VU Uno or a Xtrend ET5000

[jonc]

Hi
At the moment I have a blade 7000hd which as no problems but I want a second box so I can but the blade upstairs in the bedroom. I was looking at the Vu+uno but to be truthful I cant get my head around paying nearly £300 quid for a sat box so I just wanted to know if its worth paying or is the Xtrend ET5000 just as good for a lot less

[Sicilian]

This sort of depends is you want the Extras that the VU+ Uno offers such as internal HDD, front display etc...If you can do without them, then yes the ET5000 more or less does the same job.

[jonc]

What's the pro and con between the both do like the sound of the front display and internal hhd though

[Sicilian]

The main pro's and cons are the front display and internal HDD. The tuner on the VU+ Uno is modular. Performance wise they very similar, both perform very fast. Picture quality of both is comparible. Oh and the VU+ Uno has an esata port at the rear for external HDD. The ET5000 uses USB for external HDD.

[Sicilian]

Just to let you know, the ViX image is the same in the ET5000 as it is in the Uno.

[jonc]

So really apart from the front display there's not much different between them or is it worth paying the extra £70 for these extras

[Sicilian]

So really apart from the front display there's not much different between them or is it worth paying the extra £70 for these extras

No the Uno has internal HDD facility, the ET5000 does not. All depends on budget and how much recording your going to do and if you want intenral HDD. Software is pretty much identical.

[jonc]

Is there a big different when it comes to recording from the internal hhd and the external usb HDD

[Sicilian]

Is there a big different when it comes to recording from the internal hhd and the external usb HDD

Not that I've seen no. Just tidyer when the HDD is inside the machine.

[jonc]

Ok thanks for your help

[Sicilian]

Ok thanks for your help

Np, in the end I suppose its down to budget and if you want/need the extras the Uno offers.

[jonc]

Would Like the uno but not sure the extras are worth the extra money and the headache from her for spending that much

[Sicilian]

and the headache from her for spending that much

know the feeling there

[copex]

i have the ET5000 and i would buy it again, as for the recording i just record to a Nas drive and have a usb stick for the EPG & picicons ect.

[jonc]

What's a Nas drive


Silly question but can any off these box's work like a sky box as in pause rewind live tv etc