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    Looks like a nice reciever

    My current VU duo 2 is on its last legs and has done me proud. Need a new box but which one, looking at this versus VU UNO or the Gigablue UHD quad. Just need twin satellite receivers and reliable Osam and using Openvix.

    So difficult trying to compare between these boxes, but this one does have a great specification and I believe is the most current of the 3.

    Any advice would be appreciated.
    Samsung QE55 TV, Sony STN-DN1080 AV Amp, VU Duo2, fixed dish for Freesat, 1m motorised dish.

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    So I have both Giga UHD & UE 4K and the HD61.
    Of the Giga‘s purely from the cost point of view unless you need the extra‘s in the UHD, the UE is better value.
    Having said that (and I only use Sat services), the UHD is my lounge receiver (better looking!), but if I hadn‘t invested in both the FBC tuners and unicable switches & LNB‘s), I would seriously consider choosing the HD61 receiver (above any of the other boxes that I have - note my terminology!) - its a nice looking receiver with excellent features.
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
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    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    Quote Originally Posted by psionguy View Post
    My current VU duo 2 is on its last legs and has done me proud. Need a new box but which one, looking at this versus VU UNO or the Gigablue UHD quad. Just need twin satellite receivers and reliable Osam and using Openvix.

    So difficult trying to compare between these boxes, but this one does have a great specification and I believe is the most current of the 3.

    Any advice would be appreciated.
    why is it on its last legs I still use one daily. Duo² does what you say you require still good box IMO
    Last edited by v8rick; 19-01-21 at 21:09.

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    Looks like a nice reciever

    AX HD61 or the Octagon SF8008


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    Last edited by Andy_Hazza; 20-01-21 at 12:03.
    Vu+ Ultimo 4K with 3TB HDD, Dual FBC (Sat) tuners, 1x Twin Hybrid DVB-C/T/T2 tuner
    Vu+ Solo 4K with 1TB HDD, Dual FBC (Sat) tuners, 1x Hybrid DVB-C/T/T2 tuner
    Vu+ Solo 2 with 1TB HDD 'White Edition', 2x DVB-S2 tuners
    Mut@nt HD2400 with 1TB HDD, 4x DVB-S2 tuners
    Fixed 28.2E Technomate 65cm Mesh Satellite Dish with Inverto Unicable II/JESS LNB and Inverto Unicable Splitter
    Fixed 28.2E Sky Zone 1 45cm Satellite Dish with Octo LNB
    (All receivers installed with the latest Dev build)

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    V8brick

    Getting tuner errors, first one was the loss of tuner B, and now tuner A loses channel information on 0.8 west. I have tried everything but not able to sort out the problem so convinced it is hardware, and I am not very good with a soldering iron. Been a big fan of them, this is my second one. Still considering getting another one, but this box looks rather nice.
    Last edited by psionguy; 20-01-21 at 13:22.
    Samsung QE55 TV, Sony STN-DN1080 AV Amp, VU Duo2, fixed dish for Freesat, 1m motorised dish.

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    Does seem that there may be some teething issues on the HD61?
    Last edited by psionguy; 20-01-21 at 13:22.
    Samsung QE55 TV, Sony STN-DN1080 AV Amp, VU Duo2, fixed dish for Freesat, 1m motorised dish.

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    Andy

    What is your view on the new VU 4k reciever?
    Samsung QE55 TV, Sony STN-DN1080 AV Amp, VU Duo2, fixed dish for Freesat, 1m motorised dish.

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    The VU+ receivers are all very nice top end quality.
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