Advice needed on a new setup.

[SiE]

I am looking to buy a sat setup and have been reading up for the last couple of weeks. I am not sure what to purchase. Ive been thinking along the lines of a 90cm dish (motorised) with maybe a linux receiver such as a dreambox (maybe a clone) or a HD receiver thats patchable. I am mainly interested in football and movies so the development of D*gitalB decryption today on conax through a diablo 2.3 has took my interest although I would rather just patch a receiver.

What setups have people got and what do people think i should go for? Is it worth going for the HD at the moment (I dont really fancy paying 360 quid for a HD dreambox)

Iam definately a noob in regards to sat setups but ive had a fair bit of experience with a cable dbox 2. This makes me think I should definately go for the dreambox

[eggmany2k200]

hi m8,
you need at least a 90cm dish!motorised would be ideal (quite easy to install if you have a little diy know how) plenty of tutorials on alsat or satdudez.

i would have a read up on diablo cams,think theres been a bit controversy over these!

of the linux boxes the eagle (dreambox clone)has really good support regardin patches and queries.the technomate 9100 seems to be quite popular as well but a bit more of a learning curve than the eagle.

good luck in your choice m8

[Bodman]

just grab a technomate 9100, 1 meter motorised dish and off you go. then when you really get into it worry about HD etc later

The technomate is also a Linux box, a bit like your dbox2 so you will find a lot of things similar

//Bod

[Nibb]

What they said^

[XBOX4LIFE]

just grab a technomate 9100, 1 meter motorised dish and off you go. then when you really get into it worry about HD etc later

The technomate is also a Linux box, a bit like your dbox2 so you will find a lot of things similar

//Bod

I have just bought a technomate 9100 and my mate who knows his stuff said get rid, is it still possible to still make use of the 9100 and is there much help about for it...

I am also very new to sat but did tinker years ago , only have subbed sly+ thompson atm lol

Any help much appreciated....

[pizza-man]

techno is good if u get in a good c/s
but tested new quantum sat box and working spot on no break ups
loads porn (not that i watch of course)
footy (wen new season starts)
movies n more and before u ask no its not s*y

[XBOX4LIFE]

techno is good if u get in a good c/s
but tested new quantum sat box and working spot on no break ups
loads porn (not that i watch of course)
footy (wen new season starts)
movies n more and before u ask no its not s*y

Thanks m8e
wor lass really wants to keep some of the sly stuff and pvr, is there a way on the 9100
Not really into the sports channels, the frankie sounds good though

[Nibb]

You can add a HD to the 9100 but the interface is no where as user friendly as the Sky+.

You will basically have to set recordings as you did on your old VCR.

[Raptor]

Thanks m8e
wor lass really wants to keep some of the sly stuff and pvr, is there a way on the 9100
Not really into the sports channels, the frankie sounds good though

PVR = Windows Media Center or something similar