Few Questions.

[jmcgu10]

Hi all i've been reading threads on this forum over the last few weeks. I've ordered the dreambox 5000S and i'm due to recieve it tomorrow.

Just a few questions. I have a sky box which is set up out in the kitchen. In order to set up the dreambox is it just a case of taking the necessary wires out of the existing sky box and putting them into the dreambox?

Will the eye that I bought for my sly box work with the dreambox?

I'm a complete novice at all this so try and keep it in layman terms

[Shady]

hooking the satellite cable up to a standard dreambox will get you all the fta channels available on sly uk.

[jmcgu10]

So basically all I need to do is take the wires out of my existing sly box and put them into the dreambox ? Sly is currently channel 9 on my tv when I put the wires into the dreambox will it still be the same Channel?

Will my existing sly magic eye work with my dreambox?

[Shady]

nooo, dremabox has to be hooked to tv via a scart cable or component.. ur sky channel will come on when u turn the dm on.. i dont think the magic eye will work mate..

[jmcgu10]

nooo, dremabox has to be hooked to tv via a scart cable or component.. ur sky channel will come on when u turn the dm on.. i dont think the magic eye will work mate..

What:s: My dreambox and router are about 10 foot away from the tv where the existing sly box is and that doesen't need a scart cable I dont think ?

[jmcgu10]

Basically is what i'm trying to say is.

My tv is mounted on the wall at one end of the room. My sky box is at the other end of the room. When I get the DB i'll just be swapping my existing sky box with the DB.

Will the DB appear on my tv if I just swap the boxes and insert wires into the DB?

[Shady]

no, because if your sky box is on channel 9, then i assume ur hooked up to tv with a coax cable.. via rf out? dm doesnt have rf out

[jmcgu10]

So what Will I do there?

[Shady]

reeeeaaaaalllllyyyyyy long scart lead lol

or video sender,
or get some more coax, couple of f connectors and a coupler and extend the sat cable to have dm closer to tv

[jmcgu10]

shit!! i'm only after moving the wireless router from one end of the room to the other. How much will the above cost?

[jmcgu10]

I forgot to add I may be using cardsharing thats y i moved the router closer to the box if that makes a difference.

[Shady]

router being far away from box not a prob, with wifi bridges, and long ethernet cables.. u still need to be able to SEE the channels

[jmcgu10]

router being far away from box not a prob, with wifi bridges, and long ethernet cables.. u still need to be able to SEE the channels

but i thought the router would need to be beside the box which in turn the box would need to be beside where the existing sly box is?

[Shady]

nope.. just needs to be connected.. doesnt have to be in same room..,

[jmcgu10]

Initially my router was on a table which was about 2 foot away from my tv. The sly box was at the other side of the room. I then moved the router over beside the sly box.

With the card sharing i'll be using my existing sky dish How does the DB connect to my sky dish?

[Shady]

same way as ur sky box does now.. swap it out


ur dreambox needs to be connected to power, tv, router, and dish.. how far apart they are makes not a bit of difference... as long as they are connected up it dont matter where they are positioned

[jmcgu10]

How do I go about recording to the box? Can I record films/sports to the dreambox and watch them back on the Tv?

[Shady]

500s? you CAN record by using a pc or nas....

[jmcgu10]

500s? you CAN record by using a pc or nas....

Yep 500s. Whats a nas?

[jmcgu10]

like a usb or something. Is there a easier way? me da likes to record thing and he wouldn't be too good with the computer :L

[Shady]

nope.. no usb on dm 500s.. u need an openbox or dm600 or 800 for recording in that way

[jmcgu10]

nope.. no usb on dm 500s.. u need an openbox or dm600 or 800 for recording in that way

So what would the best way to record? record to pc then put onto USB key so I can watch it on the tv?

[jmcgu10]

what would be the handiest way of recording?

[jmcgu10]

Ok If I get a VCR and get a scart lead plug the scart lead from the vcr to the dreambox then put the aerial cable into the back of the vcr would that work?

[Shady]

yes. and u can record to vcr lol

[jmcgu10]

yes. and u can record to vcr lol

No seriously whats the best thing I can do?

[Shady]

for what u want, easiest thing to do is sell the dm on and buy an openbox.. that'll do what you require,... next time you buy something, research whether it will do what you want before you buy..

still... 20-20 hindsight eh?