Expensive cables in the digital domain is more a psychological experience than real performance benefits, in the analog domain you can see clearly benefits by going more expensive cables with added shielding etc....
Expensive cables in the digital domain is more a psychological experience than real performance benefits, in the analog domain you can see clearly benefits by going more expensive cables with added shielding etc....
i see that the fibre optic cable is now out on sale for satellite along with optical lnbs
the lnb is a single output and costs 199.00 unlike normal coax cable the fibre optic can be split in the form of passive optical splitter , 2 way = £28 so you could run a twin input reciever just from one feed from dish.
the cable you buy predermined with connecters on.
this stuff looks good a 45 cm dish with optical lnb and fibre optical cable can send a signal 10 kilomerters away.
the optical lnb has to be powered by a 12 vault psu
hmmmmm i wonder what that would do for pq
Are these ratings from personal experience?Originally Posted by heathercar
As my evalution between the two boxes that I have owned in that list are very different.
Darkbox HD = 8
Dreambox 8000HD = 5
they are all from personal experiance all connected to same tv i get to test loads of boxes in my job.
i think a 6 is good standard. be glad that you dont have a tm71000 hd the pq on them things are apauling the worst i have ever seen.
i couldnt see much between darkbox and dm800 hd.
all the boxes i have mentioned are a good standard apart from the tm71000 hd.
if i was buyest or think that the dm8000 was the best i would have given it a 10 .
i would love it if the vu duo was as good as the dm8000 as there prices are to high.
hopefull it will pave the way for more enigma 2 boxes to apear
i personall think myself that boxes will perform better on diferent tvs, but thers no way i can agree that the darkbox hd out performs the dm8000
maybe if i was smoking drugs witch i dont .the darkbox hd will will be dead in water box befor long anyway i see theres allready a lot of members allready complaining about lack of suppoert for that box any way
Last edited by heathercar; 17-04-2010 at 07:45 PM.
I've yet to see a STB running E2 that had good PQ!
The drivers are usualy substandard to those provided by the manufacturers themselves.
you are forgetting that e2 enigma dm8000 hd is still in beta stages
Yes, still a bit of a way to go yet.
if i could get a cccam to work as well on a diablo wirless as good as it works on dm8000 i would probably sell the dm8000 tomorrow.
thers so many good points allready about the dm8000 the list is endless.
channel changing on cccam is instant it performs better than any other box that way i have come across even when changing satellite the channels clear instantly.
i could go on and on about lots of other features that no other box can live upto.
i hope the vu is as good i really do
Yes, I agree its just that the DM8K's PQ wasn't up to it for me.
no such problems here im watching your live on sky sports hd now the pq is crstal clear
im not being buyest but best ive ever seen
Well its not for me thanks,I found it to be really poor but I'm glad your enjoying it.
For me the Darkbox, Cuberevo and also the Icecrypt are miles better but hey ho each to their own.
never tested the icecrypt or cuberevo so i carnt comment on that but like you say each to your own if your happy thats it .
i suppose the real pq finatics will never be happy.
its just like the new optical lnbs and fibre optic cable what a lot of money to chuck away
still i suppose it good for comercial blocks but people will buy it for domestic just to try and improve pq for me personally pq on hd is good all round .
yes while there is a bit of difference on some boxes there not miles apart for me its more software related issues i have problems i dont know
how the cuberevo and ice crypt hold there own on firmware or cccam .
Last edited by heathercar; 17-04-2010 at 09:01 PM.
hmmm a very interested thread, has it got any better re pic quality since April?
Now using a Duo and Solo and have to say I am very happy, most know I am a massive DMM fan but I have to be honest and say the Vu wins hands down, DMM really have to look at pricing.
oh and as for picture quality it is great, biggest problem is most people have no idea how to set up the box or their own TV.
i thought this was the vu+duo help section and not the bag the crap out of vu+duo section!!!comon on guys if you dont have constructive things to say about the box go to the dreambox section!!!
Read all the posts on this interesting thread.Seems that the jury is still out on the question of p.q. on every box available.
P.Q. has many considerations to be taken into account,age of viewer?,does the viewer wear glasses or not?, is the T.V. set-up correctly for the individual viewers preferences?.
I myself have a Dreambox7000 which will shortly be replaced with the VU duo+ and I am looking forward to the day I have my VU duo+.
As for p.q. on the VU all I know from reports that I have read on various forums is that the S.D. picture quality on the VU is better than any Sly box set on a SlyHD channel which will do for me.
But of course we all know that the SlyHD picture quality on a SlyHD box is crap.
Regards
Jay
My Thomson DSI8215 Sky HD box gives better picture on both HD and SD than Vu+ Duo
That does not surprise me Likvid, you only ever post negative information, not just here but on every board you are a member on.
i find the pq exelent. go to plugins dl video enhancement setup .with a bit of tweaking its the muts nuts
That's because you can't handle the negative posts about DreamElite being posted.
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