lookin to buy a dbox

[steven1986]

hi lookin to buy a dbox what is the best one that wont keep going down thanks

[father ted]

buy a dreambox rather than a dbox

[1987brian]

If your going for a Dbox, get a Nokia one instead of a Sagem, that was my biggest mistake.

[plasterer]

Itgate 200 is wot you need mate
Auto update with Top support
And 2 year warrentie on the Box .......Paul

[markymarc]

Dboxes are ageing a bit now, I would move onto dreambox or something like that.

Failing that definitely get the nokia, mine has been perfect up to now, it has given me a few years of flawless channels :)

[thedon2211]

a dbox is as good as the image you put on it, an image can work geat on one box and not so good on another box thats the same, so try a few different images.
but in general a nokia seems to be the best, as sagem seem to have weak tuners.
just bare in mind that one day soon it might all go away.....

[ruprect]

My last nokia arrived broken, had to send to get replaced. I have a broken sagem and a mate had a nokia break too. Also had a clone dreambox arrive broken. (do not go near sagems!)

That is 3 dboxes out of about 20 that have passed through my hands, one replaced and 2 dead ones on my hands, one was tested and just needs a new power supply.

I am thinking of the itgate now. It has component out which is good for me.

Are there any on the horizon, or already out, with HDMI? Which would have the best picture quality, I have a guy looking and price is not really an issue, are the itgate picture quality as good as an official DM600C?

I would be using component, don't think the 600C outputs that, so really would be comparing, the 600C's best, to the itgate component.

[ruprect]

I have only seen 2 sagems that do not chirp, about 4-5 that do, just not worth the risk. Nokia is only about ?5-10 more. I do prefer the sagem remote, but thats all.

All the sagems run find on gbox, but that limits your image choice, also the keyroll fix is not automatic for gbox yet, though Xenafan implemented a good fix on his latest images.

[brett90]

Nokia boxes are pretty good compared with the Sagem boxes... but they will all `go down` with the current keyrolls

[chris_digital]

DM8000 is the latest box.

Promo video on YouTube 8lZbBQlBfDA

Dream Media Say

Features:
The DM 8000 support multiple HDTV standards, including MPEG4/H.264 - that to be implemented by Sky in the UK! An improved power supply unit is included which will finally solve all previous PSU-related problems for good . A USB 2 port is also included as well as the standard RS232 serial port and Fast Ethernet port (no Gigabit ) It looks like the front of the box will house a multi-function (10) card reader so that you can easily load/access data, photos, mp3 etc. The LCD display has increased in size to 3,5x 5.5 cm. Naturally Linux is still the operating system, however it will be packaged in an 'easier to use form'.

We can only guess that means a complete re-write of Enigma. These details are still very sketchy. More news as we find it out

Specifications:

Tuner: Twin tuner (optional card)
O/S: Linux (open source)
Video connections: DVI, HDMI
Supported video standards: MPEG2, MPEG4/H.264 & WM9 (HDTV compliant)
CPU: 723MHz IBM
Memory (RAM): 128 Mb
Flash Memory: 32 Mb
Network: 100 MBit full duplex Ethernet interface MiniPCI slot Super cool display (RGB color adjustable)
Drives:
Slimline DVD player (optional) HDD (optional)
2 x CI, with eject button
2 x Smartcard reader & 1 SIM card reader (internal)
Multiple layer 3D menu (16 milion colors)
USB 2.0

No idea on prices

[plasterer]

Sim box Done by Sats and his gang At about ?499.00
HD and all that ,twin tuners
Plus second to none Back up support from the Main man and his team ....Paul

[smirnoff_rules]

does it come with a sat and cable tuner ? it says Tuner: Twin tuner (optional card)


thats a yes then lol

seems all of pounds thats ..

[plasterer]

Heres thre spec
It dont say twin on this i think
But on another it says watch one and record 2 others
Top Peeps these ,HD cheep IMO



DVB-S compliant DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-C supported
Smart tuner supported(Plug & Play)
MPEG-2 MP@HL Video Decoder
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HP@L4 Video Decoder
DIVX? supported WMV(VC1),
WMA/WMA-pro Decoder
Dolby AC3 downmix decoder
HDMI with HDCP supported
Multi-format Audio Decoder
High Definition and Standard Definition
DVB Common Interface (2 slots) supported
Format resolution: 1080i, 720p, 576p
USB 2.0(Host)
supported USB 1.0(Client) supported



Network Interface Supported( high speed Ethernet)
VFD Display : Capability for display of various information
SCPC and MCPC receivable from C/Ku-band satellites
Channel list editing
Favorite channel list editing
True-color On-Screen Display (OSD)
Full Picture In Graphic (PIG) function
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for on screen channel information
Subtitle & Teletext supported
Parental lock facility by channel and program event
Added hardware parts for future use.
S-ATA cable and 3.5 ? HDD cradle(bracket) HDD SATA 1 (1.5 Gbps)
2 x mini PCI socket for several kinds of tuner
2 x smartcard reader
IPTV function to be added




High Definition



HDTV stands for High Definition Television the high-resolution television of the future (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and MPEG2).



MPEG4/H.264 is an improved compression process for digital television and HDTV, a successor of MPEG2.
1080i and 720p HDTV video formats: "p" stands for "progressive" and "i" for "interlaced" images.



