Ok so I made the move to HD following a blissful relationship with my trusty old DM500s.
3 days in and after initial setup teething problems im up and running and using the box as normal.
My first impressions on the F3 are the HD picture is fantastic, it is on par with any HD receiver ive seen in action thus far. SD quality is hit and miss on some channels and compared to my DM500 a bit dissapointing, not all channels are broadcast as HD so this is a downside on this box.
My second gripe is the remote, its delay is frustrating, unless im just impatient. Channel hopping can be a pain as you cannot work in a sky format ( going left or right ) of seeing whats on the next channels without actually turning over to that channel.
The EPG is now and next only as we all know, but I find it not updating on the channels unless you select the channel first from the epg menu.
Channel lists and bouquets I havent even attempted yet, I not only have sky uk but Thor 1w to organise so I will let you know how that goes once I red how to actuallz do it right!
Overall its a good box for what it does and that is HD, but I feel its not user friendly and can be frustrating if you like a quick responding receiver.
3 days in and after initial setup teething problems im up and running and using the box as normal.
My first impressions on the F3 are the HD picture is fantastic, it is on par with any HD receiver ive seen in action thus far. SD quality is hit and miss on some channels and compared to my DM500 a bit dissapointing, not all channels are broadcast as HD so this is a downside on this box.
My second gripe is the remote, its delay is frustrating, unless im just impatient. Channel hopping can be a pain as you cannot work in a sky format ( going left or right ) of seeing whats on the next channels without actually turning over to that channel.
The EPG is now and next only as we all know, but I find it not updating on the channels unless you select the channel first from the epg menu.
Channel lists and bouquets I havent even attempted yet, I not only have sky uk but Thor 1w to organise so I will let you know how that goes once I red how to actuallz do it right!
Overall its a good box for what it does and that is HD, but I feel its not user friendly and can be frustrating if you like a quick responding receiver.
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