Well if your looking at getting into it on the cheap then you may want to look at the strong brand of set top boxes. I personally use a strong and have found it to be very good and reliable. They are also very good with the gamma cards as per peoples comments.
As for a dreambox this may or may not be the first box you want to start out on personally i dont have one so im making my comments not on actual experience but these boxes are fully customizable linux based set top boxes.
As for gamma cards there are 2 kinds around blank cards that use to sell for around $150 that you had to upload austar details and another gamma cards called a sellers card. These sell anywhere from $250-$600 and already have the information loaded on them. Currently blanks cards are no good you need to find a sellers card.
Well im sure you will get many more helpful posts so welcome to the forum and enjoy.
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