Octagon SF8008 V3 Supreme Review 2026: satellite and IPTV in one box

Twin or Combo: which SF8008 V3 Supreme should you choose?

The SF8008 V3 Supreme comes in two versions with the same hardware and the same RRP of €149.90 without an SSD. The Twin has two DVB-S2X satellite tuners, so you can record one satellite channel while watching another. It supports multistream and T2-MI, hardware blind scan, DiSEqC 1.2, USALS and Unicable. The Combo combines one DVB-S2X tuner with a tuner for cable (DVB-C) or aerial (DVB-T2).

Both versions are also on sale with a factory-fitted M.2 SSD from 250 GB to 4 TB, for an RRP of €179.90 to €379.90. You can also fit an NVMe SSD in the M.2 slot yourself or record to a drive on the USB 3.0 port. There is a smartcard reader, but no CI or CI+ slot and no FBC tuner. If you need a CI+ module, this receiver is out.

Mind the version. The V3 has Bluetooth 5.1, the older SF8008s don't. Older versions are still around, such as a single-tuner version and an earlier ‘Supreme Combo’. Octagon actively promotes the V3 as the new generation.

IPTV via Enigma2: bouquets, plugins and satellite in one list

Enigma2 is a Linux system for satellite receivers. IPTV goes in the same channel list as your satellite channels: an M3U list is converted into one or more bouquets, Enigma2's channel groups. The e2m3u2bouquet script reads the M3U list, creates the bouquets and sets up the XMLTV TV guide for the EPG-Importer plugin. Some providers also supply ready-made Enigma2 bouquets, and with E-Channelizer you edit channel lists on your PC.

For an Xtream Codes account there is the XStreamity plugin, which plays the Xtream list directly without you having to edit bouquets. The big advantage of this approach is hybrid use: you watch Astra via the dish, record to the SSD, use timeshift and picture-in-picture, and have IPTV channels in the same channel list and TV guide, with one remote.

The drawback is that it takes more puzzling than an IPTV app on Android. Apps such as TiviMate, IPTV Smarters and MyTVOnline don't run, and neither do Netflix or Disney+. If you only want IPTV, a Formuler or Google TV box is easier.

The current alternative for Dreambox owners

Dream Property, the maker of the Dreambox, has been in liquidation since December 2023. So there won't be new Dreamboxes, and it is also unclear whether VU+'s manufacturer is still active. The SF8008 V3 Supreme is an Enigma2 receiver that you buy new, with a warranty, and on which the same approach with bouquets, plugins and openATV works.

There is no shortage of updates: Octagon offers over-the-internet (OTA) updates for Define OS and E2, and the community builds new openATV 8.0.1 images for the ‘sf8008’ every day (checked on 12 October 2026). On paper the chip is slower than that of the Dreambox One and Two, though: 15,000 against 53,000 DMIPS.

Speed, picture and connections

The HiSilicon Hi3798MV200 has four cores at 1.6 GHz (15,000 DMIPS), with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of eMMC. For channel surfing, the TV guide and recording that is enough, but heavy skins and lots of plugins run noticeably slower than apps on an Android box.

Picture goes out in 4K via HDMI 2.0a with CEC, with HDR10 and HLG; Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos are missing. For sound there are an optical output and an analogue AV output. It also has gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi up to 1,200 Mbit/s with two antennas, Bluetooth 5.1, a USB 3.0 and a USB 2.0 port, a microSD slot and a display with a clock.

The remote works with infrared, has 47 buttons and can also control your TV; there is no voice control.