Hello everyone Im new to the satellite scene, Im an ex-eurovox/cable user (yes another one..!) and looking to make the switch, I appreciate its not going to be a matter of 'plug and play' like cable and Im quite prepared to read up and do my homework etc...... been reading the forums for the last few days and my heads a bit fried, so thought Id jump in and make a thread, Im fairly tech minded so sure Ill suss it out (eventually) and got no problem with getting the drill & ladders out to mount a dish etc.
One of the main reasons Im looking into satellite is that Im debating giving up my season ticket, and think I could get myself a nice set up with the money Id save (?500+) and still be able to watch EPL games (no suprises there then!)
So here is what Ive gathered so far: Dishes: The bigger the better? plus if I add a motor Ill be able to point the dish at different sats in order to pick up different channels?
Set top boxes: There appears to be a lot of choice, although I havent even begun to delve into the specs, the main ones that seem to be talked about are:
Vu Duo (if money is no object) - what does this STB have that others dont?
Dreambox (in various flavours, specs etc) - these seem very popular, is that just down to having a large user base and therefore good support? from what I gather, these are linux boxes as well? is it better to go for a linux box (with them being open source etc)?
Spiderbox (opinion seems devided) - hmmm, opinion seems split on this one, and Ive read mixed things about the person(s) they come from, they seem the easiest to use but what happens when the 'gift' runs out? will I have another doorstop to keep my eurovox company? or can it do other things as well?
also, what the frig is an openbox? never really heard of that before visiting here tbh.
Cardsharing.... I dont want to fall foul of site rules so dont want to discuss anything in detail, I gather I can buy a legit card and share privately with friends? or go down the payserver route? - seems a bit iffy.... logging your IP addy on a server somewhere doesnt sound to clever.. *NB if this is against site rules I apologise, please remove the offending material from my post.
CAMS - heres where I begin to get a bit lost, from what Ive read there are softcams (software installed on your STB) and actual hardware CAMS, what do CAMS do? do you need multiple different types to access varying channels? Im guessing they read subscription cards?
LNBs - I get the need for having 2 feeds if you have a box with 2 tuners, so you can watch one channel and record the other, but is there any other benefit of having a dish with multiple LNBs?
Apologise for the massive post, I appreciate that the satellite scence is more 'hush hush' and I get why, so any pointers, hints, tips or answers to anything above would be greatly appreciated, as would steering me towards any good reading material
Nice one, thanks for reading.
One of the main reasons Im looking into satellite is that Im debating giving up my season ticket, and think I could get myself a nice set up with the money Id save (?500+) and still be able to watch EPL games (no suprises there then!)
So here is what Ive gathered so far: Dishes: The bigger the better? plus if I add a motor Ill be able to point the dish at different sats in order to pick up different channels?
Set top boxes: There appears to be a lot of choice, although I havent even begun to delve into the specs, the main ones that seem to be talked about are:
Vu Duo (if money is no object) - what does this STB have that others dont?
Dreambox (in various flavours, specs etc) - these seem very popular, is that just down to having a large user base and therefore good support? from what I gather, these are linux boxes as well? is it better to go for a linux box (with them being open source etc)?
Spiderbox (opinion seems devided) - hmmm, opinion seems split on this one, and Ive read mixed things about the person(s) they come from, they seem the easiest to use but what happens when the 'gift' runs out? will I have another doorstop to keep my eurovox company? or can it do other things as well?
also, what the frig is an openbox? never really heard of that before visiting here tbh.
Cardsharing.... I dont want to fall foul of site rules so dont want to discuss anything in detail, I gather I can buy a legit card and share privately with friends? or go down the payserver route? - seems a bit iffy.... logging your IP addy on a server somewhere doesnt sound to clever.. *NB if this is against site rules I apologise, please remove the offending material from my post.
CAMS - heres where I begin to get a bit lost, from what Ive read there are softcams (software installed on your STB) and actual hardware CAMS, what do CAMS do? do you need multiple different types to access varying channels? Im guessing they read subscription cards?
LNBs - I get the need for having 2 feeds if you have a box with 2 tuners, so you can watch one channel and record the other, but is there any other benefit of having a dish with multiple LNBs?
Apologise for the massive post, I appreciate that the satellite scence is more 'hush hush' and I get why, so any pointers, hints, tips or answers to anything above would be greatly appreciated, as would steering me towards any good reading material
Nice one, thanks for reading.
), But you get the picture !
, its just good for noobs, I have one myself and a Dreambox 500S, My 500S is what i play with images on etc, my Spiderbox 7000HD is to simply relax and watch my films and sport on !
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