DreamBox DM5620 vs DM7000?

DuncanEK3

Other than the hardisk & display, are there any significant differences between the 5620 and the 7000? I've seen the 5620 on a german site for 189euros and I'm very tempted to go for this rather than another pc card.

Duncan

BonceChops

Thats exactly the question I was about to ask.

Also where are people buying Dreambox's from?
I don't speak German so it looks like I might struggle buying from a German web site. What payment method do you use? Credit card looks best I think.

Has anyone bought boxes from e-bay sellers in Germany or Italy?

Neil

DuncanEK3

www.hm-sat.de -doesn't seem to work with Firefox though. I assume credit cards will be the best option, as per the usual with mail order.

rolfw

hm-sat.de will also offer C.O.D. via UPS, I've used them twice now and found them to be excellent.

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DuncanEK3

Rolf how much was shipping? Also when you input your address, I only see space for street name, postcode and town (ort?) My address follows the form: street, village, town... where would be best to put the village name? I guess it won't really matter, but I get sick of having packages delivered to the wrong address

BonceChops

Duncan, Have you decided to go for the 5620 then?
I do fancy the 7000 but can't decide if it's worth the extra just for the hard drive. I have a PC running 24/7 that I could use for recording I think.

What other benefits does the hard drive give please?

Neil

rolfw

I've got the hard drive version 120Gig, cost £305 delivered C.O.D. (by mistake) I really like the pause live TV ability, very seldom record then watch, but often go to get a beer.

I believe that there are more images available for the 7000s, but not really sure what the real differences are otherwise.

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DuncanEK3

I'm pretty much set on the 5620, however the price difference between it and the 7000 gets me thinking that there must be some other differences. I'll look into it some more before deciding though

rolfw

The obvious differences would appear to be the lack of USB and flash memory card slot.

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DuncanEK3

That could be a disadvantage... I'll probably plump for a 7000 then especially if it has more support.

rolfw

The support aspect may not be critical, as the price of the cheaper unit will mean that it is likely to become quite popular.

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BonceChops

The flash memory support seems very useful for testing images if no hard disk is installed. I also like the copy image to hard disk then flash from within the box to reduce flash errors ( and null modem cable usage ). I have a 120gig samsung drive just looking for a home. I think a 7000 would keep to nice and warm on cold lonely winter nights.

Now where is my german - english dictionary (babelfish) so I can understand the order page.

Neil

rolfw

It is fairly straightforward, the only mistake I made on the last one was to order C.O.D..

What I should have done was have the google translator page open at the same time.

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theslydog

get the 7000 if u can afford it as the 5620 is the poor mans version.

It is nice to be able to have several images on a flash disk or HD as some are better for recording some better for other things etc.

And as Rolf said the pause it really handy and downloading to the HD b4 flashing is also better.

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BonceChops

The 7000 it is then.
I will try and order it this afternoon. Has anybody else any more advice about ordering if from http://www.hm-sat.de/ before I mess it up LOL

rolfw

You can always E-mail them if you make a mistake, I did when I mistakenly ordered the Coship 2300 instead of the 5300 and they replied pretty quickly, they have at least one English speaker there.

PS, don't forget that you will need a straight connected ethernet cable, or crossover if you are connecting direct to the PC.

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easysat

The surcharge for paying by credit card at HM Sat works out at about the same as or more than COD. I used the credit card as I didn't want to leave a pile of notes for the wife to hand over to the parcel firm! The service is efficient and the box arrived by UPS three working days later.

The Dreambox didn't come with any cables: no SCART lead, no mains lead, so buy them in advance if you need them.

Rather than adding a hard disk later, it might be worth going the whole hog and buying the Dreambox with the hard disk already installed as you are sure the drive will be compatible.

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BonceChops

Thanks about the lead Rolf but I am a sad git with 4 cat 5 cables at the back of the TV going to my switch. 1 is used for my Kiss DVD player, 1 for the season interface and 2 spare.

Easysat - I already have a 120Gig samsung going spare so I would like to try it. Most people appear to have no problem with samsung drives so I am hoping it works ok.

BonceChops

Well its ordered.
I best start reading some FAQ's etc

Gerry55

I used orderd by phone in English (SAT- World germany) very good and cheep 7000s =£302 delivered including a 120gig Hdd.
http://www.sat-world.com
Telephone: +49 (6403) 77857-0

T_G

Hmmm. I was away for some while, so I could not add my views to this. All I can say about the subject: The 5620 is probably going to be very popular as the prices are falling, and the recording issue seems to be sorting itself out. Also, regarding the mentioned company: I did buy the receiver from them, but I thought the customer service is lacking...there was an earlier posting I did which showed a link to a dealer with cheaper prices....

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theslydog

well done on ordering a dm 7000s BonceChops.

BTW you dont actually end up watching much telly with it...

Most of the time you are flat out just keeping up loading the lastest images and working out which emu works best with which image etc

As u already have a switch make sure u set up the network IP in the DB correctly for ftp and flashing etc. I find it better to leave the DB with a static IP and not from DHCP. But maybe that is just my personal pref. Lots of good stuff to download directly from the net into the DB

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BonceChops

That is about what I expected .
I will give it a static IP same as my Kiss DVD box. That will be 2 ethernet boxes under the TV .
I wonder if I can stream TV to my work PC with it .

theslydog

A link u might find interesting

http://www.dreamsatsoft.tv/indexnext.htm

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BonceChops

ummmm thanks mate