Thinking of buying Spiderbox 9000hd

[kwoodf6180]

the spiderbox is still great the gift is only a small part ,i have one and am about to get another there is no kit on the market to the spiderbox.

[satwyn]

the spiderbox is still great the gift is only a small part ,i have one and am about to get another there is no kit on the market to the spiderbox.

if you want a similar receiver that still opens channels consider the protec unlike the spiderbox it still works on the gift channels but some channels are open on the spider

[tommo1]

Hello,

And thank you for all your replies, I am going on holiday at the end of next

month so got to look after my cash short term, but will definitely consider

perhaps late in July to go for the spiderbox..thanks again..tommo1

:iagree::bravo-009:

[ajp]

hi what is the free gift and r they easy to setup where motorising is concerned as i have manhattan with builtin positioner and not to sure how usuals work only had experience with positioners.

thanks

andrew

[ajp]

so what is the free gift and r they easy to setup where motorising is concerned as i have manhattan with builtin positioner and not to sure how usuals work only had experience with positioners.

thanks

andrew

[tr8.]

so what is the free gift and r they easy to setup where motorising is concerned as i have manhattan with builtin positioner and not to sure how usuals work only had experience with positioners.

thanks

andrew

There may be other costs for you.
If your dish is 36v then ypu will also need a VBoxII or simular to move the dish.
I had this years ago when i moved from my Echostar recievers to DreamM and Technomate.
They are easy when set up, but does take a little time first set, I do not think there are any recievers with built in positioners now, so you will have to go through the setup change at some time.

Free gift is easy if thats what you want to run, to add a line is also easy if you have a freind.
Me, I run a Spiderbox on my 1.2m dish and a DM800 hd-se on my 1.8m, That gives a lovely mix, but the DM takes some knowledge the Spider does nearly as much with no knowledge.

Ps
Dont forget HD gives you extra channels you cannot get if you dont have it.

[ajp]

There may be other costs for you.
If your dish is 36v then ypu will also need a VBoxII or simular to move the dish.
I had this years ago when i moved from my Echostar recievers to DreamM and Technomate.
They are easy when set up, but does take a little time first set, I do not think there are any recievers with built in positioners now, so you will have to go through the setup change at some time.

Free gift is easy if thats what you want to run, to add a line is also easy if you have a freind.
Me, I run a Spiderbox on my 1.2m dish and a DM800 hd-se on my 1.8m, That gives a lovely mix, but the DM takes some knowledge the Spider does nearly as much with no knowledge.

Ps
Dont forget HD gives you extra channels you cannot get if you dont have it.

thanks for ur advice m8 have to about it later on

andrew

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if you want a similar receiver that still opens channels consider the protec unlike the spiderbox it still works on the gift channels but some channels are open on the spider

I have both makes, but i prefer the Spiderbox receiver as it's capability's do far more than the Protek Receiver, but thats just my view

[toothfairy]

if you want a similar receiver that still opens channels consider the protec unlike the spiderbox it still works on the gift channels but some channels are open on the spider

I have both boxes and would prefare the Spiderbox

[Rebel]

I have both boxes and would prefare the Spiderbox

Can you tell us why please? I bought the spiderbox 9000HD and was considering the Proteck but due to cost difference and the fact it looked like the spiderbox was going to include the gift indefinitely at the time of purchase I bought the spiderbox instead.

I have to admit with the service+ going down I have at times wondered if I made a mistake, and before anyone says it was a gift and free I say the MAIN reason I bought the spiderbox was because of service+ thankfully service+ is starting to come back (especially today with the news about 19east ).

If service+ was not available I would not have bought the spiderbox and I suspect many other people feel the same, I could have bought cheaper stb's without the "gift" so to me there was a monetary cost to buying a receiver with service+ so it was not free, in all likelihood I would have bought the Protek therefore in my opinion service+ WAS part of the contract and calling it free is just marketing.

On the positive side having bought the Spiderbox I have to say the image quality is exceptionally good and there are some features I really like but I don't know if other stb's have the same features as I have nothing to compare it with (other than a humax 5400) hence my question.