buying Vu Ultimo 2nd hand info needed

[thor1]

I am looking to buy a 2nd hand Ultimo for the bedroom, I would like it to be genuine what should I be looking for, ie is there any clones of this receiver and grey imports, how would I be able to tell

[Rob van der Does]

AFAIK there are no Ultimo clones.
Thanks to the EU 'grey import' doesn't exist.

Don't you think that an Ultimo is a bit overdone for a bedroom? I would go for the cheapest available box (even with no or defect tuner).

[Trial]

Hi Rob,
"grey imports" might be interesting concerning warranty. In Germany HM-Sat offers 3 year warranty but of course not for grey imports which are not imported by satco (I think). I do not know how it is handled in the Netherlands or the UK.

ciao

[Rob van der Does]

Yes, but warranty is never transferable to a second owner.

[Rob van der Does]

Yes, so if you buy a box from HM-Sat as a UK customer you also get that 3-year warranty.
But the point is: warranty is never transferable to a second owner.

[Larry-G]

But the point is: warranty is never transferable to a second owner.

Indeed and thats a point that many either dont know or dont admit to when selling second hand receivers ( goods in general ) with xxxx amount of warranty remaining.

[thor1]

i wanted to know if buying 2nd hand receiver I didn't want a clone, this was pointed out that there are no cloned boxes of the ultimo