Just got box up and running......

[boylan]

Think this thread deserves a bump for people having trouble with the remote

[Modurbox]

Infra-red Remote Control Receiver+ Emitter +USB Adaptor - a good fix for the SkyBox F5 which has the same narrow wave infra red transmitter

[lee11168]

mine arrived today {f5} dosnt seem any better

[snexis]

here isa few pictures to show how it looks

1 showing the offending cupboard and one each with either end shown, not the best pics as phone crap

How do i view these picture?

[pokerking]

The remote on my f5 is very very poor! You basically have to be directly in front of the box no more than 3 meters away to turn the thing over! Poor show really. Can see why its so cheap, well its not really. ?50 is a lot for a box of this quality. Very plastic, rubbish PVR side. Only able to set the record timer not the actual programme, no programme guide. I am beginning to think if I have wasted my money. The only positive for me is the PQ it is far better than most I have tried.

[mahrkpat]

The F5 on first glance looks good but it is the cheap shoddy manufacturing that lets it down, from poor ir sensor to bad soldering with dry joints and just a little pressure on the casing causing short circuit.