is EVERYBODY happy with their ipbox 9000
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I'm exactly a month into the purchase of my 9000HD. When you buy the machine (at least when I bought it) you basically get a dumb box.
Took me a weeks to understand what an 'image'was ( remember the word software upgrade guys)
Took me a week to learn to Flash (in English this has another sense)
Took me 3 weeks to really understand the meaning of 'Plug and Pray'.
Took me four days to get over my distributor saying ' perhaps you're the kind of person who shouldn't have bought this machine' (I'm a technology journalist)
Took me 10 seconds for me to realise that in fact same distributor had zero experience and no technical support for the box.
So welcome to the forum.
I'm a believer in IP convergence so I recognised that this box could converge Sat and Cable into a single interface and give a common HDD recording point.
I'm almost there, apart from the external HDD challenge.
TerD
Took me a weeks to understand what an 'image'was ( remember the word software upgrade guys)
Took me a week to learn to Flash (in English this has another sense)
Took me 3 weeks to really understand the meaning of 'Plug and Pray'.
Took me four days to get over my distributor saying ' perhaps you're the kind of person who shouldn't have bought this machine' (I'm a technology journalist)
Took me 10 seconds for me to realise that in fact same distributor had zero experience and no technical support for the box.
So welcome to the forum.
I'm a believer in IP convergence so I recognised that this box could converge Sat and Cable into a single interface and give a common HDD recording point.
I'm almost there, apart from the external HDD challenge.
TerD
I bought my 9000HD the day it arrived in the shop (I'd paid for it months earlier.
The hardware is excellent, up to DG Station's usual standards (I also have a couple of Mutant 200S and a Relook 400) and much better then the Dreambox 800 which has given me nothing but trouble.
It does most things well - picture quality is superb - but the software still needs some development. For example, it can't yet make use of a Sky UK card in the card reader, although it can use one from a Phoenix CAM or another source. Also, you can't yet record two encrypted channels at the same time.
Nevertheless, I'm happy with it and it was a good investment
The hardware is excellent, up to DG Station's usual standards (I also have a couple of Mutant 200S and a Relook 400) and much better then the Dreambox 800 which has given me nothing but trouble.
It does most things well - picture quality is superb - but the software still needs some development. For example, it can't yet make use of a Sky UK card in the card reader, although it can use one from a Phoenix CAM or another source. Also, you can't yet record two encrypted channels at the same time.
Nevertheless, I'm happy with it and it was a good investment
sorry m8 i cant remember whether i replied to you .You can get them for £470 in the uk now. I'm going to skandinavia in 2 weeks and i'm gonna pick one up when i'm there. They run at £380 over there
I'd post the link but its against forum rules but you should be able to google it.
They look like a great box and now that the incubus cam is out they can do cccam and all the rest.
Looks like my DM7000 is getting chucked in the bedroom. Is it true that enigma 2 is due this/next month?
Thanks all the same i eventually got 1 off ebay when it arrives.
thanks all the same
glad your happy , you sound a bit like me , so fingers crossed i will learn also.
just a quicky before it arrives.
the seller of my 2nd hand 9000 states:
it has the latest nlb image installed + latest channel settings.
will i need such as irdeto card in the card reader as in my humax 5400 ? for it to work on the english film channels ? eg 19e premi
and
my motorised dish is 42east to 43west , before i power it up (9000) would it be best to previoulsy leave the dish at 1 west ready for installation ?. or doesnt it really matter.
again thanks guys its nice to see responsible comments etc. Thanks
the seller of my 2nd hand 9000 states:
it has the latest nlb image installed + latest channel settings.
will i need such as irdeto card in the card reader as in my humax 5400 ? for it to work on the english film channels ? eg 19e premi
and
my motorised dish is 42east to 43west , before i power it up (9000) would it be best to previoulsy leave the dish at 1 west ready for installation ?. or doesnt it really matter.
again thanks guys its nice to see responsible comments etc. Thanks
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i think the IPbox9000 is a sound machine.
ive have been used to dreamboxes for ages, and decided to go for one of these.
Its a class box, i am very happy with it, and things are just beginning.
Plenty to learn on the 9000.
I just been playing around with enigma 2, which probably be the main image.
the tuners
the sat tuner seems fine
but i am still having slight freezing/block y picture from my cable tuner, i am using mgcamd as my preferred cam , so hopefully the Sifteam can learn from this when they do the Official release of Enigma 2
ive have been used to dreamboxes for ages, and decided to go for one of these.
Its a class box, i am very happy with it, and things are just beginning.
Plenty to learn on the 9000.
I just been playing around with enigma 2, which probably be the main image.
the tuners
the sat tuner seems fine
but i am still having slight freezing/block y picture from my cable tuner, i am using mgcamd as my preferred cam , so hopefully the Sifteam can learn from this when they do the Official release of Enigma 2