Best box

[Boldster]

Can anyone tell me what the best box is to get even if someone has 1 with the gifts I am after something I can
a either record another channel or
b series link progys
any or all info would be helpfull also looking at the Internet do I stay with sly or go to virmin would this make any difference.
thank you all in advance

[martin035]

The best box depends on your requirements; so from your OP
1. Watch one, record another - you'll need a dual tuner box
2. series link - well all engima2 box will do that
3. you mention internet, it doesn't matter, however if you're in a VM cable area give consideration to a combo box ie a box with a cable and sat tuner.
4. How you intend connecting it to the internet ie wireless or LAN cable
5. Your Budget!!!

So let us know your answers to 3,4 & 5 and I'm sure you'll get plenty of answers of the good folk on DK

[Boldster]

Thank you for your reply Martin.
I am in both dsl and VM I was thinking only because it's possibly better to hardwire to router and cost what would 1 consider a fair price with or without the package installed. I have a few weeks b4 my sly goes dead, man I can't believe the price Murdoch is charging the robbing b&5?ard

[gmb45]

man I can't believe the price Murdoch is charging the robbing b&5?ard

vermin and the rest of em are as bad each other one way or another, seems to me they have got their heads together and roughly charging the same.

[Boldster]

As you call them virmin hahaha more expensive than the other set of ***** can't believe what they quoted me yesterday when I gave them a bell 70+ then out of good will was going to knock off 30% makes my blood boil considering when they first launched most people will remember this or those older when they installed in more or less every house for free and they gave you it for some months for nothing then I think it was only ?10 or ?15 so you only got 2 movie channels and all sports ohh and not to forget the 10 mins of free erotic channels all analogue.

[martin035]

If you're in a VM area and have a satellite dish and your planning to hard wire your box into the router, then I would defiantly be looking at a combo box might as well enjoy the HD channels you can't get on satellite.

Zgemma H.2h - Budget Engima2 box will do all things you require.
Edision OS mini - Same Specs as the zgemma but better build quality and built in wifi if needed.
Gigablue HD Ultra UE - Better Specs and build quality than the zgemma and has the ability to add an internal hard drive.

[gmb45]

liberty global owns virgin media now, american company so say no more.

[Boldster]

liberty global owns virgin media now, american company so say no more.

Didnt realise virgin had been taken over

[Boldster]

If you're in a VM area and have a satellite dish and your planning to hard wire your box into the router, then I would defiantly be looking at a combo box might as well enjoy the HD channels you can't get on satellite.

Zgemma H.2h - Budget Engima2 box will do all things you require.
Edision OS mini - Same Specs as the zgemma but better build quality and built in wifi if needed.
Gigablue HD Ultra UE - Better Specs and build quality than the zgemma and has the ability to add an internal hard drive.

So will they all have the ability to use the series link
thank you again Martin

[gmb45]

Didnt realise virgin had been taken over

few years now, what i read dicky branston made 200 million when ya sold his shares in virgin media, they still use that name as its a good seller, no doubt dicky still getting money from it fur using the name, no mug that man.

[martin035]

So will they all have the ability to use the series link
thank you again Martin

All enigma2 Linux boxes (3 boxes I've listed are) have the ability to series link, not as straight forward as an original sky boxes ie it's not a matter of selecting 'series link' the user has to select a few other settings to get it to work

[Boldster]

Ok I found a zgemma for ?80 h.2h also been readin on tk about installing the software looks tricky what would I be looking at for the software to be installed also I read there that you have to have active lines don't know what that means, I do have the small white box on my inside wall to connect to the vm box but had to hand the cables in

[martin035]

Ok I found a zgemma for ?80 h.2h

Aye, that's the going rate for a zgemma h2h on the bay.

also been readin on tk about installing the software looks tricky what would I be looking at for the software to be installed

Plenty of guides on here, tk and youtube on how to install the software/firmware, but basically you need a USB stick drive and a PC. Installing is easy, normally it's getting the settings right especially for cable that can be troublesome, but again plenty of cable users on here to help.

also I read there that you have to have active lines don't know what that means

It means one of two things, either it means that you have to ensure that your VM cable feed is still active or it's another term used to describe the system used to unscramble the channels, which unfortunately due to the forum rules we can't discuss.

I do have the small white box on my inside wall to connect to the vm box but had to hand the cables in

If you need those cables I'm sure you can acquire them off ebay.

[Boldster]

Aye, that's the going rate for a zgemma h2h on the bay.


Plenty of guides on here, tk and youtube on how to install the software/firmware, but basically you need a USB stick drive and a PC. Installing is easy, normally it's getting the settings right especially for cable that can be troublesome,


It means one of two things, either it means that you have to ensure that your VM cable feed is still active or it's another term used to describe the system used to unscramble the channels, which unfortunately due to the forum rules we can't discuss.



If you need those cables I'm sure you can acquire them off ebay.

So if I go back to vm for net would the xxxxx then become active if they aren't at this point in time

[gmb45]

So if I go back to vm for net would the xxxxx then become active if they aren't at this point in time

!!!