Who has Openbox S12

[nibblitz]

To save on space and look a bit more tidy Im looking to replace my rather chunky S9 with the teeny weeny S12.. Anybody on here got an S12 ? I dont fancy the new Skybox F3 as thats bigger and stupidly has USB port on the front.. So who has an S12, Whats it like, is it stable, does it work ok for you? Have you been happy with it ? cheers..

[jcbman40]

hi,, i know six people with skybox s12,,,, same as openbox s12,,,, neat little box,,,,,works great,,, haven,t heard any complaints about,,,,i have cable,so don,t use skybox s12,,

[tony2803]

To save on space and look a bit more tidy Im looking to replace my rather chunky S9 with the teeny weeny S12.. Anybody on here got an S12 ? I dont fancy the new Skybox F3 as thats bigger and stupidly has USB port on the front.. So who has an S12, Whats it like, is it stable, does it work ok for you? Have you been happy with it ? cheers..

try openbox s11,solid box,have heard s12 has issues,i have openbox s11 for 8 months and fine hd picture and no other issues,small like dm 500s.

[DeejayAJ]

Mine works great, the only problem is they can get quite hot when layed flat not that it's ever actually caused a problem.

No scart & special RS232 cable but apart from that it's a great little box!

[Sycho]

Mine was useless, the remote was total crap and wouldn't work sat on the couch , would when i stood up though

I replaced that for an s11 which died after 2 weeks, im on my 3rd one, lets hope this hold up.

[dcurzon]

my S12 is fine. Rubber feet came away on day 1, but replaced with bettwe quality feet with slightly higher clearance and have had no issues.

Remote is crap, suspect thats an openbox/skybox general issue though? In fact, has anyone got a DECENT openbox remote? they should all work with each other anyway...

[kaisar1]

my S12 is fine. Rubber feet came away on day 1, but replaced with bettwe quality feet with slightly higher clearance and have had no issues.

Remote is crap, suspect thats an openbox/skybox general issue though? In fact, has anyone got a DECENT openbox remote? they should all work with each other anyway...

the remote decent for the price, i agree it could be better though.

the buttons at first are sticky, use it for 2-3 weeks and you will find the remote alot better, a bit of wear will loosen the buttons.

[squig007]

i cant get my remote to work unless im right up near the box would an openbox s10 remote work the box ??

[tinson]

I had a openbox s12, the remote broke within 1 day of use, the box worked fine still, but the remote failed to operate the box.

[thedealsealer]

i have the openbox s12, great little box, bargain at ?46

[AfyB]

Defo a remote issue, you have to press the buttons twenty times before it does what you want it to.

[slugworth]

there were 3 or 4 versions of the openbox remote.

[hayd0n]

i would get sky f3 box alot faster than my s12 . s12 crash when it gets hot its seems abit of a fire risk prob after prob get f3 our s11 openbox alot beter box by far

[wiz123]

Perhaps have a look at the skybox M3? Supposedly a small version of the F3 which is miles better than the S11/S12

[AfyB]

Well I have just got the F3 and I read about the M3, well i'll let you know how it goes