Some example of the LCD screen settings for ET8500

[twol]

Hi Sic - looks pretty good. Is the display hardware driven, or software like the Duo2?

I know this box is an unusual form factor but any chance of a mini-review eg how it stacks up performance wise against the likes of the Duo2 and Mut@nt - that sort of thing?

Cheers

I have had this box since January and have to say best box I have had (sold my ET8000 & 10000) and bought a 2nd. It,s different, smaller, has (in my view) better engineering, so 2 knurled screws to remove the top (5 secs) to reach the internals and a slideout/pullout for a 2.5 hard disk.
Then you have the full colour LCD... You can watch TV on it (I have seen somewhere an attachable sound system through the optical out) but obviously not from too far away! But you can also choose from multiple LCD skins available to display very viewable information.
Plugin tuners (Samsung) are almost the same as the ET8000/ET10000 and hence Mutant.
Doesn,t have hardware transcoding which is probably the only draw back for some people.
But also some people will hate it as it looks different from anything else.
Also has the same easy to use Xtrend remote.

[Sicilian]

But some people will hate it as it looks different from anything else.

I was concerned I might, but actaully really like the look, even lady friend likes it, so thats a plus

Imo pictures of it dont do it justice, looks nice in the flesh and more compact than it looks in pictures.

[twol]

I was concerned I might, but actaully really like the look, even lady friend likes it, so thats a plus

Imo pictures of it dont do it justice, looks nice in the flesh and more compact than it looks in pictures.

What I also didn,t say is that my 1st box took a hell of a beating whilst I learnt to build an image for it with frequent power off/on ..... And touch wood has so far been totally resilient