Best and quickest place to get either a DM500S or a DM800HD??

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As my order from deal extreme is taking forever to be delivered so thinking I may cancel and order from somewhere else one of the above! Im a dreambox virgin but am wanting to 'dabble' in to the fasinating world of CS.....

Should I be getting a DM500S as im a newbie to learn OR should I say what the hell, and go all out attack and purchase a DM800HD?!?!?!?
 
B.C.T.(Shnezhen) Computer Company Ltd--

i got mine from there took 3-4 days to get delivered from china via DHL. prob cost you £170 for dm800s which is High Definition and able to record TV (inline amplifier possibly required for long cable runs)

with clones you run the risk or getting dodgy box though
 
Thanks mate, this is a clone but will this do the job - DM800 HD Satellite Receiver

And whats this 'inline' amplifier that is possibly needed? Im thinking of getting say a 30-metre network cable, would this inline amp be needed for these lenths??

Yes, it's the same one as most of us who have bought a 'Chinese import' model have. There is another UK dropshipper (i.e. someone based in UK who you deal with but who just orders and gets the item shipped direct from the manufacturer) that gets a mention on here a fair amount... his clones have a later bootloader - 74 instead of 72. I think he sells them for the same price they're going for on LinuxSat... or you could order direct for approx £160 including shipping & Paypal fee.

One of the usual suspects will be here shortly promoting his site (it ends in .co.cc so you'll recognise it ;))

As for the inline amplifier, several people have had pixilation happening when viewing a handful of HD channels, notably Sky Sports 1 HD, Ch4 HD and Discovery Channel HD. Inserting an inline amplifier has resolved this for pretty much everyone who has tried it. It only costs a few quid on fleabay and is very quick and easy to fit.

Here's a video that someone uploaded to YouTube showing what the problem is like before the amp is plugged in, and how much of a difference it makes once it's in place.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HWR8_3kaIY]YouTube - SDC10176[/ame]
 
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