Thinking of selling my Vu Duo and buying a Gigablue Quad - Opinions?

[GAH2402]

Hi Guys,

Thinking of selling my Vu Duo (probably on that well-known auction site!) and buying a Gigablue Quad. I've enjoyed my Vu Duo (had a Dreambox 800 before that) but can't afford a Vu Duo2 at the moment. I've read most of the Quad threads on here, any Quad owners want to comment on how good the box is?

EDIT: How difficult/expensive is it to get a DVB-T tuner, and are the picons on the front panel the same as the ones used for the OSD?

Any opinions greatly appreciated!

GAH

[dfdream]

A built in tuner costs about £29.
Yes the PICONS appear on the lcd when you enable them in Skin Settings.


Hi Guys,

Thinking of selling my Vu Duo (probably on that well-known auction site!) and buying a Gigablue Quad. I've enjoyed my Vu Duo (had a Dreambox 800 before that) but can't afford a Vu Duo2 at the moment. I've read most of the Quad threads on here, any Quad owners want to comment on how good the box is?

EDIT: How difficult/expensive is it to get a DVB-T tuner, and are the picons on the front panel the same as the ones used for the OSD?

Any opinions greatly appreciated!

GAH

[GAH2402]

Hi dfdream,

Thanks for the reply.

One other question, I use a USB on Vu Duo for picons and EPG, can I use internal flash for both on the Gigablue?

GAH

[dfdream]

Not sure but I always hear that USB is best place for picons and EPG as space in flash is always limited.


Hi dfdream,

Thanks for the reply.

One other question, I use a USB on Vu Duo for picons and EPG, can I use internal flash for both on the Gigablue?

GAH

[Rob van der Does]

Most boxes have plenty of flash; if so the best location for picons is in flash.
EPG is a different story: there are circumstances when the file can grow too big; so better have that on USB if possible.

[GAH2402]

Hi Rob/dfdream,

Thanks for the info.

Looking like I'll go ahead with the switch in the next couple of weeks!

GAH