Posted 29 December 2023 - 21:14
The image illustrates why the remote control must be properly aimed at the receiver and why the box has poor side reception.
Reception can be improved by adjusting the sensor so that it is as close to the plastic as possible (the sensor legs are quite long).
It is also advisable to remove the protective cover from the remote controler.
It will never be like the remotes from older Dreamboxes, but it will be much better...
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Posted 30 December 2023 - 13:54
This issue is not limited to the H7, quite a lot of (cheaper) boxes have this problem.
Currently in use: VU+ Duo 4K (2xFBC S2), VU+ Solo 4K (1xFBC S2), uClan Usytm 4K Pro (S2+T2), Octagon SF8008 (S2+T2), Zgemma H9.2H (S2+T2)
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Posted 1 January 2024 - 16:31
Logitech Harmony Ultimate One
https://support.myha...en/ultimate-one
No more problems with any box...and all other remotes (TV, PS4, FireTV etc) can be trashed, too 
Edited by Dorfkind, 1 January 2024 - 16:35.
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Posted 1 January 2024 - 16:34
Another remote won't solve the problem of a poorly positioned IR receiver in the box, which is often the cause of the problem.
Currently in use: VU+ Duo 4K (2xFBC S2), VU+ Solo 4K (1xFBC S2), uClan Usytm 4K Pro (S2+T2), Octagon SF8008 (S2+T2), Zgemma H9.2H (S2+T2)
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Posted 2 January 2024 - 17:30
Logitech Harmony Ultimate One
https://support.myha...en/ultimate-oneNo more problems with any box...and all other remotes (TV, PS4, FireTV etc) can be trashed, too
Harmony is dead. Logitech has pulled the plug. I still got a Harmony Elite for in the bedroom, but we aren't even using it as a "smart" remote. In the living room everything is controlled through CEC of by speech, which makes these kind of remotes obsolete.
However, in this case even a fancy remote won't solve the issue.
Posted 2 January 2024 - 17:44
The problem with remote controls apparently started when manufacturers began using AAA batteries. To preserve battery life, they reduced the current to the transmitting IR diode. Moreover, they seem to neglect design considerations, as in most remotes, the diode is almost recessed into the body of the controller.
Zgemma "perfected" this on H7 by creating a small circular passage on the receiver itself, preventing the signal from reaching the diode from the side. The exception might be remotes for Mut@nt.
Another absurd cost-cutting measure is replacing rubber pads+carbon. The substitute in the form of "flexible" metal pads doesn't work properly even with a new remote.
Sometimes I try to increase the current to the IR diode, and I also make a parabola out of aluminum foil behind the sensor on the H7.
Edited by ims, 2 January 2024 - 17:54.
Posted 3 January 2024 - 21:05
About Zgemma for some equipped with a CI slot you can barely remove the CI CAM once inserted because they don't foreseen an ejection system, and there is no room foreseen neither for the fingers. So removing a CI CAM is really a pain on some Zgemma model.
About the RCU some box foreseen an external IR receiver that you can place on a better place so you can even install the STB behind the TV.
I have this with the Edision OSMio4K and also with the ABCom QViart 4K.
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Posted 13 February 2024 - 18:26
new box on the zgemma horizon
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Posted 13 February 2024 - 19:18
Interesting, they seemed to have found some surplus stock of the Broadcom BCM7251S.
Same as the H7, so probably just an "SE' version of it (odd they don't call it H7 SE, like they've done with the other models).
IRDA = infrared, usually used as an IR extender port ?
Currently in use: VU+ Duo 4K (2xFBC S2), VU+ Solo 4K (1xFBC S2), uClan Usytm 4K Pro (S2+T2), Octagon SF8008 (S2+T2), Zgemma H9.2H (S2+T2)
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Posted 13 February 2024 - 19:46
there is no photo of the rear side of the box, could be IR extender port, would mean better RC performance
Posted 13 February 2024 - 20:08
We'll see it when the hardware becomes available.
Currently in use: VU+ Duo 4K (2xFBC S2), VU+ Solo 4K (1xFBC S2), uClan Usytm 4K Pro (S2+T2), Octagon SF8008 (S2+T2), Zgemma H9.2H (S2+T2)
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Posted 14 February 2024 - 09:41
If I noticed it right, the size of this ‘new model’ is like most other models like H5, H4, H9 twin etc., so much smaller.
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Dreamboxen heb ik niet meer echt actief. Verder heb ik ook nog een een VU+ duo2 met 500Gb harddisk + een VU+ Uno, Zero, Solo 4K, Ultimo 4K, Zero 4K, Uno 4Kse. + ook nog een Xtrend ET7x00. Daarnaast heb ik ook nog diverse andere modellen w.o. een Formuler F4, ET8500, ET7500, Mut@nt 2400HD, Xsarius Fusion HD se en verder nog wel het e.e.a. waarmee op verzoek vanalles wordt getest. Iemand moet het tenslotte doen. 
Los van de eerder genoemde modellen heb ik nog wel een rits aan testsamples als Mut@nt 2400HD, HD60, GB UE4K, GB Trio4K, Maxitec Multibox combo en Twin, Octagon sf8008, sf8008 mini en last but nog least enkele modellen van het Grieks Duitse Edision.
Voor centrale opslag van media gebruik ik een Qnap 219P met tweemaal 2 Tb harddisks + een Synology DS414 met 12 Tb Totale opslag.
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Posted 19 February 2024 - 16:35
It seems, it will be without internal hdd ?
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