Vu+ Duo 2 vs Vu+ Ultimo

[frank]

I'm looking to buy a new Vu+ receiver, so wanted to know what's the difference between the two receivers? (Vu+ Duo 2 and Vu+ Ultimo)

How many tuners do both receiver have and how many more can you install?



Cheers

[s31teg]

duo2 is in a different league, allot faster, both can support x4 tuners, depends on the Config you buy

http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/...lter_name=duo2

[Stanman]

No comparison really d2 is better.

For its time Ultimo wad great bit of kit but buying now I would ho for the D2.
I Have it's smaller brother the solo2 and it's why faster than.much Ultimo.

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[Larry-G]

Both can support upto 4 internall tuners but there is also a well known issue with all Vu+ receivers ( vtuner ) that prevents you from using more than 4, so if you have 4 internal tuners you can't use for example a USB tuner as well.

Back on topic now here is a quick run down of the spec difference between the two and more.

Vu+	Ultimo	Uno	Solo	Solo2	Duo	Duo2	*** DM800SE
Production	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	New	Available
Life cycle	2011 -	2011 -	2010-	2012-	2010-	2012-	2010-
SoC	BCM7413	BCM7413	BCM7325	BCM7356	BCM7335	BCM7424	BCM7405
CPU type	MIPS	MIPS	MIPS	MIPS	MIPS	MIPS	MIPS
CPU (MHz)	2x400	2x400	333*	2x1300	400	2x1300	400
RAM (MiB)	512	512	256	1024	384	2048	256
Flash (MiB)	1024	128	128	256	128	1024	64
Flash type	NAND	NAND	NAND	NAND	NAND	NAND	NAND
Default OS	Enigma2	Enigma2	Enigma2	Enigma2	Enigma2	Enigma2	Enigma2
DVB	3 × P&P (S2/C/T)	1 × P&P (S2/C/T)	1 × S2	2 × S2	2 × S2	2 × P&P (S2/C/T)	1 × S2
HDTV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3D TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PiP	Yes	Yes	No	Yes/HD	Yes	Yes/HD	No
Common Interface	2	2	2	1	2	2	0
Smart card	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
USB	3 x 2.0	3 x 2.0	2 x 2.0	2 x 2.0	3 x 2.0	3 x 2.0	2 x 2.0
RS232	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
LAN (Mbit/s)	100 + 300Mbps USB-WIFI	100	100	1000	100	1000 + Built in WIFI-N	100
HDD	2.5/3.5 in	2.5/3.5 in	No	2.5 in	3.5 in	2.5/3.5 in	2.5 in
ATA	SATA II	SATA II	No	SATA III	SATA II	SATA III	SATA
eSATA	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SCART	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
HDMI / HDCP	1 / ?	1 / -	1 / -	1 / -	1 / -	1 / -	1 / -
Display	graphical VFD	VFD	No	VFD	VFD	LCD/VFD	Color Oled
LNB pass-thru	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Other connectors	1 x YPrPb		1 x YPrPb		1 x YPrPb	1 x YPrPb	1 x Service Mini-USB
Dimensions, WxHxD (mm)	380 x 60 x 290	340 x 60 x 272	280 x 50 x 200	280 x 50 x 200	380 x 60 x 280	?	195 x 40 x 140

source.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vu%2B

[Rob van der Does]

The Solo2/DUO2 are indeed much faster then the old generation.
Do you need that? No.
You you experience that? Sometimes. In fact only when CPU-intensive tasks are being carried out (such as multiple autotimers polling).
Is that important? No.

Personally I find the Solo2 a great piece of equipment. If you only need two tuners I would go for that box, especially as it is rather cheap. And of course you can ad USB-tuners.

Compared to the Solo2 I find the DUO2 to be far overpriced. Of course, you have some more tuner options. But the LCD is just a gimmick (I really don't use it) and the G-VFD is very small (1/4 of the G-VFD of the Ultimo) and has a very bad quality.

All in all: in spite of having all those boxes, the Ultimo is and remains my main box.
If you have an Ultimo, I really won't spend any money on an 'upgrade'.
If you have a smaller box then the Ultimo, and are considering an upgrade, the Solo2 would be my first choice.

[Huevos]

Ultimo has 3 tuner slots while the Duo2 only has 2. That means there are going to be combinations possible on the Ultimo that aren't possible on the Duo2, for example, 3 internal DVB-S2 (using twin card in slot C) and 1 DVB-T. With Duo2 if you use an internal DVB-T tuner you are limited to a maximum of 2 internal DVB-S2 tuners.

[Rob van der Does]

In fct the DUO2 would have been a great box if for the same price:
1- a 3rd tunerslot would have been present, and
2- the G-VFD would have been the same as the one of the Ultimo.


Only then the name should have been Ultimo2 ......

[s31teg]

if they bring out the ultimo2 it should replace the G-VFD with a tft one.... but it doubt they would as it wont be off the shelf

along with transcoding settings

[Creators]

In fct the DUO2 would have been a great box if for the same price:
1- a 3rd tunerslot would have been present, and
2- the G-VFD would have been the same as the one of the Ultimo.


Only then the name should have been Ultimo2 ......

Hello Rob,

To be expected after a year is it may happen and thread will be called something like "Ultimo2 vs Duo2!"

[OldSkulRide]

In my opinion one big LCD screen would be enough Also new remote does not work as good as white one with Duo. I also dislike new button layout. Completely unnecessary change if you ask me ...

[nicoj24]

The Solo2/DUO2 are indeed much faster then the old generation.
Do you need that? No.
You you experience that? Sometimes. In fact only when CPU-intensive tasks are being carried out (such as multiple autotimers polling).
Is that important? No.

Personally I find the Solo2 a great piece of equipment. If you only need two tuners I would go for that box, especially as it is rather cheap. And of course you can ad USB-tuners.

Compared to the Solo2 I find the DUO2 to be far overpriced. Of course, you have some more tuner options. But the LCD is just a gimmick (I really don't use it) and the G-VFD is very small (1/4 of the G-VFD of the Ultimo) and has a very bad quality.

All in all: in spite of having all those boxes, the Ultimo is and remains my main box.
If you have an Ultimo, I really won't spend any money on an 'upgrade'.
If you have a smaller box then the Ultimo, and are considering an upgrade, the Solo2 would be my first choice.

Thanks for your advice would you recommend the Ultimo then above others, as I was thinking of getting a duo2. Do like the look of the Ultimo with 3 tuners options. Hope you can advise.

[OldSkulRide]

If you are buying new receiver than buy something which has last generation chipset. I wouldnt buy Ultimo personally.

[Rob van der Does]

It really depends on your needs. The Ultimo has a recent chipset and is a very capable box. And it's the only box with a decent display.

[nicoj24]

Only that puts me off duo 2 people have complained about the remote what is the problem with them, as it is between solo 2 duo 2

[irishchris]

Personally I like the new layout of the duo 2 remote. Do not see any problem with it at all. To be honest it looks more stylish than the solo 2 remote and is every bit as functional