Buying a DM800HD

[sniper214]

can anyone tell me if i can use a dm800hd with vm and with sky if with sky will my sky card to clear the channels? cheers.

[Bonesy]

The dreambox 800hd comes with with cable or sat tuner.
So if you got cable (VM) it is easier to setup and gives you all channels they broadcast including PPV etc..

Sat is a bit more complex and you would normally use your sky card in it as that wont give you all channels. you would normally cardshare on it to get all chanels.

[albertinos]

u can use sky uk card on it if you hawe sky italy for moment
you cannot use the card

[sniper214]

thanks for the replies i am just worried if i buy a eurovox 7000hd so i'm now looking at the dreambox 800hd just in case nagra 3 comes in i have a couple of options. Can you tell me how card sharing works and could i do this with the dreambox 800hd?? thanks

[alexh]

The best option IMO is to get a HTPC rather than a DM800HD.

A cable tuner will cost about ?40 for a Technotrend one.

That leaves you with roughly ?200 to buy a decent HTPC which will be able to do much, much more than a DM800HD will ever be able to do. Play relatively modern 3D PC games, browse the web, download & play movies in any format, stream content such as iPlayer, ITV Catchup, C4 4OD, Youtube etc. Even add Blue-Ray reader (for a little more).

You could build your own, or get an ASROCK Ion 330*

*This might limit you to a USB cable tuner which might cost more.

[sniper214]

thanks for that alex but i really just want to get a cable or sat box and be able to keep it running when they bring in nagra 3, i was wanting to get a eurovox 7000hd cos it was cheaper than the dreambox, i dont suppose you know if i could cardshare with the eurovox box do you?

[saayinla]

The best option IMO is to get a HTPC rather than a DM800HD.

A cable tuner will cost about ?40 for a Technotrend one.

That leaves you with roughly ?200 to buy a decent HTPC which will be able to do much, much more than a DM800HD will ever be able to do. Play relatively modern 3D PC games, browse the web, download & play movies in any format, stream content such as iPlayer, ITV Catchup, C4 4OD, Youtube etc. Even add Blue-Ray reader (for a little more).

You could build your own, or get an ASROCK Ion 330*

*This might limit you to a USB cable tuner which might cost more.

But would I be able to watch all the HD channels on the HTPC or will I be able to Watch S*y sport on there?

[alexh]

You can watch everything you can watch on a DM800C. The softCAMs that cable boxes like Dreambox use are all available for HTPCs equipped with cable or satellite TV tuner cards.

Plus it is a PC so you can browse the net (in 1920x1080) play MP3's with 3D visualiser, access video on demand HD services such as BBC iPlayer

Not to mention playing emulators of almost any computer or video games console even MAME arcade.

[albertinos]

thanks for the replies i am just worried if i buy a eurovox 7000hd so i'm now looking at the dreambox 800hd just in case nagra 3 comes in i have a couple of options. Can you tell me how card sharing works and could i do this with the dreambox 800hd?? thanks

the dreambox is no problem for card to read card is emulator ho work in dreambox for moment cccam 2.1.3 read all card exept sky it for moment

[maddogs]

You can watch everything you can watch on a DM800C. The softCAMs that cable boxes like Dreambox use are all available for HTPCs equipped with cable or satellite TV tuner cards.

Plus it is a PC so you can browse the net (in 1920x1080) play MP3's with 3D visualiser, access video on demand HD services such as BBC iPlayer

Not to mention playing emulators of almost any computer or video games console even MAME arcade.

Just read your post can you reccomend a card to use and any setup advice please.