DM800 HD vs DM500 HD

[silverdale]

whats the difference between the two ?.can you record on both ? and does the DM500 HD have a USB socket to take a stick and does it have anb ethernet connection for CS ?.

 

[witchy]

A few less sockets and no internal Hard drive.

Hard drive is eSATA.

 

[silverdale]

i have a 7020s and im trying to weigh up wether its worth a chancing a 800HD clone for CS ( im after the HD quality) or paying that bit more for a 500HD original.
is anyone using a 500HD for CS and there thuoghts please.

 

[2tone]

set a 500hd up for a friend have to say there not bad they have the same processer as the 8000 as well witch the 800 has not got was able to c/s with out a problem as new images come out it will only get better

 

[safire]

Used a DM500hd w/ DreamElite image for about a week and was really impressed.

Having a built in fan really makes a difference. It keeps the box very cool.

Running c/s i never noticed a single glitch on HD channels.

Very fast and responsive channels changing, i prefer the 500HD over an 800HD.

 

[silverdale]

thanks for the help, im going to go for a 500HD instead of a clone 800HD.

 

[Rodbouy]

It just does not make sense with the cost of originals. How can they justify the cost. Bring them down to a reasonable price and watch them sell. I would rather buy original if it was say £200 or £250 for a DM800HD. Think most would

 

[plax]

does anyone know how much the dm500hd and dm800hd go for,

 

[jfish]

is ther 500 HD Engima 1 or 2 image

 

[witchy]

I'd think it would be Enigma2 mate.

Enigma is 8Bit, I don't think DMM would release new hardware which wasn't 32Bit.

 

[silverdale]

best price i found for an original 500HD is £309 with P+P on top.will that be the cheapest ?.

 

[safire]

DM500Hd runs Enigma 2 images.

I picked up mine a few days after launch for £320 + £10 p&p

Also, one thing to note, i originally tried to use the DreamElite image that was posted here in the downloads sections but i would work. I then grabbed it from the DreamElite website and all was fine.

 

[ruddyrum]

I picked up mine a few days after launch for £320 + £10 p&p

Wow.... thats still alot considering the dm500hd is meant to be a lightweight hd linux reciever.

DM500HD clones are already about and are selling for around $150 + P&P

I could buy 2 dm800 clones for the price of an original DM500HD. If DMM want to try and stop these clones being produced, they should really consider lowering their prices... alot!

 

[silverdale]

I could buy 2 dm800 clones for the price of an original DM500HD.QUOTE]


the reason im put off with the clones is because of the tuner problems lots of people are having on the HD content.

 

[ruddyrum]

Understandable, but i could not justify that much for a receiver. As you stated many people have had tuner issues, but these have been resolved with a few tweaks or by using an inline amp.

Mind you if i wasn't as tight, i prob would buy an original aswell

 

[mrmachinegunn]

does anyone know any sites stocking the dm500hd clones yet

 

[ruddyrum]

alibaba do a few. I just sent one guy a message asking how much, he said $150 + P&P. I wasnt to interested so i didn't reply... just wanted to see how much they were going for. im sure there will be other suppliers jumping on the band wagon soon... prob within the next few weeks

 

[Mark_The_Yid]

does anyone know any sites stocking the dm500hd clones yet

Trouble is they r prob gonna have the same bloody tuner as the dm800 so same issues I would imagine

 

[silverdale]

it seems the DM800HD clone is suffering from over heating problems as well.adding a USB fan or taking out installed HD helps solve this problem.
im wondering , will either the DM800HD / DM500HD not take a USB stick say 16gb or a 32gb and record to that ? thus lessening the internal temp,.

 

[modman]

it seems the DM800HD clone is suffering from over heating problems as well.adding a USB fan or taking out installed HD helps solve this problem.
im wondering , will either the DM800HD / DM500HD not take a USB stick say 16gb or a 32gb and record to that ? thus lessening the internal temp,.

It should work with a plugin called usb2hdd.