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Broken Comag SL55. Should I get a new box?

iwb · 2008-01-19 12:55:14

I had two of these and both were giving trouble. I made one out of two a while back and it is now misbehaving. It tries to work when first turned on but eventually goes to Load A. BBC flashes up on it as it loading so it does have the firmware on it still. I can't load new firmware either. There is talk online about a…

19-01-2008 12:55PM

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I had two of these and both were giving trouble. I made one out of two a while back and it is now misbehaving. It tries to work when first turned on but eventually goes to Load A. BBC flashes up on it as it loading so it does have the firmware on it still. I can't load new firmware either.
There is talk online about a capacitor that dies in it but I haven't found details.
If I throw in the towel and get a new one, does anyone have suggestions on the best FTA box for reasonable money? I really only want to watch BBC, ITV and hopefully C4 soon. If it has other features that are worth the money, I would consider them.
Thanks.

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