idiot needs help with dreambox

[pjtaff]

right then can anyone help a total newbie i got sky and been reading about these dreamboxes, so can they be used on a sky satelite if so
please could you advise on
1, what equepment do i need.
2, where would be the best place to buy from.
3, how much would it cost to set up, and if there are any running costs to it like a monthly subscription.
4. what sort of channels will i get do you get all the channels


sorry if these questions sound really like knobs questions but i really am a total knob when it comes to this


thanks very much
taf

[bubbles69]

3, how much would it cost to set up, and if there are any running costs to it like a monthly subscription.
4. what sort of channels will i get do you get all the channels

sounds like you need to do more reading then once you understand the basics get a dm800pro

[piopat]

if you all ready have a dish pointing at 28.2 east (the sky satellite ) you can connect the dreambox to it and recieve all the free to air channels (there are quite a few ). what dreambox do you want to buy sd or hd ? , you can get a dm500s (which is sd ) for under ?50 here
DealExtreme: $75.40 Dream DM-Box DM500 V8 DVB-S Standalone Linux Digital Satellite Receiver with LAN Port

or a dm800s (which is hd) for about ?135 here

https://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Forums.dx/Forum.44000~threadid.796070

[dctyper]

you have sky at the mo? why do want a dreambox?

[Shady]

you have sky at the mo? why do want a dreambox?

maybe a full sky subscription is too costly for him?

[daithi]

pm sent......

[charlie1952]

I have a dreambox 500 c , i,ve flashed it with dream up and all i get is the blue screen can anyone point me in the right direction , i really don,t have a clue with these things any help would be much appriciated

[painterman]

I have a dreambox 500 c , i,ve flashed it with dream up and all i get is the blue screen can anyone point me in the right direction , i really don,t have a clue with these things any help would be much appriciated

Unless you made typo error you need satellite box (500s) not cable box (500c) ,

[charlie1952]

its 500c have i been using the wrong flash i dont have a clue about this but willing to learn thanks in advance

[smirnoff_rules]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CE0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNagravision&rct=j&q=nagra%203&ei=jpc8Td2zAZODhQfMy5DxCg&usg=AFQjCNFMO1vTnhREv0m3V5908J-75qMxpA&cad=rja

[charlie1952]

what do i do to fix blue screen on dm 500c

[Shady]

can you reflash?

[charlie1952]

i flashed it with dreamup told to use flash wizard but already flashed it with dreamup what flash wizard do i use much appreciated if you can help me thank you

[andiewill]

i flashed it with dreamup told to use flash wizard but already flashed it with dreamup what flash wizard do i use much appreciated if you can help me thank you

As you stated it is a 500c ? if that is the case when you flash it you will get nothing other than a few terrestrial channles and blank screens due to the new encryption to vermain called N3 .... you would be better off getting a freeview box as that will have more than your 500c will be able to display on cable.

[piopat]

as anbiewill said a dm500c (c for cable) its not going to open pay channels as boxes did a few years ago . all you will get is a few free to air channels (there is no nagra3 hack atleast as we speak) if your good with a soldering iron you can change the tuner to a satellite tuner .
but with the time and expensive needed you could buy a dm500s ,of course you will need a satellite dish instead of the cable feed. and you will have lots of free channels.