Advice on what cable box to buy

[Huza91]

Hi All,

I currently have a Vu+ Solo2 but want to upgrade to a cable box as I want HD channels.

This box runs at lightning speed so I'm looking for a similar box that is for cable.

The Vu+ Duo 2 is waaaaaaay too expensive so does anyone have any tips on what to go for?

I don't want a cheap box. I'd prefer one that runs smoothly and is quick etc

I need a box that has a twin DVB-C so I can watch and record on cable.

[Sicilian]

See the Xtrend ET8500, similar power and speed as the VU+ Solo 2 http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/xtrend-et8500?filter_name=et8500&filter_category_id=63&filter_sub_category=true

[Huza91]

WOW!!!! That is a monster ha. Is there anything a bit smaller? Thanks for the quick reply by the way :)

[Sicilian]

WOW!!!! That is a monster ha. Is there anything a bit smaller? Thanks for the quick reply by the way :)

Its actually quite compact, look at the sizes: COMPACT DESIGN, ONLY 180MM (W) X 83MM (H) X 200MM (D)

Another excellent choice, but does not boot as fast at the solo 2 is the Technomate TM-Nano-SE M2 plus triple tuner combo http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/technomate-tm-nano-se-m2-plus-triple-combo-twin-dvb-c-1x-dvb-s2

If satellite tuner is not needed, set it to not configured.

[Huza91]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccceeeee

Sorry I don't mean to be simple but could you please tell me if I am wrong.

If I have a Twin/Dual DVB-C tuner, do I need one DVB-C cable running into the box or do I need more?

[wullboy]

Do you fancy a Mut@nt 2400HD with 2 sat & 2 cable tuners with a 1TB internal hard drive...
https://www.gumtree.com/p/tv-reception-set-top-boxes/mutant-2400-hd-quad-tuners-with-1-tb-hard-drive/1228715452

[Huza91]

Do you fancy a Mut@nt 2400HD with 2 sat & 2 cable tuners with a 1TB internal hard drive...
https://www.gumtree.com/p/tv-reception-set-top-boxes/mutant-2400-hd-quad-tuners-with-1-tb-hard-drive/1228715452

Looks good man but I'm looking for 2 brand new boxes sorry

[Sicilian]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccceeeee

Sorry I don't mean to be simple but could you please tell me if I am wrong.

If I have a Twin/Dual DVB-C tuner, do I need one DVB-C cable running into the box or do I need more?

Nano SE M2 plus has 1x Twin DVB-C tuner that only requires 1 feed, splits to 2 internally.

ET8500 will need to use with a loopthru from tuner 1 to 2 or a 2 way splitter to feed each tuner.

[deltec]

the duo 2v is a very good box or the vu solo 2 4k box are the best on the market bud regards ps u will get some good deals on the duo2 at the moment iv had both and there are so good tecnhomate a very slow at the moment I think so any way

[Sicilian]

The TM-Nano does exactly what it says on the tin, great little box imo. In normal use watching and recording tv it's a great little box.


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[deltec]

if u u like the vu models I no there do a cable box single tuner have a look bud gogle will help u find one regards

[Sicilian]

Sponsor has this VU+ http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/VU/VU-Plus-Solo-SE-V2-2x-DVB-C-T-T2

[Huza91]

Sponsor has this VU+ http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/VU/VU-Plus-Solo-SE-V2-2x-DVB-C-T-T2

Am I right in saying that - 1 DVB-C cable goes into this and it will provide me with viewing one channel while recording another?

[Sicilian]

Am I right in saying that - 1 DVB-C cable goes into this and it will provide me with viewing one channel while recording another?

Yes correct.

[Huza91]

Yes correct.

So it has an internal splitter?

Sorry for being so annoying, I want to make sure I'm going about this the right way :)

[Sicilian]

So it has an internal splitter?

Sorry for being so annoying, I want to make sure I'm going about this the right way :)

Yes splits into two tuners internally.

[Huza91]

Yes splits into two tuners internally.

Cool :)

If I were looking at another box, how would I know if it had an internal splitter?

[Sicilian]

Cool :)

If I were looking at another box, how would I know if it had an internal splitter?

Looks at the specifications.....

[Huza91]

Looks at the specifications.....

Yeah but I can't find anywhere where it says the Solo SE v2 has an internal splitter

[ccs]

The tuner is dual/twin..... http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/VU/VU-vuplus-dvb-t-t2-c-hybrid-dual-twin-tuner-module


The dual tuner provides the function of 2 individual DVB-C / T / T2 Single tuners without an additional loopthrough cable. The voltage applied to the RF IN signal is internally passed along to the two built-in tuners.

