Thinking of buying a solo 2

[jugulator]

Hi all,

This is my first post in this forum. I am thinking of buying a solo 2. I have been using a DM800 HD. But then I wanted a dual tuner for watching while recording. Then I decided to buy amiko alien2, which I now regret. The main attraction was the price and 1080p capability. But I have given up on it. I have few querries about solo2 if any of you could answer, would be appreciated

1. I heard that there are issues with recording or watching while recording? is that true or is it fixed?

2. How is the media player capabilities? i.e., watching movies from a NAS drive via DLNA or attached hard drive? (I was thinking of getting a media centre as well, but if I could do the same on this, then this would be well worth the investment)

3. Any issues with soft cams (I hope this question is allowed)..?

4. What is this 1080p transcoding..?

I would be grateful for your help. It is an expensive purchase, so would like to clarify these before diving in.

Thanks n advance for your help
cheers

[Larry-G]

1. no this issue was resolved a long time ago.

2. This like most E2 receivers will happily play most formats such as AVI, MKV etc etc, but be aware that this is intended as a satellite receiver and not a purpose made media player, so consider the media player functions as a bonus and not a rite.

3. no issues that i know of, I use CCcam 2.2.1 on mine just fine.

4. not really clued up on that topic enough to give a accurate answer, sorry.

[jugulator]

Thanks for your quick reply. I will wait for couple of more reply if I can get before I put my money in. Would you recommend buying this? Is there any issues which I should be aware of? Thanks again.

[judge]

I can't think of any current issues you should be aware of...
It's a great box, my current favourite...

[Stanman]

If your after a twin tuner, than SOLO2 is at the moment imho king of the hill and you can't really go wrong.

The most important thing you need to ask your self when shelling out money like this is where will it be in 12 months time - look at the likes of the QBOX mini HD and you will appreciate the benefits of buying from one of the biggest names in the game

[jugulator]

Thank you all for your comments.

[Larry-G]

Thanks for your quick reply. I will wait for couple of more reply if I can get before I put my money in. Would you recommend buying this? Is there any issues which I should be aware of? Thanks again.

yes i'd highly recommend the solo2, so much so that i bought one my self and its now my primary receiver over all my others.

[jugulator]

I believe currently there's vix and bh image available. Which one is stable one? How is the default image? Thanks

[bokkie]

Transcoding allows you to stream from your stb to mobile, tablet, pc, etc, so long as you have a ln internet connection.
It's great, enables you to catch up on the game, setup recordings and even stream your recorded content.
You have complete control of your stb.
Quality is not brilliant, but it is still in beta.

[jugulator]

Transcoding allows you to stream from your stb to mobile, tablet, pc, etc, so long as you have a ln internet connection.
It's great, enables you to catch up on the game, setup recordings and even stream your recorded content.
You have complete control of your stb.
Quality is not brilliant, but it is still in beta.

Thanks. Looks very interesting

[satsatsat]

i have one....also have dm800dh and dm7020 and vu duo..plus various technomates..

best box for me by a mile

[jugulator]

i have one....also have dm800dh and dm7020 and vu duo..plus various technomates..

best box for me by a mile

Thanks for your reply. Could you explain what makes you say it is the best by a mile, apart from the speed? Thanks

[bokkie]

Well it is mainly the speed. Everything is so much quicker from epg download to channel change, it's all just so much smoother.
For me the transcoding is a deal breaker now, makes life so much easier with regards to getting my rugby fix.
Comes with Gigabit ethernet and extra Ram and Flash which also help.
Also has the vix image and Auto Bouquet maker, etc which comes with it. By far the best image I've ever used in terms of ease of use, UI, epg, etc.
I had a Vu+ duo before this and the solo2 is so much better.

[jugulator]

Thanks. Looks like you guys have sold it to me. I will need some help setting up the transcoding

[judge]

Thanks. Looks like you guys have sold it to me. I will need some help setting up the transcoding

transcoding is simple to set-up.
plugin included by default on ViX Solo2 build, just enable it...