallchr

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Well I'm a newbie..... So Barry is the Man.... worth knowing!

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 18:35:25 #7 |
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hallchr - 21 minutes ago »
Well I'm a newbie..... So Barry is the Man.... worth knowing!

Welcome to our Forum

Don't know about that

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 18:58:11 #8 |
hallchr

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http://www.a516digital.com/2017/08/freesat-plans-third-generation-set-top.html

thats the Plans apparently..

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 19:34:37 #9 |
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hallchr - 1 hour ago »
http://www.a516digital.com/2017/08/freesat-plans-third-generation-set-top.html
thats the Plans apparently..

I posted that link in the broadcast threads last year. It doesn't say who is going to build it though.

https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/2018-new-uhd-capable-freesat-box

| Tue 9 Jan 2018 21:27:15 #10 |