Openbox vs skybox?

[jacquesy90]

Which is better???

Never really shopped round when i got my skybox, just snapped it up when i seen it was only ?50!

However just been looking at other boxes around the same price and the openbox x5 has 2 usb slots which is alot better, and the listing im looking at says it has higher specs than the skybox too!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Openbox-X5-HDMI-1080p-PVR-FTA-HD-satellite-receiver-support-Wifi-3G-IPTV-/121208817088

Kinda wishing i got the openbox now!

Whats your opinions folks?

[DW190]

Which is better???

Never really shopped round when i got my skybox, just snapped it up when i seen it was only ?50!

However just been looking at other boxes around the same price and the openbox x5 has 2 usb slots which is alot better, and the listing im looking at says it has higher specs than the skybox too!

New Openbox X5 + HDMI 1080p PVR FTA HD satellite receiver support Wifi 3G IPTV | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Openbox-X5-HDMI-1080p-PVR-FTA-HD-satellite-receiver-support-Wifi-3G-IPTV-/121208817088)

Kinda wishing i got the openbox now!

Whats your opinions folks?

You wouldn't be say that if you had got one.

[jacquesy90]

hahaha are they bad?? they look really nice. whats the problems with them? looks like they got a better cpu, ram etc wouldnt that make them a better box no?

Judging by the posts on here skybox does seem to be more popular, probly the reason i jumped at it. But tha x5 pro looks well better to me! but as a newbie im not to sure haha

Take it you own one then mate?

[P&D]

lol ;) i must agree with DW once again....anything you buy starting with open or F-box...you pay you cash & take your chance...with fingers crossed
they are a cheap little box & do the job they where intended to do...for the amount of time they last
this could be 1 month 3 month's 12 month's before they go BANG...but hey cheap tv....everyone think's....then the headache start's....

Just check the post's in the openbox/$kybox section ....this will give you a clue.......F5 dead F5s dead x5 dead & so on...

some people are lucky with the boxes they buy ....some are not....again pay the cash & take a chance....RED or BLACK comes to mind

I bought 2 F3 boxes 16 months ago & never had a problem with them....so i guess i was one of the lucky one's lol ;)
But then moved on from the darkside lol & bought A REAL BOX VU+ solo 2....7 months Headache free

If you want a good box just check the post's in the General Satellite TV (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/) all the answers you need are in there

[DW190]

Just check the post's in the openbox/$kybox section ....this will give you a clue.......F5 dead F5s dead x5 dead & so on...

some people are lucky with the boxes they buy ....some are not....again pay the cash & take a chance....RED or BLACK comes to mind

I bought 2 F3 boxes 16 months ago & never had a problem with them....so i guess i was one of the lucky one's lol ;)
But then moved on from the darkside lol & bought A REAL BOX VU+ solo 2....7 months Headache free

If you want a good box just check the post's in the General Satellite TV (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/) all the answers you need are in there

I wouldn't say you were lucky with F3.

Out of over a ton that I know of only two had main board problems. For Honk Konk Tiawang go Wong thats not bad going.

I have a BM 7000s and the pic quality is crap compared to the F3 & F4.

F4 I have has gone dim on the front lcd and cant get one anywhere but everything else works fine with hd pic quality 100% better than stuff tha pays near 100 a month for.

Now if I were rich like you I would have a Freesat VU + Duo 2 like you.

[P&D]

Now if I were rich like you I would have a Freesat VU + Duo 2 like you.[/QUOTE].


Just the solo 2 mate.....if you would of said i would of sent you one as a crimbo present lol ;)
Again i agree cheap shit but they do the job...lol

[Hadron]

hahaha are they bad?? they look really nice. whats the problems with them? looks like they got a better cpu, ram etc wouldnt that make them a better box no?

Judging by the posts on here skybox does seem to be more popular, probly the reason i jumped at it. But tha x5 pro looks well better to me! but as a newbie im not to sure haha

Take it you own one then mate?

The X5 isn't as well supported as other Openboxes/Skyboxes.

For a start, you cannot use AJ's or sattv5's channel lists on them, as the X5 uses a .bin file for it's channel list, rather than a .dbs file.

[XDRAGONBACKX]

newbie...... had my f3 7 months running was my first box as was not sure would work at all from what people had said about these boxes i used to have a eurovox when i had cable and never knew you could get summut like that for a dish in 5 months i will be spending more and will be buying a vu solo or pay that bit more and get a duo and say goodbye to the f boxs was cheap but you get what you pay for