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Are these dreambox 500s's real??
- Thread starter rage99
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krazylegz
Inactive User
or www.satstore.co.uk these are real ones too.
but be very careful in buying a 500 now as they are no longer made and people advertising 'brand new' 500 are either old stock or clones as the new one is 500+
but be very careful in buying a 500 now as they are no longer made and people advertising 'brand new' 500 are either old stock or clones as the new one is 500+
krazylegz
Inactive User
dvb's are 100% real m8 as are www.satstore.co.uk products just they will be old stock as 500 are no longer made by dream multilmedia
pinkhelmets
Inactive User
I think the webpage is just old and not updated, but they are official distributors-
DVB Systems Ltd http://www.dvb-shop24.net/shop_content.php/coID/4/content/Impressum
on DMM dealer list- http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/english/dealerlist/dream.php4?do=list&showcat=7
Satstore is also the official uk distributor, so they are as trustworthy as you are going to find. I've bought from Mark at Satstore and products are genuine. These official distributors have too much reputation to lose by selling fake versions, and I'm sure DreamMM would instantly remove them from their list if they did.
DVB Systems Ltd http://www.dvb-shop24.net/shop_content.php/coID/4/content/Impressum
on DMM dealer list- http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/english/dealerlist/dream.php4?do=list&showcat=7
Satstore is also the official uk distributor, so they are as trustworthy as you are going to find. I've bought from Mark at Satstore and products are genuine. These official distributors have too much reputation to lose by selling fake versions, and I'm sure DreamMM would instantly remove them from their list if they did.
fezzy
Inactive User
Hi Guys
Satstore are very good and trustworthy, Mark Hemmings has been
around in the sat scene for quite a long time, i bought gear off him
in the D2-MAC days. I also bought my Dreambox 7020 from him,
in november 2007, which took 3 days to be delivered, he is also
very good with his after sales aswell. If you buy from him , you
won,t go far wrong. So take some good advice from the guys and
get your reciever from Satstore.
Fezzy.:banana:
Satstore are very good and trustworthy, Mark Hemmings has been
around in the sat scene for quite a long time, i bought gear off him
in the D2-MAC days. I also bought my Dreambox 7020 from him,
in november 2007, which took 3 days to be delivered, he is also
very good with his after sales aswell. If you buy from him , you
won,t go far wrong. So take some good advice from the guys and
get your reciever from Satstore.
Fezzy.:banana:
telewestTUM
Inactive User
if i was to buy a clone would it mean they werent fully sported with images and are of poor quality?
should i avoid clones at all costs?
lookign for a cheap <£100 DVB-S box thats fully supported for CS / Softcam for Premiere Sport
lookign at this here very cheap which makes me think there not official?
http://www.dreambox500c.org.uk/DreamBox-500S.html
should i avoid clones at all costs?
lookign for a cheap <£100 DVB-S box thats fully supported for CS / Softcam for Premiere Sport
lookign at this here very cheap which makes me think there not official?
http://www.dreambox500c.org.uk/DreamBox-500S.html
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The code to build the images is mostly open source so I doubt support would be a worry. The odd image builder has tried to lock images to genuine boxes but its just a waste of their time as there are so many other images available.
If you want something cheap then clones are a good alternative. The quality of build on some of the more reputable clones is actually better than that ever produced by Dream. Not all clones are equal though so do some research.
Probably not !
Chances are though, it will do what you want. Most of the major components in clones are identical to those in official boxes. The exception can be the tuner (More of an issue on cable boxes rather than sat boxes). You also need to be careful of the build quality (see my previous comments) and be wary of any guarantees.
edit: Forgot to mention - Power supplies are often the things that let clones down. They tend to use really cheap Taiwanese/Chinese power units that have a fairly high failure rate.
If the supplied power supply runs hot or looks "tacky" then i'd be inclined to replace it with something with a better spec. Quite a lot of electronics type shops (Maplins/CPC/RS/Farnell etc) sell compatible power supplies at reasonable prices (12v @ 2.5A should do it).
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fezzy
Inactive User
Hi M8
If you are worried about how much they are, or getting a clone,
why not buy a Eagle box, its a 500 clone but works with all the
major images and in fact has its own and has loads of support.
You would have to go to another forums shop, to look at it.
( A###t ) When i speak to guys who have them, all they do is
rave how good they are for the money and how they do all
the things a 500 does.
Fezzy
If you are worried about how much they are, or getting a clone,
why not buy a Eagle box, its a 500 clone but works with all the
major images and in fact has its own and has loads of support.
You would have to go to another forums shop, to look at it.
( A###t ) When i speak to guys who have them, all they do is
rave how good they are for the money and how they do all
the things a 500 does.
Fezzy
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telewestTUM
Inactive User
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eagle-Linux-S...ryZ96970QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
£79 delivered seems pretty cheap too! so i wont have any issues with this box and i can CS and use Gemini Image with it?
£79 delivered seems pretty cheap too! so i wont have any issues with this box and i can CS and use Gemini Image with it?
