Ive got a TM1500 CI+ super and a motorised dish....best £200 I ever spent...I can get football almost 24/7 if I wanted and lots of movies and music channels too, with the appropriate patch and softcam of course. You can pick up live feeds if thats your hobby, there is a list of the most popular transponders etc going around which makes it a little easier.
If your a knowledgeable ICT man you may want to consider a Dreambox too, it uses a Linux OS. But if you want to keep it simple the TM1500CI+ super is the box you want in my opinion.