Skybox F5 setup

OK, so Ive got myself a new skybox F5 today,
Ive had a search and found a tutorial for an F3, Im thinking its the same [?]
do i need to flash my box with any new firmware or anything before adding my sea lion?
so far Ive only opened to check all was present and correct, I havent got it connected up yet.
if I do need to flash it, any pointers to a DL would be appreciated,
thanks,.

 

more or less the same, follow the instructions for the f3

 

cheers Mickah, the point where Im stuck is where I upgrade by USB, what am I meanty to select on the next screen?
thanks.

 

are you flashing the box or entering a line? if its the line, do it manually as sometimes the USB upgrade dont work,

 

sorted, thanks Mickah,
I was trying to put a line in,
as usual I was just being over complicated,
I didnt reboot the box, DUH..........

 

Im thinking fo purchasing one of these boxes....as from what im reading only the DB seem to be better......anyway....what do you think of the box?? good?? easy to setup??

Fully understand if you choose not to reply.....

 

great box for the price. picture quality at 1080p is very good.

 

looking to get a cheap and cheerful hd box .so a couple of quick questions or recomendations
do i need a fw update or will can i put in a sealine out of the box
is there a way of removing the youporn option? dont want this easy to access
can i use it as a media player ,, what codes will it play

bit confused on all the open/skybox options S9,10,f3, x3, f5
any recommendations?

 

basically these boxs are all the same work the same and do the same, you need a sealine for all chans to work, other than that they are a FTA box

Just password protect youporn

 

i think the blade plays any media you shot at it with built in codecs but it is a mid range box

 

f5 is a good cheap box (£55ish). regular firmware updates (unlike blade who seem to lag behind an official firmware release). youporn is embedded in the firmware as is youtube but youporn needs a code to access it(stops unwanted eyes lookin). i have both f5 and blade and picture quality is probley slightly better on the f5 than the blade on 1080p. media playback(from usb stick) is far better on the f5 than the blade. also f5 can use offical wifi dongle(£6ish)which is a bit of a pain to set up and very tempermental to different routers but once set up works ok so long as the distance from the router is not to far otherwise you start to get picture lag.but the blade is better built than the f5 and the blade channel updates can be done ota whereas f5 channel updates have to be done by usb stick or there is a lan tool available to do it direct from pc,also blade has 7 day epg but f5 has just now and next.but the f5 is a third of the price of a blade its certainley great value. but above all make sure you get a good stable cline use a recommended one as there is a lot of poor servers out there who give you constant picture freeze so choose very wisely.

 

Didnt think he asked about the blade? Thought he was asking about a comparison of the
open/skybox options S9,10,f3, x3, f5? Anyways, much of much

 

i was replying to ftm2008 "looking to get a cheap and cheerful hd box any recommendations? " #8

 

i think i will go for the F5 so,, blade looks good but it is for one of my subs so gonna keep it simple/cheap
as usual thanks for you help guys

 

guys, can you watch 3D on the F5 box,

 

yes you can watch 3d on f5

 

I have just bought a Skybox F5 and can not get a signal to the Tv using the HDMI cable, works great with scart. I have also changed the cable to a known working one. Do I have a faulty Box?

 

Were is the best place to buy the f3 or f5 can anyone reccommend a sea-line sever thanks..Dublin DHL

 

try DC receivers and others for a price and we dont recommend servers on the site, google is your best friend

 

kastrad.co.uk doing f5s atm £45+post around £50 all in cheapest i can find atm. i have had a couple off them before and all arrived ok.