What to buy?

[turkldx]

HI All,

Apologies if this has already been asked somewhere else but I couldnt find it.

Current setup:

UK, VM cable line.

requirements:

Cable box with HD and PVR capabilities.

Any ideas?

Thanks so much in advance for any help

[Shady]

if you were after sat, i would have linked you to my BRILLIANT flowchart designed to help you choose a box.
if you're open to other options (ie sat), then take a look here > http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/box-214833/

If however you are adamant on getting a cable box, then you have a choice of 2. these being the kryptview a780 or the starview 6lan/starview 7
Starview 7 is a ppv model and i am of the opinion, judging from the posts on here, that it is a pi55 poor server with pi55 poor support..
TBH, the kv a780 isnt much better as it suffers from the same problme as the starview, one server and thousands of clients, meaning choppy viewing especially with, for instance, a big sporting event when most clients are watching the same channel at the same time.
However as (for now) the a780 only has the initial box cost to pay, then i would choose that if i absolutely HAD to have cable.

There IS an alternative, and that is getting a dm500c and finding a cable cccam server... I have never seen one advertised, let alone used one, and as such they are rarer than hens teeth.
good luck tho

[turkldx]

Thanks very much shadyback! thats really helpful information, I might go down the sat route now )