The background: I had previously a Kathrein UFS 910 HD satellite receivers. This was at that time certainly a good HDTV Receiver for 280th
The Dreambox (8000) was also at the time certainly technically already much better, but unfortunately too expensive for the normal home theater madman a trace.
Now, with the HD 500 came for the first time a Box "in affordable framework" to the market.
My expectations for the HD 500 were simply surpassed in every Hinsich. (One should say that I use the box with the Gemini alternatively Image)
The box really offers a lot for the money. And above all, connect, turn on, use. Without anger, because once again what does not work, or that the box hangs.
The Gemini project in the Version 5.1 offers a stable (!!) basic functionality numerous addons that can be added via the Internet easily. As an example, a much better EPG, or even an auto timer, the EPG every X hours (adjustable) according to their own keywords, series, movies or whatever scans and automatically creates a new timer. Very convenient!
The eSATA interface is fast enough to capture an HD program, and simultaneously view a HD recording.
A USB interface is not really miss it. Anything to get off the box can be safely pulled down over the network using FTP or SMB. And with good 89Mbit / s. A gigabit network would be the only thing that would be in the pits may improve even more.
Nevertheless ... streaming on the network can also be the thing - and how .... a HD recording on a NAS while another HD program stream to the PC in the next room. Simply by web interface. What more do you want ...
Is also nice that you can take an HD channel at the same time, nor can see another (HD) channel on the same transponder.
In short ... a HD satellite receivers, I can only recommend to everyone warmly and with full 5 stars ... - from beginners' it should just work "to" crack, which can exploit the possibilities of a Linux box and wants ".
