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thejoker
08-03-14, 20:08
I am looking for a good e2 twin tuner box, although I would love to go for the vu+ solo or duo 2 my budget wont just allow it as I cannot go any higher than £200.

I am looking at the vu+ duo, gigablue and the technomate tm-2t. Not too sure on what the best box is, can anyone offer any advice. I want to run vix on my box but from what Ive read they all run vix...

Im also looking to price a motherboard for a vu duo, can a mod give me a price if possible, would there be any discount if I do order a twin tuner box from the WOS shop....?
Larry-G
08-03-14, 20:21
yes the sponsor offers a £5 voucher for forum members, towards the cost of any satellite receiver stocked over the value of £60. pm him for details and a voucher code.
thejoker
09-03-14, 19:26
Hoping to get a twin tuner box ordered tonight, Im leaning towards the duo mainly because I have bought a duo before aswell as a solo and solo 2...

Should I stick with vu+ or is the gigablue and tm-2t on par with the duo...they are both £10 cheaper aswell...but thats irrelevant, i want a good reliable box...
thejoker
09-03-14, 19:36
The tm-2t would be my second choice, but Ive been comparing specs and the duo doesnt have processor, flash or ram specs on the listing, anybody know what they are....???

http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/Digital-Satellite-Receivers/Vu/Vu-DUO-Twin-Tuner-HD-PVR-DVB-S2-Satellite-Receiver
Larry-G
10-03-14, 12:47
Here. DM800SE included for comparison only.



Vu+
Ultimo
Uno
Solo
Solo2
Duo
Duo2
*** DM800SE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreambox)


Production
Discontinued
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available


Life cycle
2011 - 2013
2011 -
2010-
2012-
2010-
2012-
2010-


SoC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System-on-a-Chip)
BCM7413
BCM7413
BCM7325
BCM7356
BCM7335
BCM7424
BCM7405


CPU type
MIPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)
MIPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)
MIPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)
MIPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)
MIPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)
MIPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)
MIPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)


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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Video_Broadcasting)
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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDTV)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


3D TV
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


PiP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture-in-picture)
Yes
Yes
No
Yes/HD
Yes
Yes/HD
No


Common Interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Interface)
2
2
2
1
2
2
0


Smart card (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2


USB (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus)
3 x 2.0
3 x 2.0
2 x 2.0
3 x 2.0
3 x 2.0
3 x 2.0
2 x 2.0


RS232 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS232)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No


LAN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Area_Network) (Mbit/s)
100 + 300Mbps USB-WIFI
100
100
1000
100
1000 + Built in WIFI-N
100


HDD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive)
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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment)
SATA II
SATA II
No
SATA III
SATA II
SATA III
SATA


eSATA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#eSATA)
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes


SCART (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCART)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1


HDMI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI) / HDCP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDCP)
1 / ?
1 / -
1 / -
1 / -
1 / -
1 / -
1 / -


Display
graphical VFD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_fluorescent_display)
VFD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_fluorescent_display)
No
VFD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_fluorescent_display)
VFD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_fluorescent_display)
LCD/VFD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_fluorescent_display)
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
380 x 60 x 290
195 x 40 x 140
marty
10-03-14, 14:29
Could never figure out why DM's were so dear :confused:
Larry-G
10-03-14, 14:55
Me either, especially as there is nothing particularly special about them.