captive 800 or coolsat7000? - ABA DSS

**eclipsemoon** · November 12th, 2007

OK, i am ready to purchase one of these receivers ,witch one should i buy. captiveworks 800 or coolsat 7000.will someone who owns any of these two models give me an idea witch one to get, and what you like about your model. Thanks!

tanksmith · November 12th, 2007

I'm a complete newbie so I can't offer any
type of expert opinion.

I was in the same situation I went with the CW800.
The thing is great. Thanks to the many posts from
Arboristman and Grasshopper, I was up and running
within a few minutes after opening the box.

The CW800 is a great price and from reading many sites,
they are usually the first, or one of the first ones to have
a fix out. I highly recommend the unit.

My one gripe about it is that the remote is kind of weak and
flimsy. If I can find a universal remote that words with Captiveworks
I'm going to buy it for sure.

Also the setup guide below REALLY helped me:

http://www.abadss.com/forum/273-newb...-pro-plus.html

You probably can't go wrong with either, but I'd personally
lean towards the CW800 based on my ownership and hours
of reading.

Good Luck,

TS

**mscowgirl** · November 12th, 2007

Hi jlluna, welcome to ABA DSS, have you looked at the captive works 600s premium? that is what I have...love it.

**jose2001** · November 12th, 2007

yes coolsats are goood

**eclipsemoon** · November 12th, 2007

yes ms cowgirl, i have also looked at the 600s premium and it looks good , but i wanted the dvr function,

**odmillan** · November 12th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlluna

OK, i am ready to purchase one of these receivers ,witch one should i buy. captiveworks 800 or coolsat 7000.will someone who owns any of these two models give me an idea witch one to get, and what you like about your model. Thanks!

Coolsat 7000 hands down!

**arboristman** · November 12th, 2007

the cw 800 pvr is a cw premium but with usb loading and pvr function.if you love the premium you will love the 800 pvr for sure.
and the support is fast!you will love it.

**eclipsemoon** · November 12th, 2007

wow! some people say coolsat some captiveworks, ???????????????????????? this will be tough.

**arboristman** · November 12th, 2007

here is a tip for you.go to the downloads section.check the dates on when files come out.this may give you a good idea on how quickly fixes for each come out.

then you decide.

**docsvet** · November 12th, 2007

I have the 7000, had it for a few months. Works great......easy to set up. The flash drive makes it easy to update. I'm happy with it.