[bassethound]

Get the OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD 2160p Linux Enigma 2 Receiver 2x Hybrid DVB-C/T/T2 Tuners its a top box with a option to add a 3rd tuner if required

http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/octagon/octagon-sf4008-2x-dvb-c-t-t2

[Huza91]

Wow guys thanks so much for all your help I really do appreciate it.

I'm so used to the speed of the Solo2, I don't want to get a box that will be slower and thus deemed a downgrade.

I'm currently looking at the following

1) http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/edision-os-mega-osmega (Is this only a single dvb-c or would it have an internal splitter?)

2) http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/satellite-and-terrestrial/digital-receivers/Octagon/octagon-sf4008-2x-dvb-c-t-t2 (Looks like a great box)

3) http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/technomate-tm-twin-4k-s2c (Looks like an unreal box - some spec)

4) http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/VU-Plus-Solo-SE-V2-2x-DVB-C-T-T2 (No Internal HDD and no front display)

Which one should I go for guys :)

[tappari]

When talking about cabletuner boxes, I just want to emphasise that with latest FBC-tuners you don`t need dual-tuners. One FBC-cabletuner with boxes like VU+Uno 4K or VU+Ultimo 4K you will have 8 tuners. So you can forget those twintuner cableboxes and go to the latest technology instead.

[bassethound]

theres only the solo and edison in stock with wos at the moment i would still order the OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD its a cracking box with great support lots of image builders and a great remote plus you can change the remote to another brand like the Vu+ if you like there remotes

[tappari]

theres only the solo and edison in stock with wos at the moment i would still order the OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD its a cracking box with great support lots of image builders and a great remote plus you can change the remote to another brand like the Vu+ if you like there remotes
So who cares what wos has in stock at the moment? Octacon SF4008 does not have FBC tuner for cable. VU+ has.

[bassethound]

So who cares what wos has in stock at the moment? Octacon SF4008 does not have FBC tuner for cable. VU+ has.

he's looking at buying one of the 4 box in post 22 from wos non have FBC tuners so it looks like he does not care about FBC tuners

[tappari]

he's looking at buying one of the 4 box in post 22 from wos non have FBC tuners so it looks like he does not care about FBC tuners
My friend bassenthound. Not all the people who are asking help from this site are aware what they really need.
So don`t selll them dualtner boxes if you know that there are better solutions for them like FBC tuner boxes.
I just do not see any real good reason to have dualtuner box for cablenetwork instead of the box with FBC-cabletuner.

[Sicilian]

Fbc Uno4k here http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/vu-plus-uno-4k-dvb-c-fbc


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[DaMacFunkin]

My friend bassenthound. Not all the people who are asking help from this site are aware what they really need.
So don`t selll them dualtner boxes if you know that there are better solutions for them like FBC tuner boxes.
I just do not see any real good reason to have dualtuner box for cablenetwork instead of the box with FBC-cabletuner.
I agree with you on most of this, I have FBC tuner in my Ultimo 4K, what peeps need to be aware of with FBC running 8 tuners requires 8 ECM requests every 9 seconds, your VM card will start to struggle with that and if you have other boxes on your lan requesting ECM from the card you are asking for trouble.

[tappari]

I agree with you on most of this, I have FBC tuner in my Ultimo 4K, what peeps need to be aware of with FBC running 8 tuners requires 8 ECM requests every 9 seconds, your VM card will start to struggle with that and if you have other boxes on your lan requesting ECM from the card you are asking for trouble.
I do not agree. I have three clientboxes asking ECM requests every 10 secons with camd 35 protocol. No problems so far. Just see how you have connection in oscam.conf file for oscam-oscam. I have this:
[cs357x]
port = 27550
In clientbox oscam.server these:
[reader]
label = mycamd357xreader
description = cam35reader
protocol = camd35
device = serverboxip,27550
user = clientbox username
password = xxxxx
fallback = 1
group = 1,2

[Andy_Hazza]

I agree with @tappari, the Vu+ FBC tuners are absolutely ace.


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[Huza91]

Yeah I think I'm gonna get 2 Vu+ Uno 4K boxes.

Will they run fine with DVB-C yeah??

[Sicilian]

Yeah I think I'm gonna get 2 Vu+ Uno 4K boxes.

Will they run fine with DVB-C yeah??

Yes they will run fine with DVB-C.

[Huza91]

Yes they will run fine with DVB-C.

Sorry I mean't will the box run fine with DVB-C?

I'm just worried about some of the previous comments about ECM requests etc