Posts by dream500

    Any line with a # in front of it will be ignorded by cccam. This is the same with any clines you have, if you want to use them you need to remove the # or they simply will not work.
    The same goes for any flines you have.

    I'd just like to add that, between the two of you, a good choice has been made - especially the lnb. You won't go wrong with that lot at all.


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    I'm not so sure that a multiroom would work. I'm sure (or it used to be) that Sly's t & c's say that both Sly boxes must be connected to the same phone line to stop the cards being used at different locations. It may have changed so it would be worth checking out.

    Mine isn't that loud at all, at least no one has complained so far. It's on the garage roof outside daughters bedroom and she can barely hear it. No idea what make or wether is has metal or plastic gears - but it's quiet.

    10 is only asking to look at your cccam config to see where the problem is, point this out to you so that you can put it right. Yes, you will be able to do it yourself, but it's a learning curve. That is what's good about this forum - we like to help each pther out when we have the issues we sometimes face. That's what makes it a wonderful place to meet.


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    I paid good money for an invacom 0.3db LNB! To be honest the cheap lemon one i replaced with the invacom performed better!



    While it's true that having a low noise figure is a good thing what most people tend to forget is the overall gain (or amplification) figure of the lnb. This figure is equally important to get the best from your dish. There are some remarkable quotes of 0.2 - 0.1 db but perform terribly due to the low gain factor. You really need to do your 'homework' and read through the specs to see what your getting for your money. I'm a firm believer that 'you get what you pay for'.


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    A little more information might help us - box, image, epg software.


    I'm using Vu+ solo with latest VIX image running the VIX epg, just checked and my box is displaying both S4C and S4C2 correctly.

    The speed of your broadband is not as important as the quality of the connection. The average sized server will be more than happy at 4 meg as time is more important than speed. You could subscribe to a fast service but if your 'ping' time is slow then your ecm times will suffer and your share will be glitchey at times.

    Well, there's the spec sheet earlier in the thread. They are around ?20 for the single, ?30 for the twin and ?45 for the quad. Best to google 'inverto black ultra' as they can be got cheaper. Make sure it's the ULTRA not ECO as the eco is cheap tat compared to the ultra.

    The beauty of this lnb is the length of its collar. It allows for plenty of lateral (in / out adjustment) to allow for perfect focusing of the satellite signal on the lnb receiving window. This means you can squeeze every drop of available signal out of your dish.

    Inverto Ultra Black is a very impressive lnb for its price (?15 - ?20 ish)
    Ok, it's noise fig is 0.2 db but look at its gain. It really made a difference on my weaker channels:-



    High gain (60dB), low noise (0.2dB) universal single LNB. Ideal for areas of poor reception.


    * Excellent Isolation – extremely high cross-pol performance
    * Very Low Spurious Levels
    * Superior Noise Figure (0.2dB typ)
    * Higher Conversion Gain (60 dB min.)
    * Ultimate Reliability
    * Low Band Input Frequency Range: 10.7~11.7 GHz, Low Band Output Frequency Range: 950~1950 MH, LO Frequency: 9.75 GHz
    * High Band Input Frequency Range: 11.7~12.75 GHz, High Band Output Frequency Range: 1100~2150 MHz LO Frequency: 10.6 GHz
    * LO Phase Noise @ 10K Hz -90 dBc/Hz max.
    * Cross Talk: 23 dB min.
    * DC Power: 120 mA max. @ 11 – 20V
    * Working Temperature -30~+60 ?C
    * Output Impedance (connect to STB) 75 O
    * Output connector F-type (female)

    I would certainly go for the Inverto ultra, I changed to one of those a while back and it made such a difference to the quality of my signal. Some of the channels on 16 E, for example, where a bit hit and miss are now perfectly watchable at all times with the inverto.

    the cooling fan is the only problem with the dm 800 clone you should remove the power from the motherboard!
    all fans will die after a few months!
    and if you put in a harddisk just cool your box with a laptop cooler on usb!
    they can be bought at DealExtreme: Search for usb cooling fan (200 products in 19 categories)
    they ship for free!! (am i aloud to post a link?)


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