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Darth · 19-07-10, 01:27 PM

does anyone here own a cloned dream800hd? how has your experience been with it? I know when people say "its manufactured cheaply its unreliable" etc etc.
how has it faired with your usage, and is it a viable way of owning such an expensive box?
(im not looking for difficulties in software or images, as the seller is doing that for me, just on how the hardware fairs)

lincsat · 20-07-10, 11:50 PM

The tuners are not as good as genuine. Liable to glitching on HD channels, it does vary according to your Dish installation. Some say using a line amp helps.

aamir007 · 21-08-10, 05:05 AM

I would say it works pretty well, it does cause glitching on HD channels but using an in line amp does help and removes glitching and it works perfectly. I have been using it for 4 months and haven't had any problems so far apart from the glitching which is now sorted. If you read a card with it , it tends to get warm and could burn the card as its card reader is at a higher voltage than the sky box which the card is optimized at so i would advise using a fan to keep it cool even if your not use a fan as the tuner gets warm quite a bit and when inserting an HDD internally it get extremely warm so a fan is necessary. Apart from the overheating the box is great for a clone.

kadnor · 13-11-10, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aamir007

I would say it works pretty well, it does cause glitching on HD channels but using an in line amp does help and removes glitching and it works perfectly. I have been using it for 4 months and haven't had any problems so far apart from the glitching which is now sorted. If you read a card with it , it tends to get warm and could burn the card as its card reader is at a higher voltage than the sky box which the card is optimized at so i would advise using a fan to keep it cool even if your not use a fan as the tuner gets warm quite a bit and when inserting an HDD internally it get extremely warm so a fan is necessary. Apart from the overheating the box is great for a clone.

YOU are perfectly right.

What have you heard about the M version of tuners for DM 800 HD clone.It is
being on sale on UK sites.UKDREAM SHOP.

Hope to hear from you
RGDS.

jack08 · 13-11-10, 10:00 AM

my dm-800 been fine apart from low signal levels only getting 50% signal so i get an inline amp made it worse only channal i was getting glitchy was espn rest was fine but very low signal levels so i bought a Inverto Black Premium
now getting no glitching and espnhd is fine getting 98% on most hd channels

unadkat · 13-11-10, 11:39 AM

Been using the Alps tuner with an inline amp and I dont get no issues @ all.

lincsat · 14-11-10, 12:05 AM

You may want to use an external USB card reader like the Omnikey - I hear that keeps the card nice and cool

19-07-10, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darth Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 8 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	owners of clones does anyone here own a cloned dream800hd? how has your experience been with it? I know when people say "its manufactured cheaply its unreliable" etc etc. how has it faired with your usage, and is it a viable way of owning such an expensive box? (im not looking for difficulties in software or images, as the seller is doing that for me, just on how the hardware fairs)

20-07-10, 11:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 6,003 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,580 Times in 667 Posts	Re: owners of clones The tuners are not as good as genuine. Liable to glitching on HD channels, it does vary according to your Dish installation. Some say using a line amp helps. __________________ Blade7000 & DM800Pro/SE in Stock, Linux Sat boxes from £52.25, SkyboxF3 under £60. Kryptview £123.50 & SV6 under £72 with Members Discount - Lincsat's Nick-Nacks (Shop) Drivers Protest Union

21-08-10, 05:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
aamir007 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 40 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: owners of clones I would say it works pretty well, it does cause glitching on HD channels but using an in line amp does help and removes glitching and it works perfectly. I have been using it for 4 months and haven't had any problems so far apart from the glitching which is now sorted. If you read a card with it , it tends to get warm and could burn the card as its card reader is at a higher voltage than the sky box which the card is optimized at so i would advise using a fan to keep it cool even if your not use a fan as the tuner gets warm quite a bit and when inserting an HDD internally it get extremely warm so a fan is necessary. Apart from the overheating the box is great for a clone. Last edited by aamir007; 21-08-10 at 05:07 AM.

13-11-10, 10:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
jack08 Stokey Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 671 Thanks: 49 Thanked 112 Times in 96 Posts	Re: owners of clones my dm-800 been fine apart from low signal levels only getting 50% signal so i get an inline amp made it worse only channal i was getting glitchy was espn rest was fine but very low signal levels so i bought a Inverto Black Premium now getting no glitching and espnhd is fine getting 98% on most hd channels __________________ 1.2M Channel Master, C120 Invacom 0.3 LNB & Cm Feedhorn, with Tm.Vbox &Technomate 5402HD

13-11-10, 11:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
unadkat Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 1,215 Thanked 801 Times in 635 Posts	Re: owners of clones Been using the Alps tuner with an inline amp and I dont get no issues @ all.

14-11-10, 12:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 6,003 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,580 Times in 667 Posts	Re: owners of clones You may want to use an external USB card reader like the Omnikey - I hear that keeps the card nice and cool __________________ Blade7000 & DM800Pro/SE in Stock, Linux Sat boxes from £52.25, SkyboxF3 under £60. Kryptview £123.50 & SV6 under £72 with Members Discount - Lincsat's Nick-Nacks (Shop) Drivers Protest Union

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