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inexeng · 05-07-07, 11:49 AM

Hi another newbie here
Ok I have decided to get an 80cm dish with 2 dual o/p lnb's one for 19E and the other for 13E
Please suggest a reciever with a HDD so I can still use my own legal S k Y card in it
So I can ditch my old panasonic rec to another room, but still also view channels like premier etc
Cheers
AJ

BGonaSTICK · 05-07-07, 01:30 PM

The only receiver that's guaranteed to run your Sky card is, yes - you guessed it, a Sky digibox.

Sky are rumoured to be planning a card-swap at the end of the year, so this will probably put paid to all other receivers.

Other than that, a Dreambox 7020 is the most appropriate IMO. Excellent audio and video, HDD supported up to silly sizes, boots off a USB stick, Compact Flash card or the hard disk, opens just about anything that's open and is totally flexible as it's Linux open source and therefore supported by the largest satellite community on Earth.

It can card-share, timeshift, stream video over a network, has an excellent remote web interface and makes the tea. I've forgotten most of the things it can do.

Oh yes - and it currently runs a Sky card and even updates it automatically with no user intervention.

Sold?

inexeng · 05-07-07, 01:32 PM

Nice one
Cheers

crossbones · 05-07-07, 03:21 PM

You make it sound so easy BKS

Hope you have plenty of patience inexeng.

But once you get to gripps with the Dream box, you wont look back. There excellent.

SAT-WORLD · 05-07-07, 04:14 PM

If you prefer a plug 'n' play receiver,then you could get a satellite pvr(Humax,Topfield etc) and a T-REX cam(4.1 or 4.6 supermodule).
However,unlike the Dreambox,you will have to put the Sky viewing card back in to a Sky digibox every 2/3 months to keep it "alive".

05-07-07, 11:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
inexeng Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Newbie Receiver advice Hi another newbie here Ok I have decided to get an 80cm dish with 2 dual o/p lnb's one for 19E and the other for 13E Please suggest a reciever with a HDD so I can still use my own legal S k Y card in it So I can ditch my old panasonic rec to another room, but still also view channels like premier etc Cheers AJ

05-07-07, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Newbie Receiver advice The only receiver that's guaranteed to run your Sky card is, yes - you guessed it, a Sky digibox. Sky are rumoured to be planning a card-swap at the end of the year, so this will probably put paid to all other receivers. Other than that, a Dreambox 7020 is the most appropriate IMO. Excellent audio and video, HDD supported up to silly sizes, boots off a USB stick, Compact Flash card or the hard disk, opens just about anything that's open and is totally flexible as it's Linux open source and therefore supported by the largest satellite community on Earth. It can card-share, timeshift, stream video over a network, has an excellent remote web interface and makes the tea. I've forgotten most of the things it can do. Oh yes - and it currently runs a Sky card and even updates it automatically with no user intervention. Sold? __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

05-07-07, 01:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
inexeng Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Newbie Receiver advice Nice one Cheers

05-07-07, 03:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
crossbones Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: S.Wales Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 94 Thanked 72 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Newbie Receiver advice You make it sound so easy BKS Hope you have plenty of patience inexeng. But once you get to gripps with the Dream box, you wont look back. There excellent. __________________ Fibo Gregorian 1.2m & 55cm Dish`s,Jeager 1224 H2H motor.Percision 1.8m dish.Dreambox 800,Vbox II.Skystar2 PCI card.

05-07-07, 04:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
SAT-WORLD Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,664 Thanks: 19 Thanked 246 Times in 215 Posts	Re: Newbie Receiver advice If you prefer a plug 'n' play receiver,then you could get a satellite pvr(Humax,Topfield etc) and a T-REX cam(4.1 or 4.6 supermodule). However,unlike the Dreambox,you will have to put the Sky viewing card back in to a Sky digibox every 2/3 months to keep it "alive".