I'm looking into an internal card share and have been informed my current Openbox v8s is unable to be used as a server. My question is can the Zgemma H.2S be used as a server box and if so how difficult is it to set up internal sharing? If it can be used as a server are there any step by step guides on how to set up an internal card share I could read before I purchase one? Thanks
Can H.2S be used as a server box?
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steveuk23
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Yes your H.2S can serve the openbox but then your H.2S basically becomes a single tuner, but some times the twin tuner still works but other times your Zgemma may need to be on standby for the openbox to work.
Just hook up your 2 sat tuners as normal on your Zgemma then screw in the cable to the other sat connection and connect to your openbox .
Oh by the way you still need a gift on both boxes
Just hook up your 2 sat tuners as normal on your Zgemma then screw in the cable to the other sat connection and connect to your openbox .
Oh by the way you still need a gift on both boxes
This is going to be a dumb question but i know next to nothing about all the satellite boxes but what's the difference in uses between a singe and twin tuner. I am just looking to basically share my current sky card to another room without the need for a multiroom subscription, the boxes would be watched simultaneously quite often so if the zgemma would possibly require being on standby does that mean it's not the best choice for a server?
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Would that not mean having to watch what was being viewed on the main box?
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Would that not mean having to watch what was being viewed on the main box?
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single tuner box you can only watch and record the same channel the box is on . A twin tuner will let you watch one channel and record a different channel at the same time.
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You would be able to watch any channel you want if you run a new cable to the V8
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You would be able to watch any channel you want if you run a new cable to the V8
Thanks for the explanation, i don't record very often so losing twin tuner wouldn't be an issue.
I've got an existing cable from a previous multiroom installation but if i hook it to the v8 i would only receive the fta channels. To get encrypted channels i would have to put my viewing card in. My idea was to get a box to use a server to host my viewing card then use a c-line to watch encrypted channels on the v8. I'm only beginning to learn about these boxes so can this even can be achieved?
I've got an existing cable from a previous multiroom installation but if i hook it to the v8 i would only receive the fta channels. To get encrypted channels i would have to put my viewing card in. My idea was to get a box to use a server to host my viewing card then use a c-line to watch encrypted channels on the v8. I'm only beginning to learn about these boxes so can this even can be achieved?
I was able to get the boxkey for the sky box and the viewing card is working in the v8s and decrypting the premium channels. A lot of the reading I have done was for Openbox, i just seen a lot of people recommending the H2s boxes and assumed they would also have an area to enter a boxkey. I shall continue reading but thanks for your input it's appreciated.