pre purchase info

[apollo0073]

hi all

mrs wants to buy me a nice xmas pressie.
i have currently the dreambox 7000 working great ;)
im using a vbox2 to drive my Actuator,this works well. my questions are
can i do the same with the 800hd, as easy?
do you keep the basic dream software on and add a usb img or do you instal new software over the dream media jobby?
just some very basic info would be great im sure i can browse the board for actual instructions for doing things.
and 1 last thing is the 800hd a vast improvement over the 7000, for example better tuner? faster zapping? divx support?

many thx for any help

[loveman]

Updates are done over the network by putting the box into an update mode and browsing to the ip of the box in this mode via http. Then install updates.

I should imagine that if your current method works on the 7000, it should work on the 800, but wouldn't like to say for definate.

I don't know how well it compares to the 7000, but it works well for me, the tuner can pick up focussat signals with a good enough signal to watch them, whereas I sometimes had problems with the 500 (but that could be weather dependant).

I would say to borrow one from someone if you can, and wasn't sure. Other option is to wait for abit if you're not too bother about getting a hd box, and see what comes to the market. Have heard of a few good boxes coming out soon which have similar workings to the 800 and are a bit cheaper. So maybe worth waiting a wee while?

[apollo0073]

am told it will work ok,
what other boxes are coming available?, deffo need one that you can use cccam with ;)

[sonic1]

If it has to be with CCcam the it will always work with a dreambox, there are others but Dreambox will always have CCcam support.:respect-051:

[apollo0073]

thx yes i need the support,lol
im going for the 800hd i think

thx again guys

[milkybarkid]

Wise move i think,mine just arrived from the sponsor, lee in goldwafers today.hope to start work on it at the weekend and replace my 500 model.

[simon 2003]

same here my mrs is getting me one for chrimbo,saw one today and was dumbfounded how small they are,tiny in fact, could not believe how tightly packed the sockets on the back are!!!!and heres me clearing a shelf on my A/V stand,ill be using a v-box2 also wondered how they worked with an 800

[consolglass]

@ loveman......how do you put your DM800 into update mode...still a newbie mate...but would be interested to see how to do that
cheers

[eme]

the 800 is brill, i have switched of the liveing room fire and just use the dream 800 power supply heat instead. oh and it does toast well.:respect-050:

[apollo0073]

@ simon 2003

im told that the menu structure is slightly different as it's Enigma2, but
the method is the same.
a look at a menu would soon tell you,but it must be ok.

[spider]

@ loveman......how do you put your DM800 into update mode...still a newbie mate...but would be interested to see how to do that
cheers

via on/off button on db, switch on and keeping button pressed.

front lcd screen will display an ip address, I.e 192.168.1.68

open web browser and add http://192.168.1.68 in address bar :respect-048:

[spider]

LOL, mines the short version ehh Kink m8ey :king-041:

[aabs]

Its like painting by numbers :respect-050:

It does help massive and respekt to the people who take the time out to put tutiorals together to help newbies gain more knowledge !! :winner-019: