Dreambox DM8000 beta testers required

BGonaSTICK

OK, so the reality of the DM8000 is upon us!

DMM are inviting applications for beta testers (you get to pay for the box, but at least you get a discount).

Apply via email at vip@dream-multimedia-tv.de with a good reason why you should be a beta tester.

See the announcement for yourself at: http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/deutsch/news.php

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Llew

Nice one Stick

I might even be tempted to forsake the TD for that...

Llew

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BGonaSTICK

I've applied!

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Samsnake

Me too, just sent email - how exciting!

Hope this is'nt a way to shift pre-production prototypes, I may be wrong but I have never seen DM ask for beta testers before?

Anyhow, I am happy to take the chance if the discount is good and I have always been more than happy with their products.

BGonaSTICK

If you get a duff one, I think you can expect them to put it right - especially as you would be dealing direct and are ultimately doing them a favour. They wouldn't want any bad publicity, would they?

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Crusty Burke

I've applied as well - it will be interesting to see how many beta testers Dream Multimedia want!

BGonaSTICK

Dunno, but I've been accepted!

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Yorks

I read somewhere that this receiver requires a high CTD input.

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BGonaSTICK

Yes, it does.

What's CTD?!?

Oh dear... I'm afraid you're going to tell me

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clem

When did you get accepted? What did they say?

I set an email a couple of days ago and still no reply

Cheers,
Chris

HB13DISH

Thanks BGonaSTICK for bringing this to our attention.
The ad doesn't say how much it will cost the beta tester, only that it will be at professional price.
Any idea how much it can be?
My guess is probably 20-30% but it would be a nice surprise if it hit 50%.
Shipment cost can be a major factor, especially if one needs to return it often for hardware remedies.
I think I will pass this "oppurtunity" as I might be tempted also to buy an HD TV which I intend to delay the purchase for as long as possible.

Yorks

If you don't ask - you don't find out. .

CTD is a non-intelligent, indirect input into the receiver, which by default aids in trouble shooting - and is an important element widely used in R & D (Research and Development).





Shortened to CTD........... it stands for Crash Test Dummy.

Sorry Stick - couldn't resist.

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tomthebomb1968

I fit that description down to a T. Must get an email away. lol

BGonaSTICK

You guys... you kill me...

I was accepted by email the next day and now have access to the DMM fault/ticket system. I'm hoping that any returns etc. (should they be required) will be either subsidised or free. I would expect some decent support from Dream as beta testers will have to work for their discounted DM8000.

I do have a lot of professional testing experience, but I don't know what they'll expect from us. I only personally know of one other applicant that has been accepted, but I've not gone out of my way to find any more.

You can be sure there will be a lot of German testers

I'm waiting for my contract to arrive, so I need to read that before I start shooting my mouth off. I'll give as much detail away as I'm allowed based on that.

Exciting times!

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clem

What did you say in your email to them? still no reply for me , might try again..

Cheers,
Chris

CROSSBONES

Very good news indeed Stick! Cant wait for the pics and info

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BGonaSTICK

The price of the beta box is a very steep €899, but does include 500GB disk, DVD writer, wifi card and delivery.

Lord only knows what the non-discounted price will be!

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tomthebomb1968

WOW, thats the dicount price . But dont forget that with this box when your viewing the xxx channels they can actually step out into your living room .

Are you gonna accept? how long is the testing for and any idea when it hits the shelves.

compufunk

That's crazy, I think that would push me more toward the AB IPBox 9000 HD if I was going down the HD route.

Just don't accidentally tune in to a Sh*m@le Wrestlers type program.

Turok

maybe dream multimedia colecting only adreses for advertising!and marketing aspects!
dm 800 inside temperature is 55 Celcsius!
never put it on other reveiver,then it is much hoter!

lifetime very short,when it always so hot!
i wait soon comes dreambox 8000 out after ifa in Berlin!

kellok

I just got an email today to say i have been accepted, i don't think i am going to test, 899€ (£716) is very step for a beta box, depending on how far the software is at it will crash alot.
Here is my email in english:

Thank you in advance for your interest in our beta-test for the DM8000 HD PVR
DVD.

I am glad to tell you that you were accepted for the selection of
beta-testers. Please send me your complete contact data as far as possible.
After receipt I will send you the contract and the order confirmation as a
pdf-file.

The preferential price for the DM8000 with DVD-Burner, 500GB Hard Disk and
WiFi Card is 899€


Mit freundlichem Gruß, Best Regards

tomthebomb1968

Here is the contract

For Beta Testers :

