Originally posted by eamo32:

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Originally posted by KMACDON:

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if it was a picture issue you m8 probubly needed a booster as to record 1 ch and watch another id imagine you need to use the splitter method

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Hi KMAC, as far as I know, you don't need a splitter for this functionality, it's built into the box, something called loop through. It would look something like this

cable in --O O loop out

loop in O O-- tv out


So you plug your cable into the top left connector, this gives you 1 channel, then a short cable from loop out to loop in, this gives the second channel, and the connection to your tv.
People, don't respond by saying the cable goes in bottom left or whatever on Starview PVR, it is just a schematic to show the setup.

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Originally posted by karljd:

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KMACDON cant seem to open the 452 453 454 files maybe im missing something any help would be really appreciated

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Originally posted by karljd:

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Thanks mate not with it today should have checked back threw previous posts cheers

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Originally posted by fergusrb:

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If people were to believe what Adrian Weckler wrote in an article in the Sunday Business Post yesterday, you would believe that the writing is on the wall for the Starview box.

He mentions how U** (new owners of N** and C*****) and Sly (which I find hard to believe) are growing increasingly concerned at the number of free digital boxes accessing their subscription based content. The reason I don?t believe Sly are getting concerned is that it?s a lot harder and more expensive to find something that works as easy as the box in terms of hacking the U** channels. He mentions that U** have been working hard recently on finding an alternative system to fend off these boxes, but it will be sometime before a workable solution will be released.

I?m sure the owners of UPC are very concerned at the minute with how easy people are finding it to access the channels, but they also seem to be aware that they will never prevent everyone from doing it. Apparently they aren?t after the odd enthusiast who trys to gain free TV. It?s the ordinary joe soap they are targeting now. Those that wouldn?t know where to turn if their boxes stopped working all of a sudden. In fairness to N**, the last few updates they made, had a big affect on joe soaps perception of the boxes. People I have spoke with now have the opinion that the starview boxes no longer work. So for me that was a successful campaign for N**.

Adrian also goes on to state that there is a misconception by people selling these boxes, that it is not illegal to do so. He even goes as far as mentioning the act that apparently proves that it is illegal to sell the boxes. Well in one way he is right and in another he is not. When you buy the starview boxes from the manufacturer, they aren?t able to automatically pick up the scrambled channels. You can?t even access a hidden menu to turn on the ability to do so. So it is up to the user to give the boxes the ability to ?hack? the channels. They do this by downloading new firmware from the Internet, that allows them to turn on secret menu, which in turn allows them to turn on a key cracking functionality within the firmware.

In terms of U**?s attempt at bringing in a solution that will render the boxes useless, I?m personally unsure how successful this will be. Most encryptions used by TV companies have been hacked at this stage and anything new won?t take that long for the hackers to break. But in saying that, it?s not Mary down the road that?s going to have the knowledge to do this, it?s back to people in the know.

Anyway, I think Adrian should have done a bit more research into the starview and other boxes before making his assumptions surrounding it?s use. Even a few hours spent researching how they function would have made it a more informative article.

And so say all of us amen let this be an end to speculation and scaremongering

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Originally posted by KENJWT:

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Hello,

I am new to this, please be gentle.

I live in Dublin.

A friend of mine has a Starview with version 4.00 on it, prior to this he had some trouble with software updates, auto rolling, clones etc, but now everything seems fine.

However the new Starview The Box is out now, I dont know whether to go for the older model or the new one.

Are all issues sorted with the new Starview The Box?

Are people selling cloned Starview The Box?.

Can any one suggest who is a cheap, safe and reliable person to buy some Starviews The Box from?

Thanks for your assistance

KENJWT

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Originally posted by fergusrb:

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I am only saying what everybody else feels and wont put it down on paper that company has got away with murder over the years wont answer the phone and when they do the staff are so unhelpful just like the other government bodies used to be now it is the other way around the government bodies and staff cant be helpful enough and it is the cc company that are doing all the unhelpful things now well i say we dont and wont put up with any more crap from them now or in the future we pay a sub and when we ring we expect a service and a helpful one at that the staff could be more courteous and more helpful and maybe arrange there service calls better at time that suite the customer come on this is the 21 century we live in and not the 70 or 80 when you would expect this they need to change with the times and offer a 24 hour service 7 days a week at times the suit the customer maybe then they might get some respect

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Originally posted by KENJWT:

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KMACDON,

Thanks for the advice

Can you suggest a supplier who is cheap, safe and reliable to buy some Starviews The Box from?

Would you reccommend EBAY?

Thanks for your assistance

KENJWT

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Originally posted by reidpaul:

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what part of dublin are you in

Originally posted by KENJWT:

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KMACDON,

Thanks for the advice

Can you suggest a supplier who is cheap, safe and reliable to buy some Starviews The Box from?

Would you reccommend EBAY?

Thanks for your assistance

KENJWT

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Originally posted by KENJWT:

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Originally posted by reidpaul:

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what part of dublin are you in

Originally posted by KENJWT:

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KMACDON,

Thanks for the advice

Can you suggest a supplier who is cheap, safe and reliable to buy some Starviews The Box from?

Would you reccommend EBAY?

Thanks for your assistance

KENJWT

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reidpaul,

I'm from Marino,

Its on the Northside not far from the city center.

KENJWT

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Originally posted by reidpaul:

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Originally posted by KENJWT:

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Originally posted by reidpaul:

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what part of dublin are you in

Originally posted by KENJWT:

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KMACDON,

Thanks for the advice

Can you suggest a supplier who is cheap, safe and reliable to buy some Starviews The Box from?

Would you reccommend EBAY?

Thanks for your assistance

KENJWT

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reidpaul,

I'm from Marino,

Its on the Northside not far from the city center.

KENJWT

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Hi kenjwt

just sent you a pm

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