From a selfish point of view, will lack of updates affect cccam/newcamd patches in the future.
I flogged my spiderbox for a Technomate last year and not regretted it, I find it much more user friendly(apart from most un-ergonomic remote control ever)
I also find members on this forum much more forthcoming compared to some of Darkman's sidekicks on that forum of theirs.
I have a Spiderbox 9000 combo, a TM5402 and TM5302. I cant in honesty I find a lot of differences between the 9000 and 5402 (the 5302 is a very much cut down budget version of the 5402).
I certainly would not sell my Spiderbox 9000 in order to buy a TM as the software support for the TM range nowadays is rapidly becoming a joke, as to the staff on other forums I really cant comment.
I have spent a lot of time helping members on the forum you are posting about and have not had any complaints about myself what others do is not my problem.
If the other forum seems a bit on the hard side with some posters them it's down to some fairly malicious attacks by a few members (dealers) posing as customers and trying to rubbish what are in truth very well made receivers.
My 9000 combo is 18 months old and working a treat using two lines, I likewise have no complaints about my TM5402, the 5302 is a different kettle of fish.