Any one tried the skybox S12?

[anjulaychen]

Any one tried the skybox S12? I got the ad from China, Great View Electronics Ltd, and said that it is a mini HD box update from Openbox S10, but with power adapter.
If any guy tries, please let me know. Thank you!

[noypi]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

Any one tried the skybox S12? I got the ad from China, Great View Electronics Ltd, and said that it is a mini HD box update from Openbox S10, but with power adapter.
If any guy tries, please let me know. Thank you!

i was browsing ebay last nite for openboxs10 and saw s11 then skybox 12. the price difference isn't much so now i'm considering the s12 also. specifications arent much different from opnbox s11 but upgraded version. i noticed also that from openbox, the name is now skybox.

[toby69]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

have you considered getting a dreambox at all, seems to be the best on the market and what i have noticed they hold there price, might seem better than keep buying low budget boxes, but that ok if you just want lines, these dreamboxes are more like computers now? the new dream version=dm7020 is £549 at my local shop, but you could get cheaper direct order.

[noypi]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

thanks toby but that is way above my budget. i can only afford 1/5 of that amount. i've already got several computers so i'm ok at the moment. cheap ones to try first.

[fandm]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

Buy a skystar card hd put in a good spec computer run under linux plenty help in dvbs forums at the bottom of page

[toby69]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

i know someone that got dream, paid over £350 for it, he got it so i was told for his missus, for philopine, excuse spelling, as he wanted philopino chns, cos she did not speak english, back then there were no servers/lines etc.

[noypi]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

i thought about that before and posted a question about cards but don't remember whether it was answered or not. 2 of my pcs are running on ubuntu. if i whack that card in there, it might not cope with the load. so i think another box ( cheapest hd) would be better.

[toby69]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

dont know how much the sky star card hd would cost, but hey lets get real, things can really mount up an can agree with noypi end up a few months later with numerious amounts of kit out dated. perhaps?

[noypi]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

skystar would be roughly £60. almost same price as openbox and not much messing about with your pc. besides, when u want to watch something, the pc needs to be on as well (pc uses more electricity) than the box.

[fandm]

Re: Any one tried the skybox S12?

Hi here is the spec for the 12 and a price may be available cheaper specially from china

Product Information
The brand new Skybox S12 has landed

Super small size but great features
Less than half the size of the S10 / S11

Can be used both Horizontally or Vertically

HDMI Output to 1080i

LAN Ethernet connection

USB 2.0 port to attach USB hard drives etc for updating firmware, channel lists, and also Recording and pausing live tv

External 12 volt power supply so no overheating issues

LNB IN and Loop Out

One Smart card Reader at side

Component Audio and Video Output via 3.5mm socket, lead supplied

IR input for remote extender etc

Package contents:

1 x Skybox S12
1 x Remote Control
1 x 12volt power supply with two pin plug
1 x User Manual in English
1 x Component AV lead

Weight: .75Kg


Price: €99.00
PS where it says no over heating i would not take that to be 100% has it is the chip decoding the signals that get hot seperate power supply does not mean that it will run cooler just easier to change dodgy power supplies