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Hey, it (Pace 430) arrived today. Just switched the cables to the new box and away she goes. Signal strength and quality show about 60% compared with the 70% that the DSB30 gave, but so far so good regarding what we actually see. At least this one should not need an extra fan building in....

As I live close to both the French & German borders, you are somewhat right with your 'western parts', but the French speakers might be offended! Yes, I get a good picture even with a 45cm minidish, but my DSB 30 keeps crashing despite extra fan and heat sink. As I can't get a new 2600, the 430...

Many thanks for the input Zorba and snap :cool: I have ordered the Pace 430 from _www.thedigiboxshop.com :)

Thanks for the suggestion Zorba. What makes the 2600 worth the extra £70 or so?

Hi all, Thought I would join this thread, as my Panasonic DSB30 is on it's last legs and I was also wondering what to replace it with. I have a standard Sky 45cm minidish and reception is usually okay. If I choose another receiver, could I lose signal quality?

My problem seems to be solved simply by switching off once overnight. Speedbird, you should check out the Satcure web pages mentioned earlier: http://www.the-plumber.net/

Thanks Rolf for the usual good advice :-cheers I looked at the satcure pages and now have a whole list of things to check as possible causes. As regards the LNB,this particular unit is connected to a standard Sky minidish (which may also be part of the problem, but it has worked well for nearly...

I would like to revive this thread,as my DSB30 is really playing silly buggers now. I have read in the thread about a number of possible causes and solutions, but am no electronics expert. Is it likely that there is a common cause and a simple test for it? In my case, reboot works for a...

I solved it by pulling out the power cable and letting the box re-boot :-) Easiest thing to try first.

I am having something similar with a DSB30, receiving ITV, 4 & 5, but no BBC TV or radio, maybe a problem with 2D?. Was okay until 2 hours ago, just when I wanted to watch The Good Life! I tried switching the cable to another box, thinking that I would be able to see 2D, but no joy. Will try...

I am still receiving just as before this whole story began... For how much longer?

My children (they are the experts after all!!) tell me that the messages do not pop up during the day, but in the evening they are more frequent, though seemingly at random intervals. Apparently during Countdown on C4 they are perfectly positioned so you can still see the letters (and Carol...

Well it is now saturday, and we still have ITV, 4, 5, oddly enough with no annoying messages. I assume that the switch off is more likely to be at the end of August, or at least after the bank holiday! Anyway, I don't think I will miss all those evenings where ITV offers Emmedale, Corrie and the...

Hi all, I am in Switzerland, and I saw the message for the first time today, although my son saw it during the Tour de France (he tells me now!). I have one of the older FTA cards, so it looks like I will lose ITV, Ch4 & Ch5 soon. I thought that Sky were supposed to be replacing all these cards...