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  • davebirdy
    Newbie
    • Oct 2012
    • 6
    #1

    Another Newbie pots

    Apologies in advance for the generic newbie post but I've been doing some research regarding STBs and have hit a brick wall so to speak.

    I have a ? 100 spending limit and have a sky mini dish already installed and I'm currently using the bog standard Sky STB.

    Finances are running a bit tight at the moment and I've decided to cancel my current sky subscription. I've been doing some reading and the Dreambox 800 HD ( a clone version ) seems to be a sensible purchase. Do any of you guys have any specific recommendations on what STB I should purchase given my spending limit?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance guys.
    "Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones." - Bertrand Russell
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    • digicon
      V.I.P. Member
      • Jul 2009
      • 8261
      #2
      For just using on a Fixed 28.2? east dish then why not try a Skybox F3 for around ?53, seems to be plenty of support here for it in the openbox section worth a look

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        • mdt
          V.I.P. Member
          • Feb 2009
          • 3034
          #3
          my choice would be the vu+solo clone... ?105 delivered from PRC in 7 days. this stb will do 7 day epg with picons running the excellent coolmans and will run on blackhole/vix and doesnt run hot or have a noisey fan like a dm800. the skybox f3 has a excellent hd picture but is very limited in all other departments. regards mdt
          DM800HDSE SIM 2.10. SSL84D OPEN-ATV ORBITAL 80CM/DARK MOTOR/IBU/53E-30W

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            • davebirdy
              Newbie
              • Oct 2012
              • 6
              #4
              Thanks very much for your prompt reply guys!

              Do either of the boxes you've recommended support stream over IP functionality, so for example, I could stream live T.V. via ethernet to another computer in the house?

              Thanks very much
              "Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones." - Bertrand Russell

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                • digicon
                  V.I.P. Member
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 8261
                  #5
                  Originally posted by davebirdy
                  Thanks very much for your prompt reply guys!

                  Do either of the boxes you've recommended support stream over IP functionality, so for example, I could stream live T.V. via ethernet to another computer in the house?

                  Thanks very much

                  Only a Linux receiver like the Vu Solo etc...

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                    • pfj_official
                      Member
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 65
                      #6
                      Hi guys sorry to jump into the post! After reading a lot on the forums yesterday I finally bit the bullet and cancelled my cable services (except broadband) this morning. So am going down the satellite route. Just looking some general advice here. I can get a Sky dish (4LNB) for ?25 installed including the dish. So would I be right in saying that I just need a receiver and i'm good to go? Would any of you have a link to PRC website? (Had to cut n paste )

                      "my choice would be the vu+solo clone... ?105 delivered from PRC in 7 days"

                      Wouldn't mind a look at one of these as i'm still undecided which box to get. There are a few for sale on Gumtree (Belfast) including "the gift" but price is dearer than i would like to pay. Thanks in advance.

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                        • mdt
                          V.I.P. Member
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 3034
                          #7
                          [QUOTE=pfj_official;1719342 Would any of you have a link to PRC website? [/QUOTE]

                          pm sent,regards mdt
                          DM800HDSE SIM 2.10. SSL84D OPEN-ATV ORBITAL 80CM/DARK MOTOR/IBU/53E-30W

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                            • blueflash234
                              DK Veteran
                              • Mar 2009
                              • 904
                              #8
                              havea look also at the dvb 500hd,a very good box

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                                • davebirdy
                                  Newbie
                                  • Oct 2012
                                  • 6
                                  #9
                                  Gone and bought a Vu Solo from PRC for ?105. Should be with me in just over a week

                                  Anything I should do i the mean time?
                                  "Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones." - Bertrand Russell

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                                    • ramjet
                                      DK Veteran
                                      • Nov 2008
                                      • 2995
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by davebirdy
                                      Gone and bought a Vu Solo from PRC for ?105. Should be with me in just over a week

                                      Anything I should do i the mean time?
                                      yes, have a good read of the VU forum here on DK !

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