Getting a new DVB-S reciever

[ProgSkEEtO]

Hey guys, yeah it's me again, i have another thing that i would like to ask, as the old reciever of my grandparents died the last week, so they have to buy a new one and now i am asking myself what could be a cheap but good option(should display HDTV, have possibility of CCcam and Linux would be nice, but hasn't too) i think about something in the area of 150€ +/-. Any recommendations and a description why would be nice, thanks for your help in advance!

PS: I was already looking a bit and found something like Head Medialink Black Panther and Gigablue 800, would this be good?

[purenirvana]

Re: Getting a new DVB-S reciever

The three cheapest single tuner Linux receivers that are around your budget are:

MaxDigital XP1000 £139
GiGaBlue HD800SE £149
Technomate TM-Single £169

All are Enigma2, supported by the excellent Vix Team image, run softcams and are HD. Despite being the cheapest, the MaxDigital has the quickest processor and the most RAM. The Technomate is the second quickest box and has the most flash memory, though less RAM than the MaxDigital.

It is also worth noting, the Technomate is the only box of the three that can run an internal hard disk drive. The other two can record through their USB ports, but not internally.

[pan1300]

Re: Getting a new DVB-S reciever

hi ProgSkEEtO

or perhaps a box with a gift can be an option (such as eg protek, mvision or spiderbox) - to know more if you're interested, use the search function.

[biggyy]

Re: Getting a new DVB-S reciever

I have done abit of reasearch and decided to go for skybox f5
Similar reason to urs
Didnt want to spend alot as its my 1st sat ever
I havnt received mine yet
But i have not read a bad review about it yet
And apparently it has good support aswell

[board_user]

Re: Getting a new DVB-S reciever

maybe build a receiver itself?
Then search for "yavdr" or "easyvdr". :-)
There are many possibilities.

[kalpikos]

Re: Getting a new DVB-S reciever

maybe build a receiver itself?
Then search for "yavdr" or "easyvdr". :-)
There are many possibilities.

Hi mate

What exactly do you mean with this?
I made a search for yavdr and I found that it's a distribution of linux (I think...)
so, could you tell us more infos about it?

@ProgSkEEtO
Give a little more money and buy a dreambox clone 800se.
If you want to save some money , you can also buy it from China.

[pan1300]

Re: Getting a new DVB-S reciever

hi ProgSkEEtO

little addition/suggestion: take some time to take a look here: http://www.satlover.eu/forum/satelli...-receiver.html. Probably some interesting posts for you there