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Cheapest way to receive Channel 4 HD

  • 18-02-2008 10:20pm
    #1
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭


    Sky HD boxes are expensive, but obviously work.

    Are there any HD Dreamboxes that will work with the FTV card and do Ch4 HD?

    Or... I have a Dragon Cam which works moderately well in the TM1500 with the FTV card.. could cam and card be used in a HD receiver?


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  • #2
    yellabelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭yellabelly


    I just got the Clarke-Tech 5000C HD receiver which I think could work with a Dragon Cam and FTV card. It's one of the cheaper hd combi receivers and so far I have been impressed with what it can do. It can pick up all the DTT transmissions including the HD mpeg4 test, bbc hd and astra 1 hd channels. The tuner sensitivity is better than a dreambox on weaker 16E channels. It can record to a USB drive. The menus take a bit of getting used to but it has a nice epg with 1 touch record. There is an active forum with helpful contributors. I think it shares hardware with the TM6900.
    Ok it isn't the luxury of a Linux Dreambox HD but that hasn't yet seen the light of day.


  • #3
    joe25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭joe25


    Hi
    I think the new Darkbox 2008 Hd receiver will read your card with no need for a cam.The Darkbox 2007 Pvr reads my sky card no problems.
    It is one of the cheapest Hd boxes out at 270euro.
    Might be worth a look at.


  • #4
    bassy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,612 ✭✭✭bassy


    you got any link to that box m8,not a bad price.does it have dtt tuner?.

    joe25 wrote: »
    Hi
    I think the new Darkbox 2008 Hd receiver will read your card with no need for a cam.The Darkbox 2007 Pvr reads my sky card no problems.
    It is one of the cheapest Hd boxes out at 270euro.
    Might be worth a look at.


  • #5
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    http://www.alsatoffers.com/enter/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=182&category_id=11&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26
    http://www.darkbox.co.uk/

    It doesn't seem to have a DTT tuner, satellite only.


  • #6
    bassy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,612 ✭✭✭bassy


    don,t think theres a ethernet port on it either :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    joe25 wrote: »
    The Darkbox 2007 Pvr reads my sky card no problems.
    Really? Can it update it too? I believe the Dreamboxes can, but the Dragon Cam can't, and hence the card has to go back into the Digibox once every 4 or 6 weeks.


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