Nice to have that RF-PCB difference sorted out Likvid, I appreciate you took the time to verify what your RF-PCB was looking like. Seems Jaeger only have 2 out of 3 possible flaws on their RF-PCB then, only missing the groundplane and a proper dielectric which really isn't too much asking for in my opinion.
It is like having one inch of speaker cable in between to join two coaxial cables supposed to work in the low microwaves... think of it, if the IF-side of LNB's & DiSEqC switches etc. were made using the same philosophy.
What upset me slightly in your reply Likvid, was simply that a man with your mileage in this game know much better than to claim measuring "no significant loss" in the way you did to defend your perfect VBOX II specimen. I gave my modification advice to you as a friendly gesture and to potential V-BOX II buyers as a warning of possible troubles ahead as I know the hard way that not all V-BOX II units out there for sale are proper stuff.
Me on the other hand should apparently not judge a PCB by it's backside only. I guess I generalized too much in my claims and I was perhaps also a bit biased because I really hate when manufacturers cheat on quality.
As for moaning about the quality of a 30 eur device I can only say I paid the double and really thought all those V-BOX II units were the same behind the plastic cover. I was so wrong, paid too much, and had to fix it myself in the end.
You on the other hand Likvid, have been moaning about your miserable dreambox experiences in more than one forum I read every day, so I guess that makes us even then. Contrary to you, I am very pleased with both my dreamboxes and do admit that I also find the DM500 picture quality being "low-end" compared to my DM7020. But hey, what can you expect from the cheapest model (and perhaps a clone) in the line?
So to those still confused V-BOX II buyers: Go for the original no-clone Jaeger model if you want to steer clear of trouble. Maybe Likvid could be nice and post a front picture of his unit so that we can see what the proper goods look like on the shelf.
Here is a picture of my not so good "Superjack" unit with no mentioning of "Jaeger" anywhere: