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    replacement box what should i get?

    hi guys.

    my stb has just died at the worst time for me.

    i now need to buy a new box with limited funds. i want an E2 box thats easy to setup so i can use the guide on here to set it up. with at least 1 cable turner and 1 sat turner and a hdd so i can record, i would like to spend less than £100 if possible.

    can anyone recommend a good box that will fit the bill.

    thank you

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    VU+zero £99 but you would have to have external drive for recoding
    edit forget my last just seen the bit about cable.should have put glasses on but you could have usb cable tuner on it but then it would to out
    of your budget
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    I use a vu+ Zero with VIX and find it pretty good, like the interface and it seems reliable, good value for money imho


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    Edision OS MINI 1x DVB-C/T2 + 1x DVB-S/S2 Linux Enigma 2 Combo Tuner Digital Receiver HD 1080p PVR------£99

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    with that box at that price though i would need to add the hdd at £50,
    Or would it be possible to remove the hdd from my xtrend et8000 and put that in the OS MINI ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sut View Post
    with that box at that price though i would need to add the hdd at £50,
    Or would it be possible to remove the hdd from my xtrend et8000 and put that in the OS MINI ?
    No because that is an internal hardrive and this would not go into the edison MINI.
    What happend to your et8000 can i ask?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sut View Post
    with that box at that price though i would need to add the hdd at £50,
    Or would it be possible to remove the hdd from my xtrend et8000 and put that in the OS MINI ?
    You can buy a hdd enclosure for about £12, Put your hdd inside that and use it as an external hdd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dlmlus View Post
    You can buy a hdd enclosure for about £12, Put your hdd inside that and use it as an external hdd.
    Even if the HDD was a 3.5inch???

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    Quote Originally Posted by joysleep1 View Post
    Even if the HDD was a 3.5inch???
    3.5 a few £ extra if you can be arsed to shop around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dlmlus View Post
    3.5 a few £ extra if you can be arsed to shop around.
    Would the edison be able to power that tho??

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    Quote Originally Posted by dlmlus View Post
    You can buy a hdd enclosure for about £12, Put your hdd inside that and use it as an external hdd.
    You would need an external power source from the external HDD.


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    h**ps://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-3-5-inch-SATA-Enclosure/dp/B00647A4KY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486567221&sr=8-1&keywords=3.5+hdd+enclosure

    With power.
    My work here is done, I think lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by joysleep1 View Post
    No because that is an internal hardrive and this would not go into the edison MINI.
    What happend to your et8000 can i ask?
    the HDMI output stopped working so i had no picture.

    Thank you to the rest of you for the help.

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