Second Dreambox & DVR Any suggestions ?

[Booya16]

Hi all,

Wanted some tips please. I'm thinking of getting a second dream box and DVR for the home.

I currently have the 500C (DK v1.1 image) networked and working fine. I need to be able to:

1) record programmes similar to Sky+ on the new box and ideally (but not essential) watch other programmes at the same time. I also wish to view the recordings from the existing 500C box.

2) I want the option to record to HDD or external DVR (can anybody recommend a good recorder ?).

3) Lastly, I'm also thinking long term and wonder if it's worth keeping my Sat Dish and Sat cabling in case I decide to play around within this area. Get a separate box for Sat, any suggestions on a box that would be good for both Cable and Sat ?

So, in summary (apologies for waffling...had a few too many single malts ) Can anybody suggest a good model and configuration that would satisfy my requirements above ?


Booya16

[firestorm]

if you were to go for the dreambox 7025 you can put 2 cable tuners or 1 sat and 1 cable as the tuners are plug and play, plus you can fit a hard drive so you can pause tv record 1 channel and watch another.You will be able to share the hard drive on your pc that you record on now with your 500c

[Anthonyg001]

Try looking on DVBMonkey.com - cable & satellite at great prices (Powered by CubeCart), thats where I got my Dreambox 500c from....
They have quite alot of info on there about their box's including sky and I'm sure there is a box there that decodes them both and has a hdd, then all you'd have to do is connect a dvd recorder to that one box and network the rest. Can I ask where do you get your keys from please........mines gone AWOL and i don't know where to go?

[Booya16]

Cheers, will look into this a bit further but would appreciate any more configuration ideas. Is it worth considering the DM800 ?

ta.

p.s. Links for Keys etc are in the following thread:

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f34/digital-kaos-v1-dreambox-image-dm500-c-s-t-3872/

Booya16

[firestorm]

all the dm800 will give you is hd it has not got a hard drive but you can swap tuners there is a dm8000 coming out soon which may do all the 7025 can but with hd

[lazydesi]

use the 500s its the best :-)

[firestorm]

if you like the 500s try the 7020si its got more memory it can be fitted with a hard drive you can stream no problem you can also multi boot from difrent images it has usb port so you can use a usb stick

[Ebro]

I would suggest using a DM600c with an internal hard drive added.

[westkill]

me personaly going to wait for the dm8000 to come out

[Booya16]

Thankyou all for the info and advice.

Like the looks of the DM8000...but phew......!!! way out of my price range. I think for now I might go for the 600C. I'll wait and learn more about the Sat scene before investing in a Twin tuner receiver PVR.

Cheers all.

p.s I forgot to mention the Mrs said no more toys for the boys...LOL.

[westkill]

Thankyou all for the info and advice.

Like the looks of the DM8000...but phew......!!! way out of my price range. I think for now I might go for the 600C. I'll wait and learn more about the Sat scene before investing in a Twin tuner receiver PVR.

Cheers all.

p.s I forgot to mention the Mrs said no more toys for the boys...LOL.

thats alright she will get over it

[Booya16]

LOL...

Doubt it....having said that, its ok when they buy 30-40 pairs of shoes a year not to mention the handbags...!!

Anyhow, 600C on it's way. Any tips on the best image to use would be apreciated. (I already have 500c)

Booya16

[westkill]

LOL...

Doubt it....having said that, its ok when they buy 30-40 pairs of shoes a year not to mention the handbags...!!

Anyhow, 600C on it's way. Any tips on the best image to use would be apreciated. (I already have 500c)

Booya16

try the one at the bottom of the page

http://www.pli-images.org/downloads.php?cat_id=8

or

http://www.nabilosat.info/forum/showthread.php?t=56189

not sure if have to sign up to these places

[Booya16]

Hi,

Thanks for the info. Just to let all know that the administrator of the nabilosat.info site has disabled registration for the moment.

Booya16