Spiderbox 5000 SD Plus "FREE" Gift for one year

[pritch]

I have seen this on Ebay for ?85.00... How easy is it to operate...I know loads about PC's but nothing about satellite TV. Are they just plug and Play?? Are they OK/easy to update?? Any advis ewould be gratefully appreciated..Thanks in advance.

[ramjet]

similar to the 9000

patch by usb stick , load spiderbox SD softcam by usb stick, load channel lists by usb stick

add n or c lines by usb stick or remote control

as far as boxes are concerned its one of the easiest to operate, although I would buy the HD version (and I did)

you will need a motorised sat dish to use the free "gift" however

[pritch]

Thanks.
What would you recommend for a fixed dish then please??

[ramjet]

Thanks.
What would you recommend for a fixed dish then please??

depends where the dish is pointed at

depends if you want cheap and a single tuner

depends if you want the ability to add a c or n line

a spider is about as good as any cheap and simple box

[pritch]

depends where the dish is pointed at

depends if you want cheap and a single tuner

depends if you want the ability to add a c or n line

a spider is about as good as any cheap and simple box

standard sky fitted 28.2 Astra??

[ramjet]

any HD or SD box will let you get freesat from there

if you want to use a c or n line then get one that can be patched in order to add it

then its down to budget, simple or hard (closed source or linux open source) and single or twin tuner, and any pvr capabilities

if you arent using a c or n addition, it makes no real difference what you buy, except HD boxes give you HD channels of course (as well as SD channels like the spiderbox 5000)

that "gift" on a spiderbox 5000 is irrelevant for 28 east astra 2/eurobird

[pritch]

So really I need a motorised dish to really benefit then?? I really am new to this and any help would be appreciated.

any HD or SD box will let you get freesat from there

if you want to use a c or n line then get one that can be patched in order to add it

then its down to budget, simple or hard (closed source or linux open source) and single or twin tuner, and any pvr capabilities

if you arent using a c or n addition, it makes no real difference what you buy, except HD boxes give you HD channels of course (as well as SD channels like the spiderbox 5000)

that "gift" on a spiderbox 5000 is irrelevant for 28 east astra 2/eurobird

[Manic01]

Yes................

[ramjet]

So really I need a motorised dish to really benefit then?? I really am new to this and any help would be appreciated.

I did mention a motorised setup in my post 2 reply

once you decided against it and decided on a fixed dish pointed at 28.2 east you limited your options but as far as boxes go they all get the same if you dont add a little "spice" to the mix and so the issues of how many tuners ? linux or non-linux and budget come into play

a good all round box to consider is a blade bm7000s or a spiderbox 7000 or 9000 , at least using one of those you can benefit in the future as you learn more or add more, without having to suddenly buy another box