which open/sky box for starters

[zafsaq]

Looking to purchase an openbox or skybox any help will be greatful.
is above a good starting box for sat scene or any other suggestions
ie dm or any other.Have got a motorised dish.

[pan1300]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

hi

I suggest you do a lot of reading here in the different receiver setions!
Depends on what your pc knowledge is and what do you want (server box, client box, box with some kind of own freeserver, ...) If you want an open linux - server you should go for a DB or VU+, but pc knowledge needed.
Is my opinion.

[bokkie]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

Openbox is ok for a starter box but wouldn't be my choice. Only has a limited epg and is closed source.
I think dm800se or vu+ are much better choices.
Or even a Blade 7000 s for a really easy to use stb.

[toby69]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

Looking to purchase an openbox or skybox any help will be greatful.
is above a good starting box for sat scene or any other suggestions
ie dm or any other.Have got a motorised dish.

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hi zafsaq,
well at least you have started with the best site on the web for help.
why them 2 boxes in particular, i see you got the best tool also (motorised dish).
if you can afford go for a dm or one of the vu range, but if you not to experienced start with a basic one, as long as you can enter lines etc you will receive in time most chns, as suggested do some reading and a few questions and things will be a little clearer.
myself i use a bog standard 7000spider, which suits my needs, and can receive most channels going.

[microchick]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

Hi Zafsaq, Openbox or skybox are good for a newbie or a small budget. If you only want to be a client then they will work as long as you are not bothered with the personalised menus, flashy UI and some other apps to impress your mates. Supportwise, Openbox 9 or 10 are better. Little support for S11 and S12. Picture Quality, S11 is the King in the family.

[bokkie]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

Ultimately it comes down to what you can afford and what you want the stb for.
If you want a cheap box to watch telly and not bothered with plugins, epg, etc. Then openbox is for you.
If you want to share cards, get great plugins and have a full 7 day epg then dm or vu+ are what you should look at.
If you want twin tuner then that's a whole different story.
Oh and welcome back Micro. Hope you had a great holiday.

[microchick]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

Be careful with open/sky box as there are a lot of clones out in the market. Confirm the Chip ID before you buy. Here are a few Origional Chip IDs for Openbox
00D0
00EA
085B
0D0C
98A1
98F2
9CF4
9D1A
1015
0D7E
38EC
1466
10AA
113C
14D5
1474
0110
1509
15AE
15CB
15FA
1801
It gets updated regularly
@bokkie: Had a wet holiday still managed to have some nice French food. Going Back at the end of August.

[knap92]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

Hey

i have this Chip IDs 0D7E but he was ditected as clone box........for the price is oke
you have HD ,but compared to the dreambox i wil choixe the last...if you have the box becaful with download new firmware,and assure to have also this cabel RS 232 with 4 pins zo if you got some problem you can always put new FW.

[bokkie]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

That is also the advantage a clone vu+ has over a clone dreambox or openbox.
You don't patch the image/firmware but you patch the stb itself.
So once you have done this you can use original image.
Saying that, vu+ have just released new drivers in the latest images so we're waiting for a fix from the Ferrari team before we can use latest images.

[mahrkpat]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

Openboxes are good cheap starter box but if you want to do more with your sat receiver then go for dreambox or spider box.

If you going for a openbox go for the F3 supposed to have a faster processors and better tuner and always try to get original not clones.

Before making a decision always do lots of reading and look at the opinions of the various users.
Also look at the help section to see what problems are cropping up.

[microchick]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

As £200 is a good budget so my suggestion will be to forget about open/sky box and consider buying a VU+ Solo or Duo. As you have a motorised dish so you don't need a dual tuner. Go for an origional Solo which is about £180 from the UK retailer and stay worry free. Its an ugly box but the results are impressive. There is lots of support and so much stuff available online that you will be surprised. For a £50 extra you can get Uno from the same family but Uno is faster, good looking, plug and play and future proof.

[runmo]

Re: which open/sky box for starters

original question have been answered + enough info on forum about other boxes (real or clones), case closed