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Thinking about buying a d box 2
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bemused
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18. December 2006 @ 09:41 |
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Hi t80nyg
What sort did you buy?.
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rainst
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18. December 2006 @ 10:30 |
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hey bemused has it arrived yet?
im going to see some one who has eurovox set up see if its anygood.
anyway let us know you thoughts on the starview when you get it.
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bemused
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18. December 2006 @ 10:46 |
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Will do,
Phoned him today and has been working all weekend to install software before sending out tonight, fingers crossed should be soon, been told they run perfect without any of the problems of the other boxes.
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t80nyg
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18. December 2006 @ 12:03 |
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hi bemused it was the starview, have had a couple of mates who are more techy than melook at it, they say the software is very good but cant work out why its not working hopeing to flash a image on to it if i can get some pointers of what to use, keep me posted on how you get on
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bemused
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18. December 2006 @ 12:15 |
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No Problem, if mine works ok will send you copy of my software
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t80nyg
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18. December 2006 @ 12:26 |
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that would be a great xmas present, cheers
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focous
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20. December 2006 @ 01:22 |
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Hi everyone first post, my mrs has had a starview box for about a month now so if you have any questions feel free to ask and i will do my best to answer.I am not that tech minded but at least i can tell you about pic quality how stable it is ect.All so are there any dbox2 owners out there?
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dragonx
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20. December 2006 @ 03:12 |
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I think you'll find there's LOTS of Dbox 2 owners out here judging by the posts ;)
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rainst
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20. December 2006 @ 03:30 |
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Hey focous
Why dont you give us short review about the starview box and what you make of it?
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but at least i can tell you about pic quality how stable it is ect
that would be a great start.
cheers
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focous
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20. December 2006 @ 04:11 |
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well hear goes nothing it came with an f connector as it dose not use a screw thread like some other boxes.It also came with a free cable to connect to the pc (i think some come with preloaded software)and a cd.Belive me when i say if i can do it anyone can as for the box it is small, looks good, picture quality is good the channel change is fast.So far as i write there has been no freezing,on the back there to scart sockets a spidf i think it`s called and rca leads not bad me thinks.The power lead comes with a 2 pin plug either get a shaver plug or do what i did and chop it off for a three pin.You can delete and change the channels around,it also comes with a timer.But(and there`s always a but) i think the epg is slow to say the least, while in epg if you press ok you will get a list of what ever is on the channel you are looking at.That at least is better,over all it dose what it says on the tin if like me you want a good epg then maybe you should check out some of the other boxes but as someone said you car`nt have everything hope this helps someone:-)
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t80nyg
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20. December 2006 @ 06:39 |
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when i am watching the channels some of them come up as scrambled is it the same your side or is every channel there, the ones that are not coming on have a $ (dollar) on the menu. i am hoping it is something on the set up menu that i have missed. i just plugged it in and went to set up and let it do the rest, please help as it is starting to get on my nerves
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focous
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20. December 2006 @ 07:10 |
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dose it say scrambled or bad channel?
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t80nyg
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20. December 2006 @ 07:43 |
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yes thats what it tells meon half the channels
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rainst
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20. December 2006 @ 08:26 |
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hey Focous
Cheers for that, it sounds good.
Do you get all the channels?
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focous
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20. December 2006 @ 08:47 |
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Hi everyone first things first thanks rainst for that yes we do, t80nyg try this:-PERFORM AUTO SCAN FIRST (1)GO TO MAIN MENU AND SELECT"PARENTAL CONTROL" (2)PRESS"INFO"ON YOUR REMOTE CONTROL(3)PRESS"2004"(4)SELECT"KEY EMULATOR"ON(5)GO TO A SCRAMBLED CHANNEL AND ALLOW DATA TO FULLY UPDATE(6)SCRAMBLED CHANNELS WILL NOW BE UPDATED there you go mate hope that helps(hope i`am allowed to post that info here)
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bemused
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20. December 2006 @ 08:50 |
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Hi Everyone
Got my starview tonight, software already installed, just had to plug in and scan for channels, got 273 all unscrambled, even changed the plug for a 3 pin, picture quality and speed realy good, only complaint was software disk and computer cable were not sent as promised, now got to spend a few hours setting up channels into some sort of order.
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focous
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20. December 2006 @ 08:55 |
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that`s the best bit mate;-0
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bemused
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20. December 2006 @ 09:14 |
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Hi focus
You think your not very technically minded, I must be even worse, what do you mean about the epg being slow, slow at what, what does the epg do?. sorry to seem a bit thick, but eager to learn.
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focous
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20. December 2006 @ 09:31 |
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no probs mate epg electronic program guide what i have found is when i press the button it seems to take forever if ever to load but if you press the ok button on the remote control it tells you what is on that channel for that day.At least it dose on our starview i have noticed an annoying thing with it, is while you use the epg when you scroll up or down to see what`s on it changes the channel as well
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bemused
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20. December 2006 @ 09:52 |
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Cheers for that M8, thats a little bit more I have learnt, will be much easier when I have sorted all the channels out, have changed them over to alpha order first and found by pushing the red button when on channel search you get a little tool bar with letters on to speed up finding channels
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t80nyg
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20. December 2006 @ 23:55 |
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hi guys, have just spoken with my techy mate and have now fixed the problem and have got all the channels, my wife is dragging me out the now xmas shopping (should not have bothered taking holidays ha ha) but i will add some more tips later regarding the box
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alici9
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27. December 2006 @ 14:32 |
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hi guys! im new here so please help me out! ermm... if anyone can help me out with the starview boxes i would be really happy! i basically want to know more information about it! like what channels do you get, do you get the sky sports channels! and mainly is it iligal, if it is, whats the chances of getting caught! and do you have to be on some sort of sky package or anything! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP THANK YOU!!
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t80nyg
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28. December 2006 @ 01:48 |
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hi alici, the starview will give you everything that is broadcast in your area like sky sports 1,2,3 setanta sports, 11 movie channels etc. it will only work if you link it up to a telewest,ntl or other digital provider BUT IT WILL NOT WORK THROUGH A SKY SATELITE DISH as far as i am aware. as for it being illegal it is not against the law to purchase or use the box but you are meant to notifiy your provider if you use a pay per view channel, and if you do that you would be the first person in the world to do so (ha ha), you will have to pay for the minimum package so you have a live cable to hook up to happy viewing if you need anymore info drop me a line
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alici9
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28. December 2006 @ 14:03 |
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hi T80NYG, thank you so much for your help, it has helped me alot! just wanted to ask so if i subscribe to the FREE TV PACKAGE on telewest! would it work! Do you know how long it lasts for? like does it or can it get blocked? and is there a way of telewest finding it out! or gettin caught! thanks for your help! im thinking to get the box thats why im asking so much! and lastly do you have a box yourself! THANKS
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t80nyg
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29. December 2006 @ 07:43 |
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hi alici, that should work on that subscription as long as you are connecting to a line in your house ( i take it your not talking about freeview built in to your telly) as for how long it will last i dont know its the same as everything that you bend the rules on its a gamble, it looks like it CANT be crashed at the moment as the box is cardless if the codes where changed you would just rescan the box again same as the older d-box version. i dont think it can be traced by your provider but its your gamble i,m afraid. as for your question if i have one lets just say i enjoyed the xmas telly this year and it was not on bbc1 ha ha. if i can be of anymore help drop a line cheers and have a good new year
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