which is the best cable reciever

[youngpab]

got a sagem dbox2,thinking about buying another box, i dont like eurovox, i like my sagem,but it looks a bit old ,anybody recomend one of the new boxes

[Erazor786]

Well i think the best box i would recommend and many others on the site would be the Dreamboox 500c.

Its basically a more up to date version of the DBox2. the support for the box is very good.

[pacman362]

Well i think the best box i would recommend and many others on the site would be the Dreamboox 500c.

Its basically a more up to date version of the DBox2. the support for the box is very good.

I agree they are very good But you have to watch out because dream multimedia don't make the 500c anymore so you will most likely get a clone if you order 1 !

That said some clones are now as good (if not better) than the originals.

I personally have moved over to the Arnet cryptview and the Starview 2 super ! simply because of the ease of set-up and use as far as the channel numbers and auto set-up of the favorites.

@ the end of the day its all about what you want to do with the box ? If you want to just watch tv then the latter boxes are fine, If you want to network your box and turn it into a pvr then the dreambox may be the one for you.

Finally don't forget you can get pvr versions now which essentially replaces the need to network to your computer and for that reason makes 500 a bit of a waste of time, nowadays the whole process is easier for you to just purchase a 600c pvr or one of the other eurovox/starview type boxes.

Hope this helps a bit m8.

[plasterer]

Itgate 200 is a top box
Cable or sat Au is standerd strong signal
Nice lookin at a nice price with a 2 year warrenty
And Fantastic backup support,Wot more can you ask for ......Paul

[skinterz]

Itgate 200 is a top box
Cable or sat Au is standerd strong signal
Nice lookin at a nice price with a 2 year warrenty
And Fantastic backup support,Wot more can you ask for ......Paul

just had a look at the itgate box ..never seen such a good looker haha

can you do the same with it as other boxes,ie images etc?

[youngpab]

is there 2 versions of the itgate box

if so what are the differences

[plasterer]

just had a look at the itgate box ..never seen such a good looker haha

can you do the same with it as other boxes,ie images etc?

no Need to reimage
The one supplied with the Box is EXELLANT......Paul

[C64]

@ Youngpab

I agree the Sagem is a great box, it gets a lot of bad press but I adore mine

Don't worry about getting a clone DM500, in a few cases the clones are actually superior to the original DM500, but not all clones are equal some are pretty poor, just be careful and ask around the forum if you do decide to get a DM500 - BTW it is guaranteed that if you do buy a DM500 then it WILL be a clone, but as stated, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

I have a Chinese Clone and it's far superior to my Original German Dream Multimedia DM500.

DM500 (including clones) have the best support.

RE: ITgate, I'd look elsewhere mate. it's basically a hardware duplicate of the DM500 but the 'developers' tend to rely on Dreambox fixes being released 1st then they magically update thier boxes. I'm not saying the boxes are poor, because they are not, but I'd advise that you go for a clone DM500 instead.

Just my opinion.

Kryptview is also a superb machine with amazing support, better than the Dreamboxes infact, but I like the Linux side of Dreamboxes.

[plasterer]

Each to there own mate
But i can only Advise with wot ive worked with
And would still advise the same Thanx .........Paul

[Neil]

RE: ITgate, I'd look elsewhere mate. it's basically a hardware duplicate of the DM500 but the 'developers' tend to rely on Dreambox fixes being released 1st then they magically update thier boxes. I'm not saying the boxes are poor, because they are not, but I'd advise that you go for a clone DM500 instead.

How do you explain the itgate only hypercam?

[C64]

Absolutely mate.

I've had my hands on nearly all available boxes at one time or another, the ITgate is indeed a fine box but the people behind it are a bit grey, they rely on others to fix their problems.

Hardware = Good.
Support = Not as good as it should be.

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@ Neil

, I'll let the person who created the fix answer this.

He is a member on here, he released the last AU fix and then within days ITgate released Hypercam, the Linux fix was actually delayed partly because he knew the ITGate team were waiting on it.

Hypercam in good, and it's 99% their own work but it would be useless without a certain members Auto-Updating fix.

It's not my place to discuss this, if the guy who fixed it wants to come forward and explain things, I'd welcome it.

[plasterer]

Thats correct mate
It was brought in after the Ap[ril 19 roll
And i ainty seen it on another box
But you still have to return to Na*
To activate it ,Just likje * box...................Paul

[Mubz]

i think the DM600 is a nice box, not as many images as the 500 (but I'm sure that will change) plus you also have the added bonus of sticking in a HDD to record...

[hallberg]

As already mentioned the DM500 is no longer made - was replaced by the DM500+. The clone boxes are equally as good in some cases, and also cheaper. Have heard good reports about the "Eagle" box supplied by another well known forum. The support is excellent and for less than ?100 you can do everything a DM500 was capable of.

[pacman362]

Just a quick note about the eagle box ! It is another cloned 500 re'badged by Al***t to make a quick buck, I love the box for it personally take a look @ the so called eagle and you should notice its actually a f***g vulcher.