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[kalpikos]

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Hi @Inquisitive

I believe that if you buy a 120cm dish and a HD linux receiver you will be fine.

Some Chinese and Japanese channels are in hotbird and you can receive them easily, but to get channels from asian satellites , I think you can't because of your location.

[rizwan]

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For Chinese and Japanese channels Hotbird is not a good choice, only few on 9 E also but not a good one, mostly news

[Inquisitive]

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So is there a HD receiver that people prefer? Are Dreambox any good?

[bokkie]

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If you're talking of an original dreambox, they are way overpriced.
I would suggest vu+, gigablue or even technomate.
Vu+ solo2 would be top of the list, But isn't cheap at £300.
Would you want a twin tuner or single tuner receiver?

[Inquisitive]

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twin tuner i guess, i'm one of those people that wants to pay once and be ready

Vu+ Solo2 eh? I'll check it out

Thanks

[pan1300]

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hi Inquisitive

take a look at http://www.satlover.eu/forum/satelli...which-box.html (and the links int the posts there)

[kalpikos]

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@bokkie is right

Original dreambox is overpriced
Why you don't look for a clone dreambox?
Just remember, the support that has a dreambox...
Clones don't have the quality of an original but are good and them price is the half of a n original.
I suggest you a dm800se with a8p sim that can take original images.

[rizwan]

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@kalpikos

How you compare the quality and performance of Original and Clone Box Tuners

[bokkie]

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Twin tuners that I'd recommend, top of the list would be the vu+ solo2, or if you can wait a month or so, the vu+ duo2. You could also get a vu+ uno and stick a twin tuner module in it, but the price wouldn't be far off a solo2, which is a superior machine.
If your budget doesn't stretch to £300 you could get the TM T2-OE twin tuner which is a decent stb for £210, but not really in the same league as the solo2. It does have support from the brilliant vix image, which is always a positive in my book.
Then for around £150 you could get the amiko alien whih is a dual boot spark and enigma2 stb, but from what I've heard the enigma2 side is a bit buggy.

[kalpikos]

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[B]How you compare the quality and performance of Original and Clone Box Tuners

I have both original and clone box.
The quality of the clone isn't so good , as the original because I had many problems in the past, even a faulty tuner that I changed.
The Performances are the same both on original and clone box.

[parsonline]

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generaly chinees and japanies channels have not coverage in europe but some channels like nhk (japan news channels) ot ccctv from china are in some sats like hotbird or astra that have beem in euro.