Hi all, I've got a Skybox F5 at the moment and am looking to upgrade to a linux box because 1 they're better and 2 if Sly eventually go offline then I want to have some other use for the box rather than just having FTA channels (I can get those with my Sly HD box!) Anyway, I only have approx £100 to spend and have been searching all weekend as I will be buying the box on Tuesday when I get paid and the 3 boxes that i've settled on are as follows - (1) Amiko alien SHD8900, (2) Cloud Ibox (3) Golden media spark reloaded.
I'm leaning more towards either number 1 or 2 although from what i've read number 3 is basically a clone of number 1 but a bit cheaper! I also read that the Spark boxes were to be kind of avoided as they were still in their infancy but from what i've seen that might not be the case now as there seems to be quite a lot of support is this correct? I'm also not too sure about the golden media ones as i've not found many images for them but from my understanding they should run the same if not similar to the alien box.
As for the Cloud ibox i've read that they do get quite hot and I would really want to avoid this but I don't know if the box that's available to me would be an upgraded one with better cooling or not so maybe someone who has brought one recently could let me know? Finally, just so everyone knows the price's that I can get them for the alien and ibox are about the same price, around £99 in the UK and the Golden media one is £10 less at £90.
So, advice, comments and such, i'm all ears and am willing to take on board any advice that is given although my price range cannot change (unless it's less!) unfortunately so that has to be my only must!
Many thanks to all who comment.
EDIT :- There may be an addition to this list if I can get it for around the same price and that would be the Golden media Triplex receiver but i'm not 100% sure yet, it depends on whether I can find the extra £10 difference so please take this into consideration for any comments. I take it as long as they are good receivers with good support I would be better off finding the extra £10 to get one of these?
I'm leaning more towards either number 1 or 2 although from what i've read number 3 is basically a clone of number 1 but a bit cheaper! I also read that the Spark boxes were to be kind of avoided as they were still in their infancy but from what i've seen that might not be the case now as there seems to be quite a lot of support is this correct? I'm also not too sure about the golden media ones as i've not found many images for them but from my understanding they should run the same if not similar to the alien box.
As for the Cloud ibox i've read that they do get quite hot and I would really want to avoid this but I don't know if the box that's available to me would be an upgraded one with better cooling or not so maybe someone who has brought one recently could let me know? Finally, just so everyone knows the price's that I can get them for the alien and ibox are about the same price, around £99 in the UK and the Golden media one is £10 less at £90.
So, advice, comments and such, i'm all ears and am willing to take on board any advice that is given although my price range cannot change (unless it's less!) unfortunately so that has to be my only must!
Many thanks to all who comment.
EDIT :- There may be an addition to this list if I can get it for around the same price and that would be the Golden media Triplex receiver but i'm not 100% sure yet, it depends on whether I can find the extra £10 difference so please take this into consideration for any comments. I take it as long as they are good receivers with good support I would be better off finding the extra £10 to get one of these?
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