Linux receivers advice please

[jps71]

I have decided to purchase and learn how to use a linux receiver with the intentions of doing some of the things that cant be mentioned on here

I am a complete novice as to what to look for/avoid in a linux receiver.

I am on a limited budget upto ?150 ish (already got motor & dish set up.

I am not looking though for a cheap & nasty unsupported box.

Can anyone please advise me as to the best receivers in this price range I want some thing that is future proof.

I look forward to learning from your experience.

Thanks Jim

[Manic01]

As long as you dont want HD there are quite a few to choose from.
TM500/600 are good solid stable receivers.
DM500/600 are excellent as well but you will struggle to find a non clone DM500.
Support for the DM models is the best by far.
Eagle is good box as well with decent support as they all run enigma 1 so can use most of the plugins etc.
If looking for HD then you will struggle to get a poor quality clone DM for that money.

[jps71]

As long as you dont want HD there are quite a few to choose from.
TM500/600 are good solid stable receivers.
DM500/600 are excellent as well but you will struggle to find a non clone DM500.
Support for the DM models is the best by far.
Eagle is good box as well with decent support as they all run enigma 1 so can use most of the plugins etc.
If looking for HD then you will struggle to get a poor quality clone DM for that money.

Thanks for the reply

I have looked at the TM 500/600/9100 & I have read good and bad reports on them all.

I thought about a DM500/600 but as you say most of them appear to be clones which then lead me to think about the possiblities of loading genuine dm files etc on a clone and it killing the receiver.

I know I would struggle finding a HD receiver apart from as you say a poor quality clone so I would sooner buy good quality none hd to begin with.

Thanks Jim

[Manic01]

Images are ok on Dm'd as long as you don't load the Gemini images which have had a bootloader bomb built in.
Most sites wont host these files anymore.
Forget the TM9100 it's old now.
I have a TM600 and it's always been stable, others will always favour the DM's as they were the first.
At the end of the day it's your choice.
A TM500/600 is not a cheap clone thats for sure.

[jps71]

Thanks for the info

I take it I could do exactly the same things with the tm600 & the dm600.

[Manic01]

Yes, also TM600 has 3 usb and 2 scarts and rf out. The dm's dont.

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

Hi mate, is there a chance you can stretch to ?160? that way you can get a DM800 HD clone from china. Its just a suggestion

[Manic01]

Don't think he wants clone stuff mate.

[jps71]

Hi Guys thanks for all the info.
I have decided to go for a TM 600 as a good place to start then will consider updating once I know what I am doing

Now I just need to find out what to do with the 600

[Manic01]

It's a good easy machine to use. Pity you can't talk about it on here
Google cs

[jps71]

It's a good easy machine to use. Pity you can't talk about it on here
Google cs

will do thanks

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

dont google CS . Google 'Cardsharing' or 'Cardsharing talk' something to them lines.

[Manic01]

dont google CS . Google 'Cardsharing' or 'Cardsharing talk' something to them lines.

Thought it was obvious I meant that.

[jps71]

Dont worry I knew what you meant