Starview hd combo + or dm800hd

[djdean1]

hi guys was debating wether to buy the starview hd combo + ( lan version ) or dm800hd.. anyone any idea which one is better.. its for the sat side.. posted here as its the starview section. i like the looks of the starview but cheapest i can see it for sale is ?220.. and i seen a dreambox 800hd for ?180 no really fond of its looks though. any ideas which one i should get ?

[satsmo]

Plug n play well almost the Starview would suit but the DM800 would be miles ahead on the Sat side.

As it is open source you would have the support of a sizeable community. Take a look around the Sat sections here and across many forums.

[djdean1]

i currenty have dm500s running fine on the sat side.. just wanted to know if the starview was upto much as the design looks pretty nice.. take it i'll be taking the dreambox upgrade. damm dvi to hdmi looks a bit impractical haha. thanks mate

[satsmo]

Its a nice box but as you are already using a DM I would stick with it. As said with the SV you are reliant upon the manufacturer for patches, firmware, etc.

I have tried both STBs and you will find both will do what you require if it is to watch TV but if you like tinkering then its DM again for me.

[djdean1]

ahh right.. thanks mate

[mark8393]

ahh right.. thanks mate

sv combo would be good if it had ccam running well, but it does not, but easier to set up motorised dish on. if you can go a bit more, take a look at vu+ duo, people are selling 800hd to buy these, 2 tuners and half the price of 8000hd, will cost around ?380, i will get one, when i get round to ordering one, and flog my gen 800hd.

[satsmo]

I think he meant the 800 Mark as opposed to the latest 8000 although I cannot comment on the vu+ duo as I have yet to try it.

Although I see what you said regards people selling their 800's my apologies.

[djdean1]

yup the vu+ is a bit steep haha.. i thought i seen threads of people saying the sv runs fine with ccam.. didn't know it had issues with it

[alex123]

combo def glitches too much running ccam ,you would be takeing a chance on the dm clone also recently i got 12 9 0f these have faulty tuners ,V+ is good also new patch for spider 9000 everyone says its ruunning ccam very well; never tried it myself yet
alex

[dvdjn]

i have a hd combo & and some channels are not working. any advise.

[djdean1]

i noticed those spider 9000's soon as you mentioned it .. i take it those aren't opensource. i also noticed a azbox. all these boxes are just making my choice harder haha. i know leaving dreambox is a stepdown but i want a box that does the job and looks nice design wise.. most of the dreambox firmwares i've seen have been filled with team logos all over the damm thing and useless features. all i want is a clean ui and menus not the team logos etc and hideous bootup screens

[tornado]

i have both the combo and the 800 and as the combo has trouble with the lan i would go for dm800 much better and more help

[003294]

I agree stick with DM800, Combo has got alot of probs especially glitching probs, unfortuantely its not living up to all the hype and expectation, as for the missing channels a user mentioned above they will appear slowly over time

[djdean1]

hi guys back.. a guy i know quoted me ?230 anyone know if it sounds like a clone for that price.. not sure what the usual price of a genuine 800 is

[tornado]

that will be a clone but u can get them for less than 200 now