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Thread: what boxs are as good or better than zgemma 2s

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    Quote Originally Posted by twol View Post
    I would have thought that Trading Standards would block the sale of these products if they are breaking laws?
    Certainly if they have safety issues like the plugs, they are not saleable?
    trading standards are a joke.
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    Quote Originally Posted by twol View Post
    I would have thought that Trading Standards would block the sale of these products if they are breaking laws?
    Certainly if they have safety issues like the plugs, they are not saleable?
    It was mentioned before about the seizure of the hover boards which didn't comply to UK regulations on items with rechargeable power supply, all the boxes had the 'ce' and 'fc' certifications on them yet they was sooo dangerous, for every container of dodgy electrical stuff that gets pulled, imagine how many get through.
    It makes you wonder if they are actually intended as incendiary devices like Frankie Boyle would say, Phase II.
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    @Jules190

    Not sure what you don't understand. Theft of someone elses designs, whether patented or not, is not morally right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Huevos View Post
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    Not sure what you don't understand. Theft of someone elses designs, whether patented or not, is not morally right.
    In the western world thats absolutely correct, but in Asia, especially China its more like praise.... After all why copy bad ideas?
    Their perspective is different ... When you look at some of the "cloned" Apple shops in China they are "perfect copies" ... From reports I have read, even sometimes the staff think they work for Apple

    Whats wrong is not only the Asian outfits that produce these products but the fraudsters that knowingly sell them on to unsuspecting users ....
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    One classic definition of a "Clone" must be the Omega wrist watch, it has been in circulation for decades with the present clones being within a whisker of accuracy and practically undistinguishable from the real thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roybach View Post
    One classic definition of a "Clone" must be the Omega wrist watch, it has been in circulation for decades with the present clones being within a whisker of accuracy and practically undistinguishable from the real thing.
    Not really, they have put a lot into their products to make them a brand of choice ..... Its the counterfeit poor quality copies that are the clones.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Huevos View Post
    @Jules190

    Not sure what you don't understand. Theft of someone elses designs, whether patented or not, is not morally right.
    Yes I completely agree. But morality and law are two different things!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry-G View Post
    trading standards are a joke.
    bit like our local council. when litter louts were dumping bags of rubbish on the river bank they sent us local folk a letter saying we could be prosecuted.
    Nothing to do with boxes but ....

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    I can concur with everything that has been said in this thread. I do occasionally buy things off ebay to use for a few weeks and then to sell on later. I have upto now purchased two Zgemma receivers to take on holiday to France with me rather than remove my other receivers from their setups, one was a Zgemma 2S and the other was a Zgemma H.2S.

    The first S2 model didn't make it out of the box. The PSU that had been sold with this receiver wasn't the correct type and didn't even match the amperage stated on the box, so that went back the same day. As i paid with PayPal and my Mastercard there was no issues getting my money back.

    I then opted for a H2S. That arrived and all went well for about an hour when the receiver froze, and upon resetting the power button i was greeted with a solitary red light on the front. The receiver also didn't smell too good either. When it cooled down it rebooted and ran for about 2 minutes before freezing again. I got my money back on that one two after arguing with the seller who was convinced it failed because i had put VIX on it, unbeleivable! It came with openATV on it which is what was still on it when it failed.

    Zgemma receivers are utter sh*te, end of story.

    In the end i got hold of a second hand Venton Unibox from a friend in Germany for £50, not the best most upto date box in the world granted, but at least i know it wont catch fire and its been great for taking on holiday. I now use it in the bedroom, the HDD has also been great for watching AVI files on

    If you want a crap box that smells and will probably catch fire burning your house down killing your family , pets, and probably your neighbours then knock yourself out and get a Zgemma box
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    Could not have said it better my self buddy. Zgemma are pure shite and worse still shite that could end up costing you your life.

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    one of the reasons people buy them is cheap,no quality or safety built in then try to mod it up with everything,skins picons timeshift etcsorry to say think wos do a better product and i can sleep safely at night

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    Well I would prefer only zgemma 2s because I don't find anything similar to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidmehra View Post
    Well I would prefer only zgemma 2s because I don't find anything similar to it.
    I don't think anyone will argue with that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidmehra View Post
    Well I would prefer only zgemma 2s because I don't find anything similar to it.
    By similar, do you mean unsafe and likely to kill you? You're right there's nothing quite like it on the market.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidmehra View Post
    Well I would prefer only zgemma 2s because I don't find anything similar to it.
    You didn't research very much then.


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