How could you tell if a dreambox is a clone

golfdiva

or does it even make any real difference ?. After some research I think the Dreambox DM800 HD is the one I want to buy . Has anyone experience of them and where the best place for support ?

I have found these two on ebay - which would you go for . There is a fair price difference beteen the two even though they are the same box Your input would be great

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260488584305&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DM800-HD-Open-Source-Linux-Digital-Satellite-Receiver_W0QQitemZ110450044279QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioElectronicsVideo_Video_TelevisionSetTopBoxes?hash=item19b755ed77

slegs

Rule of thumb....if its well cheaper than the average price for a real DM800 from the regular distributors then its a clone....most on eBay are clones

redout

The £350 one looks legit. Looks to have the real manual, remote and box from the sellers pic. Most clones do not have these.

Ronan|Raven

Second is most definitly a clone "This is the done version of the DM800 HD one of the first Linux "

golfdiva

Which would ye go for , is the real one worth an extra € 150 ? seems like alot if they can pretty much do the same job ?

Ronan|Raven

A lot of people use clones and have no hassle with them. But it really is a lottery. There were a lot of reports of clones failing after a few weeks of use, then again the official ones were prone to overheating.

Just beware depending on what you go for is that a lot of images have "clone killing" abilities and can end up screwing your bootloader leaving only a JTAG fix.

redout

Dunno about the 800HD but many use the 500s clones. Some are good and some are bad. Some might not fully power a motor if you have one.

redout

The iNetbox 300 is one of the better 500s clones. Sat World in Drimnagh sell them but can be had for cheaper off the net.

joe250

I purchased clone 800hd today for 265.50USD which was 183euro delivered.
I will have in 3-4 so will keep ye posted here.

I can put up details of where i got it if its allowed

byte

joe250 wrote: »

I purchased clone 800hd today for 265.50USD which was 183euro delivered.
I will have in 3-4 so will keep ye posted here.

I can put up details of where i got it if its allowed

I'm assuming you bought it outside Europe, so I hope you don't get stung by Customs.

golfdiva

joe250 wrote: »

I purchased clone 800hd today for 265.50USD which was 183euro delivered.
I will have in 3-4 so will keep ye posted here.

I can put up details of where i got it if its allowed

Can you tell me where ? thats a very good price

joe250

HI

I got this info from another forum and there are a few after buying with no problems.They support up to bootloader 74 which is the latest.

"This is the guy I emailed/dealt with:
Tony Zhou, yaoxincn02@yahoo.com

And when I paid, he wanted me to PayPal to this address:
tina00_star@hotmail.com"



Yes buying from china so fingers crossed no extra duty.

golfdiva

Was there any website ? are you sure this is a trustworthy source.

joe250

golfdiva wrote: »

Was there any website ? are you sure this is a trustworthy source.

The name of the company is YaoXin International trading

Hold off a few days and see how i get on.

golfdiva

Ok ,keep us posted. I would be very interested in the clone box for the price.

redout

golfdiva wrote: »

Ok ,keep us posted. I would be very interested in the clone box for the price.

The new official Dreambox 500HD is suppose to be available before Xmas for £300 which at the current exchange rate is only €330.

golfdiva

redout wrote: »

The new official Dreambox 500HD is suppose to be available before Xmas for £300 which at the current exchange rate is only €330.

Just done a search there , it appears to have no usb which is a bit of a disadvantage

joe250

Just got call from DHL there is a charge of 20.50euro.
I will let you know later whats its like and post pics

Barr

is that some kind of import tax ?

byte

Barr wrote: »

is that some kind of import tax ?

It would be, yes. Import duties, taxes, handling charge, etc.

joe250

It was listed on the DHL invoice as "Customs Import VAT"
Up to my eyes with work so did not set it up yet but have a few pics.

redout

joe250 wrote: »

It was listed on the DHL invoice as "Customs Import VAT"
Up to my eyes with work so did not set it up yet but have a few pics.

Looks good. Happy days brother, go enjoy it.

golfdiva

Looks the business - do ye reckon I should wait for the new DM500 hd or get one of these DM800 hd clones ?

I can't decide. Prehaps someone could steer me in the right direction