Dreambox satelite v cable

[nikolatesla]

IH there

Can i use my dreambox (satellite) to view programs via my cable provider (Virgin).
Or would this kill my dreambox.

Any help would be appreciated.

Also how do I install picon on my dreambox please.

[shady77]

simplest answer is no mate.
would you hook up a sky box to a cable feed?

[nikolatesla]

many thanks.

what would be the advantage of having the cable v satellite

[shady77]

you want uk preimum channels? get cable
you want access to most 3pm kick offs, get sat.
you want choppy breakup sky premium channels. get sat and a c/s

[thered]

this is not the place to talk about the ins an outs of card sharing but satellite will bring greater rewards long term and my sat is not blocky or choppy cable will probably disapear later this year

[shady77]

you told me your sat was blocky and choppy!
cable may well dissappear for a while later in the year, but dreambox is linux based and no doubt a fix will appear.
other than greater access to ~~~~ what other aspects of sat make it better than cable?
btw 3pm kick off can be watched for free on any pc so ur not having that one!

[Devilfish]

If cable goes the same way as satellite and a hack doesn't come out right away, cable will go the cardsharing route too.

[thered]

you told me your sat was blocky and choppy!
cable may well dissappear for a while later in the year, but dreambox is linux based and no doubt a fix will appear.
other than greater access to ~~~~ what other aspects of sat make it better than cable?
btw 3pm kick off can be watched for free on any pc so ur not having that one!

it was m8 but it is fine now after a few tweaks very stable btw footy on pc does not compare to big screen m8

[thered]

If cable goes the same way as satellite and a hack doesn't come out right away, cable will go the cardsharing route too.

yeh probably m8 will mean the end of the eurovox starview ect though unless they make a linux version

[shady77]

it was m8 but it is fine now after a few tweaks very stable btw footy on pc does not compare to big screen m8

ha! my pc has hdmi out! i watch footy on my 47"

[thered]

wow you must have a posh pc that you got for free


yeh but the quality is not to clever on streamed footy is it its pretty 5hite on my 19" monitor so ~~~~ knows what its like on a 47"tv

[shady77]

qualitys fine mate. get the right stream innit?

[norbert]

sorry to butt in, but are you saying that the efforts i have made in getting this eurovox ex5000 ( a new disovery for me) working will be be wasted this year??????

[shady77]

well, look at it this way:
lets say cable goes off in june.
you will have had access to premium package + ppv events for 6 months. now figure out the cost of paying for these services for 6 monthsm, if it is more than the cost of ur box, then it wont be wasted money will it?

[norbert]

ye i guess still am a bit upset to hear that, thought i had struck gold on this discovery..
not news to a lot of people i don't know how you lot know all these things. I am always in awe :-) still will make the most of it while it lasts. thanks