Dreambox DM800HD Clone

mossy464

Hi,

Im looking to buy a DM800HD, a clone as im not willing to pay the price for the genuine system.

Im just wondering if anyone has purchased from the following sites?

http://www.dvbsatbox.com

http://dreamboxshops.co.uk/

Newtown90

There kinda saucy compared to this site! : http://www.hdtvdreambox.com/

I know they are from china though, haven't used it myself but have seen people recommending it....

mossy464

Cheers, those prices are very good.

sob1467

I would not recommend getting one from China. I bought a dm 500 from a factory shop in China two weeks ago. It cost €50. But I got caught at customs and had to pay €17 there. Then when the box came i had to pay €7 for a UK plug adapter bringing the cost of the dreambox to €75. Also that company mentioned above the Chinese one does not include.postage costs. And if you buy in China respite companies telling you that you have a 12 month guarantee. It is illegal to send electrical goods into China.

Newtown90

sob1467 wrote: »

I would not recommend getting one from China. I bought a dm 500 from a factory shop in China two weeks ago. It cost €50. But I got caught at customs and had to pay €17 there. Then when the box came i had to pay €7 for a UK plug adapter bringing the cost of the dreambox to €75. Also that company mentioned above the Chinese one does not include.postage costs. And if you buy in China respite companies telling you that you have a 12 month guarantee. It is illegal to send electrical goods into China.

Yup have heard about the sending electronics back being a bit of a balls alright!

I don't know i'm thinking of saving up and going for a dm800hd off them...

Delivery is €27 to Ireland last time i checked and as you say prob get caught by customs too!

mossy464

Ya it works out at €172 altogether with postage and some sort of tax. Could get caught by customs but i may take the risk, iv got stuff from china before and not been charged anything by customs.

fish fingers

There's an Irish lad who sells them satboxes.com
I've purchased from him, no problems and at least if there's a problem you don't have to send it to china

ubuntulinux

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/802066

Have purchased from here myself,excellent quality,request the new m tuner version and David is your contact person.
As mentioned above the customs have got very strict,expect to pay between 20/30 euro duty.;)

Check out those torches.

CL7

I have one for sale on Buyandsell.ie. Not sure if I can post the link here.

mossy464

Took a look on buy and sell but couldnt find it.

mossy464

ubuntulinux wrote: »

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/802066

Have purchased from here myself,excellent quality,request the new m tuner version and David is your contact person.
As mentioned above the customs have got very strict,expect to pay between 20/30 euro duty.;)

Check out those torches.

Im going to purchase from this guy. Just wondering, is extra cooling essential with the dm800?

Newtown90

A friend has one of those laptop coolers for his!!

Let us know how your purchase and delivery, quality goes lad!!

Interested in that model too...:D

ubuntulinux

Mossy

You have two free delivery options,EMS or DHL Express.
Probable better chance with customs on EMS,although slower I would imagine.Even paying the customs,still looking at 190-195euro,not bad compared to the price of an original.

Comes with the internal fan and this should suffice.


Might be of interest down the road: http://www.sim2800.com/

mossy464

Thanks for the replies.

One question, whats the best way to flash the dm800hd with an image? The same as DM500s with a null modem cable or can it be done over ethernet cable?

@ubuntulinux Also, how long around for delivery from this guy on aliexpress?

Cheers

azzeretti

mossy464 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.

One question, whats the best way to flash the dm800hd with an image? The same as DM500s with a null modem cable or can it be done over ethernet cable?

@ubuntulinux Also, how long around for delivery from this guy on aliexpress?

Cheers

Either way. Get yourself a clone friendly version of Dreamup and you can flash it no problem. The quickest is via a network connection. Plug your DM into your router (or whatever is acting as DHCP server) and hold the power button in until *STOP* appears on the front. Your DM will poll for an IP address and show what it got on the LCD screen. You can now put that address into your browser and near the bottom of the screen you will see an option to update firmware(or similar).

Dreamup can flash over the network too, just select that option when running it. Otherwise the serial transfer will work but can take about an hour.

BTW, I have 3 DM clones and I am going to replace them slowly. There are not the best in my opinion. The internal fan was not enough to keep my 800's cool when I installed a hard drive. I have a laptop cooler mat on both my boxes (the 3rd on is a 500) to keep them cool. I have been through most images and settle on DE and BH prior to it. I also had to add an inline amp for the break issues with the tuners, even though I replaced the tuner with an original. Updated drivers didn't help. Generally I just find them buggy. Crash logs generated most nights when doing EPG update, breakup when playback and record together etc, etc. I will be getting a VU+ soon.

fish fingers

I'm using dream elite phoneix edition for my dm800, I find it very stable. I've got one of the newer 800's with the m type tuner.

ubuntulinux

fish fingers wrote: »

I'm using dream elite phoneix edition for my dm800, I find it very stable. I've got one of the newer 800's with the m type tuner.

Likewise here,find this image very stable(L type tuner).

Mossy flash via browser,power up holding the on switch and enter ip address.(***clone safe images sim2.01 don`t forget***)
Delivery about 5-7 working days Dhl Express.

Have ordered some stuff from Dsatv today thursday,will be shipped am chinese time friday,let you know when it arrives.

http://www.8a8f8.com/

http://www.sim2800.com/

Newtown90

Whats the difference between the two tuners for the clones?

ubuntulinux

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/802066/209705266-373022374/DM800-tuner.html

Newtown90

Sound i know what to go for!

