Is the Vu+ Duo2 friendly enough for my wife?

[Heathy65]

I'm considering the purchase of a Vu+ Duo2 (with 2 x dual DVB-S2 & 2 x USB DVB-T2 tuners).

This is to replace a Humax HDR Fox T2 unit.

My question is how "wife friendly" is the Duo2 (I expect to be running Vix or Blackhole). My wife's totally happy with the interface for the Humax (and also the Topfield TF5800 which preceded that).

What I'm hoping is that while the Do2 seems to be infinitely configurable/customisable (by me) is it still very easy to use from an EPG/scheduling/playback perspective.

[Sicilian]

My wife can use Duo2 no probs with ViX :D

[Heathy65]

My wife can use Duo2 no probs with ViX :D
Glad to here it :)

Do you have a mix of tuners (i.e. S/S2 & T/T2). Reason I ask is are the channels across Freeview/Freesat seamlessly integrated and represented on a single EPG.

Also is the system 'intelligent' in relation to managing recording conflicts (i.e. for example automatically moving an existing scheduled recording from a T/T2 tuner to a free S/S2 tuner if that allows a new recording schedule on a T/T2 tuner to be added, which would otherwise not 'fit').

[Sicilian]

I'm currently using 1x Twin tuner module and 1x DVB-T2 tuner module.

[Rob van der Does]

For a user-friendly setup of a mixed S-T system you should use alternatives.
Basically this means that you use S-channels and that T-channels have been assigned as alternative (or the other way around).
This will take you some time to set up (and make sure that every alternative channel has the same program-guide as the main-channel), but once done it's a good working system.
Also AutoTimer knows it's way around this.

Don't hesitate to ask questions when settings this up: our own AndyBlac is a specialist in this area.

[Heathy65]

For a user-friendly setup of a mixed S-T system you should use alternatives.
Basically this means that you use S-channels and that T-channels have been assigned as alternative (or the other way around).
This will take you some time to set up (and make sure that every alternative channel has the same program-guide as the main-channel), but once done it's a good working system.
Also AutoTimer knows it's way around this.

Don't hesitate to ask questions when settings this up: our own AndyBlac is a specialist in this area.
Thanks for the info.

I assume your suggestion of setting up alternatives (from T-channels to S-channels or S-channels to T-channels) handles channels that are only just on T/T2 or S/S2 (i.e. Dave on T/T2). Is the T-channels to S-channels or S-channels to T-channels 'decision' system-wide, i.e. not on a per-channel basis.

[Rob van der Does]

You have to assign (one or more) alternative channels to every single channel.
So say you have BBC1 on satellite as well as on terrestrial (and you're sure they always broadcast the same shows) you assing BBC1-T as alternative to BBC-S.
Now if you want to zap to or record from BBC1-S and the channel is not available (e.g. due to other recordings) the box will automatically zap to or record from BBC1-T.

So you see the initial setup will take you some time.

[duoduo]

I think this is where I have been going wrong with my USB DVB T2, whenever my solo2 is recording 2 channels on S2, i just cant access the T2 whatsoever. Rob sorry for asking to be spoon fed but can you offer a setup tutorial in doing this? I know this is kind of off discussion but the OP has asked about the use of S2 & T2 :D

[Heathy65]

You have to assign (one or more) alternative channels to every single channel.
So say you have BBC1 on satellite as well as on terrestrial (and you're sure they always broadcast the same shows) you assing BBC1-T as alternative to BBC-S.
Now if you want to zap to or record from BBC1-S and the channel is not available (e.g. due to other recordings) the box will automatically zap to or record from BBC1-T.

So you see the initial setup will take you some time.
Ah thanks, got it.