Best box

[hkphooey]

Ok guys just about had it with this F5s box now whats best box out there for around ?70 to ?80 please??? really want same sort of spec as this but with out all the HASSLE of lost signal

[mortmaru]

Are you sure it's the box?

Might be worth trying the box at another persons house to see if they have the same problem or send it to one of the people here I am sure a few would be happy to try it if you ask nicely.

For that price i would suggest looking at the cloud ibox 2 or mini vu.

[hkphooey]

Hi mate

Well im not 100% but cant seem to find any help in regards to this problem... just people saying signal loss on this box is normal and they get rid....Box is only about 2 months old all was great until couple of days ago.

[P&D]

Hi mate

Well im not 100% but cant seem to find any help in regards to this problem... just people saying signal loss on this box is normal and they get rid....Box is only about 2 months old all was great until couple of days ago.

Have a look at these threads might help......

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/what-satellite-box-purchase-405742/

Newbie: Skybox f3, f5 , a3 or technomate

[cactikid]

you did not research deep enough,must be over thousands of problem posts on these cheap box builds,if you want a good working box save up more money,look at the vu range of sat boxes or octagon sf8.

[hkphooey]

you did not research deep enough,must be over thousands of problem posts on these cheap box builds,if you want a good working box save up more money,look at the vu range of sat boxes or octagon sf8.

Well mate you could say the same that there are thousands of people out there who have NOT had issues with these boxes and there is...There are loads of cheap Chinese freeview boxes around now that are basic like this type of thing that work fine and even built in TV's..
I understand that VU are the best and have no problem affording this box thing is i am new to this and don't really want to throw money away on something that might just go away over night, i am also limited on space need a very compact box no bigger then the F5S...I dont think you can say EVERY skybox is rubbish, lets face it 99% of these type of electronic goods are made in china

[cactikid]

i buy boxes made in korea,sat will not go overnight if you can have a wider field of viewing and the other things it can do can be a bonus.i agree plenty of skybox users have no problems but the skybox section posts have quadruppled over the last 6 months .

[mortmaru]

i buy boxes made in korea,sat will not go overnight if you can have a wider field of viewing and the other things it can do can be a bonus.i agree plenty of skybox users have no problems but the skybox section posts have quadruppled over the last 6 months .

I wouldn't say this is down to poor boxes more like people buying cheap boxes and not having a clue what they are doing with them.

VU boxes are nice but the price for original is not (very over priced)

[DW190]

I wouldn't say this is down to poor boxes more like people buying cheap boxes and not having a clue what they are doing with them.

VU boxes are nice but the price for original is not (very over priced)

VU's are great but also need a good few hours reading to get the best from them.

[cactikid]

well i would not like to have a skybox in a house and having it possibly going on fire,remember cheap and no safety involved.yes user error as they think one image and channels lists do all.

[super jumbe]

whats best box out there for around ?70 to ?80 please???:

For ?70, ?80 blade 5000s m8 fully loaded.

[zubairhussain]

whats the main differences/advantages between a blade 5000s and a skybox f3/f5??

[digicon]

whats the main differences/advantages between a blade 5000s and a skybox f3/f5??

Better Build Quality for a start and you can download channel lists straight from the online server no need to wait for updates or using a USB stick

[katieb]

but the blade is having firmware issues at the moment and epg crashing boxes

[digicon]

Then use an older firmware until the issue is resolved simple's