GTMedia GTCombo 4:2:2 receiver

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John said:
Only slightly - it's based on the initial advertising guff from Nov 22nd 2021
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The intial post of the topic reflects the advertising used by some sellers online, it is not misleading.
There is no inference as to how capable it is with 4:2:2, and the fact remains that it can provide some 4:2:2 pictures.

I still have one for sale 'ere if any toby wants to shove a bullseye into my paw.
 
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STB IRE said:
My point to anyone who wants to clear H264 4:2:2 feeds is that whilst your normal run of the mill e2 box will find the signal but not display the picture, connecting to that stream using the webif function (streamlined into the free VU+app) on a Apple 4K box will clear the picture once you have the requisite high speed HDMI cable. The Apple 4K TV boxes after all have a specific HDR menu to display Chroma 4:2:2, so it no surprise that they can display the content of 422 stream from an e2 box on the same network.

Just goes to show that you don't need pro broadcast gear like the MediaKind receivers to access these feeds.
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Any decent DVB card such as those produced by TBS can display 4:2:2 via EBSPro direct to VLC or by using EBSPro/VLC as an interface for something like NDI to capture the pictures and stream them.
 
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Thought Id pipe Eurovision into the box to see how it handles a 4:2:2 feed at a silly bitrate


It's not watchable but i was expecting it to be far worse!
 
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mapperuo said:
Thought Id pipe Eurovision into the box to see how it handles a 4:2:2 feed at a silly bitrate


It's not watchable but i was expecting it to be far worse!
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Thank you for uploading the video.

I think the useful thing about the Combo and 4:2:2 is that it can allow the user to see what the content is for some of these feeds.
Not everyone has a DVB card or an E2 receiver. For small wad the combo can provide an opportunity to check out some 4:2:2 stuff.
 
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mapperuo said:
Thought Id pipe Eurovision into the box to see how it handles a 4:2:2 feed at a silly bitrate


It's not watchable but i was expecting it to be far worse!
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Not too bad as you say and have seen worse. :Y
At the bottom left of menu screen, if you see a higher frame rate of 8 fps or higher (unlikely at the moment) then playback is usable to see what's going on for a while - if it's
content that really floats people's boat then go to the other options of viewing 422 fluently with other receivers / streaming etc etc
 
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Not too bad as you say and have seen worse. :Y
At the bottom left of menu screen, if you see a higher frame rate of 8 fps or higher (unlikely at the moment) then playback is usable to see what's going on for a while - if it's
content that really floats people's boat then go to the other options of viewing 422 fluently with other receivers / streaming etc etc
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MB said the same thing lol.
 
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Yup agree, to be fair something cheap like a zgemma box will get you good fluid 4:2:2 playback via VLC on a reasonable PC. Not crazy expensive for sure.
 
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mapperuo said:
Thought Id pipe Eurovision into the box to see how it handles a 4:2:2 feed at a silly bitrate


It's not watchable but i was expecting it to be far worse!
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Much Eurovision content in the past few years has been unwatchable.
 
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Much Eurovision content in the past few years has been unwatchable.
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And a 4:2:2 capable receiver won’t improve that content either. Maybe the video breakup in the player could be seen as a blessing in disguise
 
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Thinking of getting one of these for a bit of play with S2x blindscanning mainly, anybody got any advice on the best place to buy from? Been looking on the auction site, but seem to be quite a diverse price range :-ohmy Seems to be no UK stockists?

TIA, Dave.
 
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Dave5118 said:
Thinking of getting one of these for a bit of play with S2x blindscanning mainly, anybody got any advice on the best place to buy from? Been looking on the auction site, but seem to be quite a diverse price range :-ohmy Seems to be no UK stockists?

TIA, Dave.
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@moonbase has one he "might" want to sell to you - see post #764:-rofl2
 
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rempfer said:
Oh, yes. The GT Combo is very poor (unwatchable) at playing the ABC feeds here in the US. The SF8008 streamed to VLC easily plays them flawlessly. I like the little GT Combo, but at the present time its 4:2:2 support in particular is disappointing.
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A quick search at lunchtime and it looks like there are very few boxes like this GTCombo.

Just this one, the iView (though I'm unsure if '4k' is actually a feature or just a branding exercise)

www.ebay.co.uk

NEW Smart TV 4K Android Combo Freeview HD + Satellite Receiver, Freeview Box | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for NEW Smart TV 4K Android Combo Freeview HD + Satellite Receiver, Freeview Box at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.
www.ebay.co.uk

There is one DVB-S2X receiver

Pardon our interruption...

www.ebay.co.uk

and one other Android HD satellite receiver from 2017/8, though again not a combo.


So, are there any others members know about ? If so it might just be worth adding an Android section to the forum list to prevent confusion to members contemplating parting with their hard earned money.
 
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There's also the GTMedia GTS, have seen people try to flog these for as low as £8

www.ebay.co.uk

GTMEDIA GTS DVB-S2 Satellite Receiver Amlogic S905D 2GB 8GB ANDROID 4K 2.4G WIFI | eBay

Support 5: Amlogic S905D 2GBRAM +8GBROM. It allows you to play CCcam, GTplayer (IP Web TV), Netflix, Skype, Picasa, YouTube, Flicker, etc. Support 4: Built-in Wifi 2.4G+BT4.0, 802.1.1b/g/n. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANDROID THIS IS PROBABLY NOT FOR YOU.
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ozumo said:
There's also the GTMedia GTS, have seen people try to flog these for as low as £8

www.ebay.co.uk

GTMEDIA GTS DVB-S2 Satellite Receiver Amlogic S905D 2GB 8GB ANDROID 4K 2.4G WIFI | eBay

Support 5: Amlogic S905D 2GBRAM +8GBROM. It allows you to play CCcam, GTplayer (IP Web TV), Netflix, Skype, Picasa, YouTube, Flicker, etc. Support 4: Built-in Wifi 2.4G+BT4.0, 802.1.1b/g/n. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANDROID THIS IS PROBABLY NOT FOR YOU.
www.ebay.co.uk
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Not surprised..like the combo, software is a pile of w**k.
 
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