My VU+ Uno review

[Sicilian]

Finally got round to setting up my VU+ Uno

First impressions when unpacking is that the Uno lives up to VU+’s other models in terms of build quality etc... One thing I’m really happy with is the looks, think it looks like a classy receiver, looks really smart in my opinion.

Fitted HDD and Connected up to motor dish, flashing ViX was a breeze, simply follow on screen instructions shown on the display. Transferred my Enigma 2 settings and I was up and running in less that 5 mins!

Picture quality is excellent in both SD & HD. Universal remote is a nice feature if you would like to be able to control your TV with the same remote. Zapping times are super fast, approx 1.63 seconds!

Scanning satellites is working is working spot on, just as good as my other Enigma 2 receivers. I believe the tuner is blindscan capable but this is not currently enabled within the Uno drivers.

If I’m honest I just can’t fault anything about the VU+ Uno, although some critics will say that it’s priced a little high for a single tuner without actually looking at the specification of the receiver. Yes the Duo is only approx £40 more than the Uno, but it’s not got the spec that the Uno has! The main thing the Duo has over the Uno is that it’s a twin tuner. Personally I think VU+ has got the price spot on now that I’ve actually looked at the specs and actually used one.

I think the Uno will be extremely popular to enthusiasts that simply don’t want a twin tuner, yet want a top class Enigma 2 receiver with an excellent VFD (front display), the ability to install an internal SATA HDD and use plug & play tuners. At £299 in my opinion its worth every penny! Especially with the ViX images coming to the Uno very soon!

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If anyone would like to ask any questions about the Uno please go ahead and I'll do my best to answer them.

[digidude]

will it play media such as divx and mkv files from connected USB or internal drive if the files are FTP'd over?

[Sicilian]

will it play media such as divx and mkv files from connected USB or internal drive if the files are FTP'd over?

1080 mkv's perfect, just grabbing a divx file now.

[Larry-G]

i have been using the Uno now for maybe 3 months now and i have to say i agree with your conclusions, i my self have been a sat geek for 20 plus years although this receiver is my first venture into the E2 side of things.

the initial setup was very easy although i had a few teething problems with my motor but it's knocking on 10 years old so i can forgive that and our very own silverfox so kindly donated another to me ( which i'm ashamed to say i still have not had time to fit sorry ). any way. once i got the box up and running i was immensely impressed.

the difference between the older E1 boxes and this are not only in a different league i'd go so far as to say there in a different galaxy to one another. never once had i thought that the E2 operating system would be such a improvement over the E1 system, especially the ability to create a USB backup of my current setup and have it booted and running in under 5 minutes. thats a real lfe saver for me as i tend to throw all kinds of junk on the box to see if i can kill the OS in some way ( not a particularly easy task while using VIX as even the most stubborn greenscreen boot loop i have encountered was easily fixed with a 2 minute FTP session ).

so far i am immensely impressed with the performance of this box and i can see it being another hit with the end users as with it's elder siblings the Duo and the Solo.

for any user wishing to know which hardware cams work or dont as the case may be with the Uno please refer to this thread

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?8719-Vu-Uno-CAMS-(-hardware-not-softcams-)&highlight=cams

[Sicilian]

will it play media such as divx and mkv files from connected USB or internal drive if the files are FTP'd over?

Just played xvid file perfect

[JosFop4Sat]

will it play media such as divx and mkv files from connected USB or internal drive if the files are FTP'd over?

I have Enhanced Movie Center on my Uno and it plays 99% of the movies I have with .srt subtitles. You also have to install seekbar to prevent subtitle loss after fast forward.
It's a nice and fast reacting box. I have a prototype Uno for 3 months with two P&P tuners installed.

[Sicilian]

I have Enhanced Movie Center on my Uno and it plays 99% of the movies I have with .srt subtitles. You also have to install seekbar to prevent subtitle loss after fast forward.
It's a nice and fast reacting box. I have a prototype Uno for 3 months with two P&P tuners installed.

I've had this from VU+ for around a month now, but thought I'd wait until release to post a review.

[Larry-G]

I have Enhanced Movie Center on my Uno and it plays 99% of the movies I have with .srt subtitles. You also have to install seekbar to prevent subtitle loss after fast forward.
It's a nice and fast reacting box. I have a prototype Uno for 3 months with two P&P tuners installed.

yes agreed, ive also had my box from Vu+ for 3 months although the model i got was the next one on with single tuner and a blanked out second slot.

[JosFop4Sat]

Yes and sometimes it was hard to wait to do it...

[punisher]

u shud take sum pics internal/external

[Sicilian]

u shud take sum pics internal/external

Will do in the couple of days. In the meantime here's the official spec sheet with official pictures.

[belierzz]

Is there already a VIX image avilable for the UNO? Nothing found in the board so far...

Anyway, great box and running very well, also with VTi 3.0

[Sicilian]

Is there already a VIX image avilable for the UNO? Nothing found in the board so far...

Anyway, great box and running very well, also with VTi 3.0

ViX image not too far away

[pooface]

Is there already a VIX image avilable for the UNO? Nothing found in the board so far...

Anyway, great box and running very well, also with VTi 3.0

Not released yet... Soon tho

[Edit]
Bah, Sic beat me to it

[theinvoice]

Ordered my one from World-of-satellite on Friday. Just waiting for this Baby to arrive.