Psygnosis

Do you kniw what there is a new box out that wipes the floor with this one take a look at this jobber

Duolabs QBox HD Mini - DM800S Clone Killer?

this is popping up for sale on most of the popular sat shops now

Supposed to be pretty good, twin tuner capable, costs about £180 Delivered and runs legit Linux Enigma2







Code:
Specification: -

- 266 MHz ST40 CPU SH4 Core. STi 7101 based.
- Linux Operating System (ENIGMA 2)
- Linux DVB-API compatible.
- 2,2? TFT high definition Display
- WiFi - 802.11n. Stand-Alone internal Module (opzional)
- Ethernet 10/100 MBit compatible interface
- MPEG-2 / H.264 Hardware decoding
- Tuner: DVB-S2, DVB-C, DVB-T
- 2 x Tuner Module Input - Plug&Play 1 SAT + 1 DVB-T (DVB-T optional)
- 2 x Smartcard-Reader ISO 7816-3 with programmable clock speed
- V.24/RS232 Interface
- 10/100Mbit Ethernet Interface
- 1 x Scart (RGB, FBAS or S-Video)
- HDMI Output
- 2 x USB 2.0 external USB
- 1 x USB 2.0 internal for FileSystem
- S/PDIF Interface for digital bit stream out (AC-3)
- 8 MByte NOR for Secure Bootloader, 128 MByte RAM
- unlimited channel lists for TV/Radio
- EPG (electronic program guide)
- multiple LNB-Switching control (supports DiSEqC)
- OSD in many languages and skin-support
- Videotext Decoder

DVB-S2 Tuner:
- Frequency Range 950 .... 2150 MHz
- Demodulation DVB-S (QPSK); DVB-S2 (8PSK,QPSK)
- Symbol rate DVB-S: 2 ... 45 Mbaud/s, SCPC/ MCPC
- DVB-S2: 10 ? 31 Mbaud/s (8PSK) , 10 ?30 Mbaud/s (QPSK)
- Video decoder:
- Video Compression MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 compatible, H.246
- Video Formats 4:3 / 16:9
- Letterbox for 4:3 TV-Device
- Capable Resolution: (1080I, 720P, 480P/576P, 480I/576I)
- Audio decoder:
- Audio Compression MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II, MP3
- Audio Mode Dual (main/sub), Stereo
- Frequency: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz


Video parameter:
- Input Level FBAS 1 Vss +/- 0.3 dB on 75 Ohm
- Teletext filter in conformity with ETS 300 472 Standard
- Output: FBAS, RGB, S-Video, HDMI

Serial Interface RS 232:
- RS232 bidirectional
- BitRate 115,2 kBit/s max.
- Plug Connector SUB-D-9

- USB
- 2 x USB 2.0 Host
- 1 x USB 2.0 Host Internal Slot for USB stick to hold the Firmware.

Count of active satellite positioniSEqC 1.0/1.2 SAT POSITION / SAT OPTION
- DiSEqC - Rotor Control


any thoughts?

Newtown90

First glance it looks good!

Twin tuner etc, would be the game winner!

Enigma 2 aswell!

ubuntulinux

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055872518

Relatively new,might be buggy.Anyone using one?

nem2ace

Happy new year from HDTVDreambox.com
Use this coupon "boards.ie" to receive 6% off.

mossy464

Box came yesterday. Very fast from China as I only ordered it last thursday.

Set it up today and its a great little box.

Tends to be a little slow to react though, for example when I press the menu button it takes a few seconds to appear.

Not sure if thats my box or if they are all like this.

It gets very hot as well so I am definitely going to get some cooling for it.

Newtown90

mossy464 wrote: »

Box came yesterday. Very fast from China as I only ordered it last thursday.

Set it up today and its a great little box.

Tends to be a little slow to react though, for example when I press the menu button it takes a few seconds to appear.

Not sure if thats my box or if they are all like this.

It gets very hot as well so I am definitely going to get some cooling for it.

Think that responsive thing is a problem in all!

Have heard of guys moving the infrared receiver into the gap provided properly before to try and fix that!

Were you caught for customs?

mossy464

Nope, wasnt caught for customs

A complete bargain really. Only €165 altogether. Very happy with the purchase so far.

Newtown90

Very jealous! Enjoy!

nem2ace

mossy464 wrote: »

Nope, wasnt caught for customs

A complete bargain really. Only €165 altogether. Very happy with the purchase so far.

What did they write on the package and what value did they price it?
Repair Tv Tuner?

ubuntulinux

Mossy stuff arrived yesterday afternoon from Dsatv,only shipped last friday morning from China.No customs and no complaints here either.;)
Best of luck with your Dm.

snaps

I use one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/USB-2-fan-Laptop-PC-Cooling-Cooler-Pad-Folding-New-/280610006364?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopAccess_RL&hash=item4155a8e55c

Keeps the Dm very cool.

mossy464

nem2ace wrote: »

What did they write on the package and what value did they price it?
Repair Tv Tuner?

They only valued it at $30 and not sure what they wrote on the package but I will check later. It wasnt gift anyway.

Repair tv tuner????

duckndive

Repaired TV tuner is what they write on some packages to allow for a "smaller" value. And thus you may not be charged the additional cost.

mossy464

Cheers, wasnt sure what he meant.

The box seems to be pretty good quality, only time will tell though how good it is.

Really happy with it so far though. Left the GP image on it that the seller had loaded and just got it up and running with that.

So far anyway its not buggy at all, my dm500 is really buggy.

duckndive

Best of luck with it and hope you enjoy your new toy

GP is fine but the fun is in experimenting with different images, however if it ain't broke don't fix it can apply.

TBH the DM500 is still a great budget box and does what it says on the tin. The image I find most stable is PLi but as with all STBs they differ from clone to clone even when purchased from the same source and so you will only find the best/most stable image for it by trying a few as always.

Thanks for the update on your purchase. I may take a look at this supplier as I am thinking of buying another DM800.