I just got mine in today. Orderd it on aliexpress for $120 which came down to 88,39 euros. I let it send to me (Netherlands) by china air mail (no EMS, UPS, or DHL etc. Then customs always checks the package and I have to pay import tax. This way I dont).
It came in today, and I must see I am both pleased and disapointed.
I was hoping that I could actually use some Dreambox 500 HD images on it, but was very disappointed (and it took some googling) to find out that it pretty much has nothing to do with a dreambox.
But that aside I am very pleased with how the thing looks. Small, nice remote, lots of cables etc, and even a nice box.
Another small thing (as some mentioned already) is the fan. Its really loud. Gotta find me another sillent fan then.
I tried putting in my SKY card but was afraid it was gonna eat it up cause it went in so far. Had to open it up to be able to get it out again.
Oh yeah, another nice thing. I hooked up a usb stick with an avi / xvid movie on it, and when selecting it, it played straight away. And a nice picture it is as well.
Got a question though. Are there any other images out there for this thing? Who makes these images? I also just updated it with the one from early march, but it looks exactly the same as the old one that it came with (Jan 2011). So I guess its from the 'manufacturer'?
I was really hoping to get some more network support, cause I wanna play movies over the network on it. Also I want to record to a network drive with this. But is recording possible at all? I couldnt get it to work as of yet.
And the real DM 500 HD also has support for Wifi dongles on the usb connector. Something that is possible here as well?
Lots of questions, but I hope some of you are able to help me out.