i want to renew my cable box

[coyote]

Hi all
i want to renew my cable box i have the eurovox blue and want to buy something a bit better any suggestions
i would also like to know has all the problems been sorted out with virgin as some time ago they kept doing all sorts things to try and stop people watching free telly

regards
coyote

[caveman_nige]

If i was you I would stick with the box you have for now, the VM thing is ongoing and will never stop. WIth an uncertain future ahead for the coming year or two it best to stay with your current box if its working.. You could try a Eurovox HD box but with only one OH channel to watch that is not really worth changing over for..

[coyote]

hi m8
the box i have has broken tried to jtag it but gave up on me are u also saying that the days of freeview have gone is there any thing else or any other way to stay ahead without having to keep resetting cable box

[caveman_nige]

Have you talked with the guys in the Eurovox section etc about finding a way to fix it?

[coyote]

yes
bought a jtag kit run it all going well but would not finish program think it burnt out somthing out just stuck it in the bin

[caveman_nige]

fair enough..... I guess you may want to stay with Eurovoxs, they certainly are cheap enough, however you may want to consider a kryptview or one of the Linux based boxes like dreambox for you next one. DMs cost more but you can do so much more with them (no you not need to know linux to use one).. It depends on how much you wish to spend really, DMs go from ?75 ish (clones) to ?700 ish for all singin all dancing boxes..

Consider a few things...:

Do you want HD?
Do you want to record movies etc to an internal/external disk or NAS?
Do you want to be able to pause live TV?
Do you want to connect you box to your LAN for internet access?
Do you want to be able to view your TV and recordings over your LAN or the internet?
How much can you spend?

All the above are things to consider... plus you must bear in mind that it could be only the line boxes and maybe kryptview that will survive the n3 upgrade when it happens.. Eurovox and Starviews etc will become doorstops...

[coyote]

all i realy want to do ts watch all channals free inc box office / satanta / all sky sports / films etc maybe consider pause live tv & recording not realy bothered about any of the lan bits are hd boxes compatable with all televisions

[poolfan]

Look on irish websites for a eurovox /starview they should be giving them away

[RooDBwoY]

Look on irish websites for a eurovox /starview they should be giving them away

haha, that's a great idea. so glad i'm not over in ireland, they really have it hard at the moment

[coyote]

CABLE BOX

hi all

trying to find the better of the boxes to buy any suggestions

regards
coyote

[coyote]

dont no what you mean been out of touch can you bring me up to date with information on irish boxes

[wilf]

have read through an earlier thread of yours and seems as though you not looking for much more than a plug and play box. so the kryptview is in my opinion the best, its very well supported in the uk so no hanging around for firmware, comes out next day usually.