Question regarding receiver models and Advice

ZX88

Member
Joined
Oct 11, 2005
Messages
2
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
42
My Satellite Setup
Silvercrest SL65
& ZodiacDVR 700 FTA+
My Location
Europe
Pardon my ignorance on the Satellite matter, but all this is new to me.
Recently I've bought 2 FTA receivers.
They are: Zodiac DVR 700 FTA Plus (This one has no CI slots and the CPU is a 5518)
and: Silver crest SL 65/2 CI (As the name suggests it has 2 CI's)
I've been searching the web and found that there is a way to patch the software on FTA receivers to get some more channels.
Problem is that nobody mentions the above receivers.
I was wondering if there is a way to find if these are clones to some other popular receiver.
I've seen pictures and comments that lead me to believe that the Zodiac is either an Arion or a Metabox clone.
If patching these receivers is not an option, could any of you please point me in the right direction. My father has been bugging me to get him a way to watch the US news program "Fox News". Can I view it?
As a side note my two receivers are connected to 80 cm dishes. I hope they're big enough...
If I posted this in the wrong forum I appologize.
Thank you in advance,
ZX88
 

gasth404

Regular Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2005
Messages
55
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
64
My Satellite Setup
Starsat3500CUCIsuper
+Manhattan5900
+HumaxVA-ACI
motorised dish
My Location
Baltics
You find answer here **w.satellite-heaven.de/index.htm?jump=Receiver/index.htm
 

closetosoton

More dishes than Sense.
Joined
Sep 30, 2004
Messages
502
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Wavefield T55, 20 LNB's and a whole load of analogue boxes!
My Location
Close to Southampton
people have tried to patch the SL65 and failed, with the SL55 software.

here are some links to comag related stuff (who i think make the silvercrest badged receiver?)

h**p://members.lycos.nl/wifiminded/
h**p://www.comag.exthus.co.uk
h**p://www.comag.smokiebum.com/upload/
h**p://www.bikeydz.tk/ (FTA 2CI only)
h**p://www.maiden30403.utvinternet.com/satellite/index2.htm
h**p://www.comag.smokiebum.com/guides/index.php
h**p://foros.zackyfiles.com/showthread.php?t=325342
h**p://forums.exthus.co.uk/printthread.php?t=624
h**p://com3.runboard.com/btheunofficialcomagsite
h**p://upload.grupocomag.com/index.php

meanwhile your safest bet would be to get a multicam such as the dragon/matrix.

-cts
 

ZX88

Member
Joined
Oct 11, 2005
Messages
2
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
42
My Satellite Setup
Silvercrest SL65
& ZodiacDVR 700 FTA+
My Location
Europe
Thank you for all your replies.
I guess I won't try messing with the silvercrest since it takes the CI's.
Do I need some special CI to use the dragon or matrix cams?
And another question. Sorry to keep asking you this.
Under the satellite-heaven site the zodiac is listed as a Fedtec / Granvision (?clone?)
Does this mean any patch made for the above receivers will work with the zodiac?
Or should I forget about patching and start reading up on the dragon / matrix cams?

Thank you again,
ZX88
 
Top