getting a 2nd box for the wife

[nsw9154]

i have a Blade Combo in my back room but the wife has a old starview pvr cable box in the front room as she only watches the fta chanels,and she keeps complaning that her chanels keep going off and i have to do a re-scan for her, i was going to get her a open box but i am thinking it might be a bit complicated for her to use and has she is not interested in having all the chanels i have decided just to get her a Free Sat box
i have seen a BIG SAT GOLDEN 1CR Satalite Box on ebay only ?34 with postage and it can be set up for any satalite so it looks perfect for her it will be set up for 28.2E any way,so as any body used one or got any views about it

thanks in advance

[ramjet]

if you only want freesat I would have thought an old sly box would be fine and cheaper too

if you dont want HD then a standard sly box , or a tm1500 or similar would do the job

[nsw9154]

Thanks for the speedy reply - i did not think about a sly box and after i had sent my post i saw a tm 1500 and thought that might be a better option thanks ramjet i will look in to it

oopppssss it was a triax that i saw are they any good

[ramjet]

you get what you pay for m8

but for your needs you wont beat a sly box as it has a 7 day epg and they update the channels on that epg so no scanning required

and you wont find an easier to use remote either , simple to use for wifey for lifey, and kidz too

[nsw9154]

Thanks ramjet a sly box it is

[mdt]

Thanks ramjet a sly box it is

if all your missus wants is the fta at 28.2e then get her a hd or sd freesat box.. it will update the channel list automatically and has a 7 day epg, regards mdt

[nsw9154]

Cheers mdt - ramjet been biding on a few Sly + boxes but have been out bid by 50p

[ramjet]

Cheers mdt - ramjet been biding on a few Sly + boxes but have been out bid by 50p

LOL

I wouldnt bother with them (unless you are bidding on HD boxes )

the SD sly plus boxes have various problems or faults and without a sub to sly you cannot use the pvr function anyway

either bid on sly plus HD boxes, or get a standard non-plus SD box for maybe ?10 to ?15 with remote instead

for your requirements a standard SD box would do the job and are very cheap to buy too

[casper1690]

can u mod a sly box in anyway to get all u get with a dm or openbx??? just as have one lien in cuboard doing nothen

[Shady]

no
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[ramjet]

as above , definitely not !

[mdt]

imho i would touch a s+y box with a bargepole unless you intend on subbing to s+y. as ive said get your missus a freesat box, sd for ?30 brand new or say a second hand humax foxsat hd for around ?50-?55, regards mdt

[nsw9154]

Thank you mdt & ramjet i borowed a old grey sky box off my mate to try out and it is just what the wifey needs so i am bidding on one now Thanks again for all your help

[nsw9154]

I won that SKY BOX and i got it for ?3.19 but it will cost me ?7.95 p&p not realy bothered as it should save me a fortune in hastle from the wife

[nsw9154]

The sky box was dilivered 3 days ago and it was well wraped up in BUBBLE WRAP then wraped up in brown paper with a FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE sticker on it the brown paper was in tatters, when the post man in his van delivered it i said " what happened to the parcell " and he said NOWT TO DO WITH ME MATE I ONLY DILIVER THEM - ok fare comment so i went to set it up got the sound but no picture messed about and messed about with the scart lead - still only the sound and no picture
Wifey is getting annoid because Doctors is starting in 5 mins ( shit that i do not watch) that is why i have my full chanel Blade set up in my back room Sanctuary
so i disconected the new box and re fitted my borowed box back up and - picture and sound so wife was happy (sad git)
so any ideas to why i can get the sound but no picture , i do not want to blame the seller as it was well wraped and a FRAGILE sticker fitted to it - but i think the post office workers might have used it as a Rugby Ball
but wifey will not let me mess about with her TV in the front room and i have told her that i am not messing about with scart leads as all my stuff is HDMI i can see a battle comming