Purchase Contract and Non-Disclosure Agreement
Preamble
The Purchaser was selected by the Seller to participate in a test programme for Dreambox 8000 HD PVR DVD. The Seller is the market leader in the satellite receiver domain and intends to launch Dreambox 8000 HD DVD in the course of 2008.
1 Object of Purchase
(1)
The Seller shall sell the Purchaser a copy of the Dreambox 8000 HD PVR DVD beta version. The Seller
shall assign this device to the Purchaser subject to the condition precedent of payment of the fee mentioned in Clause 2.
(2)
The Seller shall supply written documentation consisting of a guarantee card and a user manual,
together with Dreambox 8000 HD PVR DVD.
(3)
The Seller shall dispatch the object of purchase to the Purchaser’s address.
(4)
The object of purchase shall contain system-level software, without which the digital receiver cannot operate. The Seller shall assign to the Purchaser a simple, non-exclusive exploitation right to the system-level software, unlimited in time and place.
(5)
The Purchaser shall dispose of the object of purchase at his own expense, as soon as he no longer
requires it. He shall not be authorized to sell the device on until the deadline mentioned in Clause 4 (2) of this Contract has expired. It shall not therefore be possible to sell the device after the expiry of that period in § 4 Abs.2.
2 Fee
(1)
The digital receiver, the system-level software and documentation shall remain in the ownership of
the Seller until the purchase price has been fully paid. The Purchaser shall not be allowed to pledge the object of purchase or assign it by way of collateral until that point in time. The Purchaser shall pay the Seller a total price of 899 Euro incl. the statutory VAT of currently 19 percent for the object of purchase.
(2)
The Purchaser shall pay the amount to the Seller’s account:
Euro - Konto
Konto-Nr.: 665430503 bei dem Kreditinstitut Deutsche Bank Lünen, BLZ: 44070024.
BIC(SWIFT) DEUT DE DB440
IBAN: DE88 440 700 240 6654305 03
The purchase price shall be due 7 days after receipt of invoice.
(3) Should the Purchaser fall into arrears, he shall pay to the Seller interest of 8 percentage points above the base rate pursuant to section 247 of the German Civil Code.
3 Warranty Claims and Liability Limitation
(1)
The statutory warranty regulations shall apply subject to the proviso that any software bugs that
occur shall not constitute defects as defined by section 434 of the German Civil Code, as the Purchaser, by signing this agreement, acknowledges that the object of purchase is a beta version which has not yet been released for official sale and may therefore still contain errors in software/ process flow.
(2)
The claims of the Purchaser to damages or compensation for wasted expenses shall be based on the
following provisions.
(3)
The Seller shall be liable without limitation for damages arising from injury to life, body or health
due to negligent breach of duty on the part of the Seller or wilful or negligent breach of duty on the part of a legal representative or vicarious agent of the Seller.
(4)
In the case of other liability claims, the Seller shall only be liable without limitation for failure to
provide the guaranteed properties and for wilful intent and gross negligence on the part of his legal representatives and senior executives. The Seller shall be liable for the fault of other vicarious agents only within the scope of liability for slight negligence pursuant to clause 3 (5).
(5)
The Seller shall only be liable for slight negligence to the extent that there is breach of an
obligation whose observance is of particular importance to the achievement of the intent of the contract (material contractual obligation). In the case of slightly negligent breach of a material contractual obligation, liability shall be restricted to € 100.
(6)
Liability according to the Product Liability Act shall remain unaffected.
4 Non-Disclosure Agreement
(1)
The Purchaser shall undertake to disclose the fact that he has acquired the object of
purchase as well as all information and insights gleaned from using and testing Dreambox 8000 HD DVD, the system software and the manual exclusively on domain _http://www.dm8000-vip.de provided by the Seller. In addition to the object of purchase, the Purchaser shall be given a registration number for using this domain. Once registration has been performed, this registration number shall enable the Purchaser to exchange information about the object of purchase, to write reports and to point out hardware errors, software bugs etc. on the above-mentioned domain.
(2)
This duty of non-disclosure shall remain in existence until the official launch of
Dreambox 8000 HD DVD, but at least until 15.09.2008 and for 3 months after transfer of the object of purchase at the latest. During this period of time, the Purchaser shall undertake to refrain from writing reports about the object of purchase on publicly accessible Internet portals and from forwarding such reports to third parties, in particular, specialized journalists, television broadcasters or other media or competitors of the Seller.
(3) The Purchaser shall undertake to pay a contract penalty of €10,000.00 to the Seller if obligations arising from this agreement are breached. The contract penalty shall not be deductible from any claim for damages. In the event of contravention, the Seller shall also file a criminal complaint action with the relevant public prosecutor’s office.
5 Final Provisions
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively, without recourse to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Collateral agreements and amendments to the Contract shall require the written form, to be valid. The Seller’s registered office shall be definitive in the case of claims against the Seller, and the Purchaser’s registered office shall be definitive in the case of claims against the Purchaser. Should a provision in this Contract be or become invalid, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected by this. The invalid provision shall be replaced by another valid provision that comes closest to the contractual content which would have been agreed between the parties if they had been aware of the nullity of the invalid regulation beforehand.

Turok

wow,thats are very hard rules

i dont wanna be a beta tester under this circumstances ,for 899€,i can buy it,a little bit later in the stores,so there is absolutly no discount!
does dreambox 8000 comes from the same factory in china,then all the other models?
or is now made in korea?

charly20

DM8000 is made in Holland like the 7025.

satsid

Good god stick is that pounds?(€899)i hope not wow.A DVD writer in a satellite receiver is very smart.I would not mind owning a satellite receiver with a DVD writer built in.