Standard Definition
SDTV stands for Standard Definition Television, which is the basic PAL signal.



HD uses the latest image enhancement technology to make even SDTV programs appear sharper than ever, using a HDMI or YUV, RGB, S-video output.






Dolby Digital Sound
comes equipped with an optical digital output for extremely realistic spatial sound.





CPU Type 266MHz ST40-202 32bit RISC CPU
Data/Instruction Cache 32KB/16KB
Satellite QPSK Tuner(DVB-S) Input Connector IEC 169-24 Female(F-type)
Input Signal Level -65 to -25dBm
Frequency Range 950MHz to 2150MHz
LNB Control Vertical 13V(400mA Max)
Horizontal 18V(400mA Max)
Waveform QPSK(C/KU band compatible)
22KHz Tone Frequency 22?4KHz
Amplitude 0.6?0.2V
Symbol Rate QPSK( up to 45MS/s)
DiSEqC Control Version 1.0/1.1/1.2/USALS Compatible
Satellite 8PSK Tuner(DVB-S2) Input Connector IEC 169-24 Female(F-type)
Input Signal Level -65 to -25dBm
Frequency Range 950MHz to 2150MHz
LNB Control Vertical 13V(400mA Max)
Horizontal 18V(400mA Max)
Waveform QPSK, 8PSK(C/KU band compatible)
22KHz Tone Frequency 22?4KHz
Amplitude 0.6?0.2V
Symbol Rate QPSK( up to 45MS/s), DVB-S2 :QPSK(up to 36MS/S), 8PSK(up to 30MS/s)
DiSEqC Control Version 1.0/1.1/1.2/USALS Compatible
Terrestrial OFDM Tuner Input Connector IEC169-2 female
Loop through Connector IEC169-2 male
Frequency Range 50MHz to 870MHz
Loop through Out Impedance 75 ohms nominal
Band Width 7/8 MHz
Carrier Mode 2k & 8k hierachical/non-hierachical mode
Constellation Auto(QPSK, 16/64 QAM)
Mode Rate Auto(1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8)
Guard Interval Auto(1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32)
Cable QAM Tuner Input Connector IEC169-2 female
Loop through Connector IEC169-2 male
Frequency Range 47MHz to 862MHz
Loop through Out Impedance 75 ohms nominal
IF Bandwidth 8MHz
QAM mode 16, 32, 64,128,256QAM
Symbol rate 0.87Mbaud~7Mbaud Max.
MPEG Transport Stream & A/V Decoding Input Stream ISO/IEC 13818-2 Specification and VC1 Microsoft video format main/advanced profiles@HL(WMV-9), H.264
Profile & Level MPEG-2 MP@ML, MP@HL, MPEG4 AP@HL/H.264 level 4.1, VC1(WMV9)
Input TS Data Rate 138Mbit/S max.
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9 with pan/scan vector
Video Resolution 720 x 576(PAL), 720 x 480(NTSC), 1080i, 720P, 480i, 480P
Audio Decoding MPEG-1 Audio Layer 1,2, Musicam
Audio Mode Stereo, Dual Channel, Joint Stereo, Mono
Sample Rate 32, 44.1, and 48KHz
Memory Flash Memory 32MB
DDR SDRAM 192MB (64MB+128MB)
Storage & Rear connector HDD Serial ATA 80/120/160/200GB and over (User Selectable)
Digital interface for HDTV HDMI with HDCP
SCART I/F VCR & TV(2 Ports)
CVBS & Audio R/L Out RCA(3 Ports)
S-video Din
Component Out(YPbPr) RCA(3 Ports)
Digital Audio S/PDIF via Optical
Data In/Out USB Host Interface USB A-Type Female (USB 2.0)
USB Device Interface USB B-Type Female (USB 1.0)
RS232C 9 Pin D-Sub
Network Ethernet RJ-45( 100BT )
Conditional Access Common Interface 2 PCMCIA-Cards Slots
Smartcard Interface 2 Slots
Front Display VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display as Alpha numeric style
Power Supply Input Voltage AC110-245V, 50/60Hz
Type Linear PWM
Power Consumption 50W
Protection - Separate Internal Fuse and Chassis
Physical Specification Size (W x H x D) 375mm x 60mm x 280 mm
Weight 3.5Kg
Environment Operating Temperature 5 ~ 55C
Storage Temperature -40C ~ +65C
Last edited by cableman; 26-02-08 at 06:31 PM.

[xion2000]

What do you intend to do with it appart from obviously watching TV.
If nothing then get someting like a Starview the Box3, they are alot cheaper & al;ot easier to setup.
If you like playing around with you box (OOH ERR misses) i.e networking, streaming etc then I would suggest a Dreambox as its essentually a new purpose built version of a dbox2 (dbox2's are rather old now)

[plasterer]

Have a Gander at this mate below

plasterer (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=160238967284)

[charan]

Dboxes are ageing a bit now, I would move onto dreambox or something like that.

Failing that definitely get the nokia, mine has been perfect up to now, it has given me a few years of flawless channels :)

I agree the nokia is definately the better box, i have a sagem but I feel it doesnt work as well as the nokia ie the nokia is more rliable