Is it a viable option?

[saintoli]

Morning Gents,
I currently have a Sky package with fibre broadband but was going to scrap it in favour of a free sat box and Vodafone fibre. I have heard about these Zgemma boxes (h2s?) And wanted to know if replacing my Sky with one of these is really a viable option. The reason being as I have zero knowledge on things like this and don't want to make the jump if I'm going to end up with problems!
Can I get a box that will simply plug in and run smoothly? Or is that wishful thinking? Have seen them on fleabay for about ?170 and it looks spot on. I have searched on here, but to be honest, the jargon goes straight over my head.
Any views or information would be greatly received.
Oli

[martin035]

Yes, however;
1. Won't be totally plug&play there will be a few setting you will have to do yourself
2. You will only have Free to Air HD all others will be SD
3. Things like timeshift and series link require a bit more user input and ain't press & forget
4. Things are different but research/guides are freely available on the internet to assist before making an jump.
5. ?170 rip off

[saintoli]

Cheers Martin.
Not too fussed on hd or series link, as long as I can click record from the planner.
Could anyone suggest a reputable seller who could supply a box with a bit of back up if required?

[martin035]

Wow, Zgemma's have gone up in price on the ebay, anyway you shouldn't pay any more that ?80 for a Zgemma H2s all you need to do is check out the sellers feedback and you should be Ok, don't be tempted to buy a Zgemma with a promise of 12, 18 or 24 months added on, as these are renown to stop their promise after a couple of months or weeks, buy that separate.

Unfortunately it's against forum rules to give out any information on where to get your own Magic part of the system and I don't do recommendations.

The Software for the Zgemma H2s which will give you all the Free to Air channels and a guide on how to setup is in the thread below;

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/showthread.php/523284-Zgemma-H-Series-(H-s-H-2s)-Openatv5-3-Backup-Image