As a 9000hd owner this is slightly disappointing. I love the wifi option & of course the 7 day epg is what the 9000 is badly missing. On the minus side only 6000 chans & the usb on the front only (front & back would be ideal). Also a twin tuner would have made this (for me anyway) perfect. As i have no interest in the "gift" anymore I would prob be paying for that as well rather than a better spec.Will have to hang on & see if another better spec model comes out to replace the 9000hd, they can sometimes follow pretty quickly I guess. Also seems strange that its existence has not been officially confirmed on Darkmans site. Any ideas why ??
As a 9000hd owner this is slightly disappointing. I love the wifi option & of course the 7 day epg is what the 9000 is badly missing. On the minus side only 6000 chans & the usb on the front only (front & back would be ideal). Also a twin tuner would have made this (for me anyway) perfect. As i have no interest in the "gift" anymore I would prob be paying for that as well rather than a better spec.Will have to hang on & see if another better spec model comes out to replace the 9000hd, they can sometimes follow pretty quickly I guess. Also seems strange that its existence has not been officially confirmed on Darkmans site. Any ideas why ??
Jimmy Does it have a client services on the menu
the same as the 9000hd.
The thing is this receiver packs a lot in for the price and please remember not everyone wants all the extras you do and to provide them for all would raise the price considerably.
The gift is one of the main reasons people buy the Spiderbox that and the ease of setup, you can have one of these working straight out of the box in about three minutes flat.
You don't need to learn Linux you don't need to download other software to transfer this that and the other into the receiver, just a usb stick and your there.
I see you have no interest in the gift but it serves as a very good introduction as to what is possible and does provide a lot of entertainment as well.
Hi Jimi, all the things you say, are of course, absolutely correct & are the reason that as a sat enthusiast I started using the spiderbox in the first place to get a foothold into what then was the secretive & mysterious world of cs ! I understand that the rule of thumb seems to be that that you should move onto a linux box, but I dont really have the time or the inclination to do this. What I was getting at was a lot of people have moved on from needing the gift & would would benefit from a slightly higher end non linux box. It seems that its easy to find reasonably priced linux boxes that have everything I have mentioned (plenty of chans, 7 day epg, wi fi,twin tuner etc) but on a non linux box it seems almost impossible to find on a well know, well supported brand. I can see why the spider 6000 is priced & speced as it is, to compete against numerous other stbs, but I cant see why someone cant bring a non linux box out to compete with the mid priced linux boxes. Perhaps im the only person who has this wish unce: So,can I assume from your answer that you dont think a slightly higher end model will be coming out to replace the 9000 in future ?
Cheers
hiya.. hope im allowed to chip in..
followed the posts with interest,,I have a spider 9000 hd right now and its been truly amazing.. Im sure the 6000hd is very similar , in that its a joy to operate and i love the channel menu... ware one clicks on EG 30w and one can add/delete channels with ease..providing of course the dish is in the right direction
Thanks for the heads up Theblueirish,even if it is a shameless plug :Clap:. I will look at the merits of this stb, although getting confusing with all these different spiderboxes about !
The Optibox is NOTa Spiderbox they have just used part of the Spiderbox name, dont be mislead.
I don't think anyone was trying to mislead him. I was just making the remark that the Optibox has twin tuners and has the 7 day EPG.
There two receivers are very similar in description not just in name but in the way they are sold, i.e. with a IKS gift.
In my opinion if you are a spiderbox fan (which i am not) and you want a twin tuner option this is the only thing available that runs with the gift like the spiderbox 9000 does only with the added extra of channels on 28e being open.
It also has timeshift and recording simultaneously and the ability to run the IKS without a broadband connection. ( i haven't tried this).
I'm sorry but you call it an "optibox spider" in your post, you are posting in the Spiderbox section so a novice might well think it is a new Spiderbox receiver.
As for talking about channels on 28.2 you should know better.
Without being pedantic or starting a petty argument I do not call it a optibox spider. it is marketed and branded as "Optibox Spider HD"
I was posting in the spiderbox section as I was trying to give a helpful reply to a poster who stated that "Also a twin tuner would have made this (for me anyway) perfect" to show him that there were other options out there in a similar vein. Are we not allowed to mention Technomate in the dreambox section?
Jimi, i think its plain to see what i meant by saying i didn't call it a Optibox Spider is that it is actually called Optibox Spider.
I know you are a moderator on the support forum that supplies Spider boxes and I would guess you see the Optibox as a threat to the launch of the new Spiderbox 6000HD as it has options that new buyers may find better than the Spiderbox and it is in your interest to point out that the Optibox is not a Spiderbox.
Personally speaking I do not like spider boxes, i bought the two i have for sale for a customer who now no longer wants them as they do not update a white card. I set the two boxes up and in my opinion they are very very similar to the spider boxes that I have set up for customers.
I don't think continuing this is of benefit to anyone in the forum and I will unsubscribe from the thread.
Good luck in your promotion of the new Spider (not opti) box.
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