how much should i pay for a dec 2011 vu + duo with 320gb and usb dtt

[ebmitie]

My box has broke, a spider 9000hd, so need a repalcement, have been offered a vu + duo twin tuner etc but cant see many for resale so not a clue as to price.


Are there any known drawbacks with a version that is nearly 2 years old? Or in other words have the later models of the vu+ duo, i know about the solo2 and duo2, got anything extra that an older one will lack? I read about remote control changing but not sure if that is any cause for worry. Does bits wear out after a period of time? how do i check its an original? it has vix on it and autobouquets.

money is tight

ebm

[potrobber]

The quickest check is to remove the lid and look at the color of the wires going to the switch at the rear clones is red and black and the genuine ones is white or black it would need to be cheap if its 2 year old

[RuberDuck]

My box has broke, a spider 9000hd, so need a repalcement, have been offered a vu + duo twin tuner etc but cant see many for resale so not a clue as to price.


Are there any known drawbacks with a version that is nearly 2 years old? Or in other words have the later models of the vu+ duo, i know about the solo2 and duo2, got anything extra that an older one will lack? I read about remote control changing but not sure if that is any cause for worry. Does bits wear out after a period of time? how do i check its an original? it has vix on it and autobouquets.

money is tight

ebm

The original v 1.0 genuine Duo had a fault where it could not come out of deep standby for recordings, this was fixed in a later revision i believe 1.1 or 1.2, all other revisions up to and including the current v2.4 are minor, ie where Vu changed a part when the model they were using was no longer in production.

so in a nut shell there is no real downside to using a older Duo unless it has had a lot of use, if this is the case it may need the infamous capacitor costing less than ?1.00 changing but thats about it.

I my self own a original v 1.3 Duo which came with the white remote and thats about 2 years old, plus a Duo LE thats about a year old. both work fine.

[ebmitie]

thank you but what is cheap, the box brand new is ?299 etc, no hdd or usb tuner, anyway I made an offer less than 200!! Anyway if I dont get it I can while away the time reading about it, never seen so many posts in my life. And not a lot of them going second hand either.

by the way what type of screws are used to seal box? are they those security type or just plain philips?

[RuberDuck]

thank you but what is cheap, the box brand new is ?299 etc, no hdd or usb tuner, anyway I made an offer less than 200!! Anyway if I dont get it I can while away the time reading about it, never seen so many posts in my life. And not a lot of them going second hand either.

by the way what type of screws are used to seal box? are they those security type or just plain philips?


?170 is a good price to pay for such a box in my opinion ( it's still one of the best boxes on the market and holds it's value really well ), as for the screws it's designed to be taken apart so that you can fit a HDD so it uses plain Phillips head screws.

[benny/9]

My box has broke, a spider 9000hd, so need a repalcement, have been offered a vu + duo twin tuner etc but cant see many for resale so not a clue as to price.


Are there any known drawbacks with a version that is nearly 2 years old? Or in other words have the later models of the vu+ duo, i know about the solo2 and duo2, got anything extra that an older one will lack? I read about remote control changing but not sure if that is any cause for worry. Does bits wear out after a period of time? how do i check its an original? it has vix on it and autobouquets.

money is tight

ebm
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about three weeks a go i posted about
a week old genuine vu uno it's now about
four weeks old and it's never been imaged
it was bought in error, he will now take 150
if thats with in your price range
http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f45/dreambox-any-other-cheap-e2-box-358458/#post2049880

[ebmitie]

benny I cant access that link, rubber duck, the box was bought nov/dec 2011 what version would that be? I offered more than 170 but factored in the 320gb hd and the usb dtt tuner. Mind you I have not heard back yet. Whats a uno? I will do a search.
And box is reported to be in pristine condition, ie was used as a second box.

and thanks agaiin for great replies.

How good is the HD pic quality on a duo?

[cactikid]

i have that old bucket with white remote as i can find it with the other 8 black ones,hd picture is sharp and i am using it as a second box in bedroom now with a 1tb internal and have the quicker vu solo2 in main room with a 500gb internal hdd.

until firmware is checked it may need to be updated,cant keep track of them now lol

[RuberDuck]

benny I cant access that link, rubber duck, the box was bought nov/dec 2011 what version would that be? I offered more than 170 but factored in the 320gb hd and the usb dtt tuner. Mind you I have not heard back yet. Whats a uno? I will do a search.
And box is reported to be in pristine condition, ie was used as a second box.

and thanks agaiin for great replies.

How good is the HD pic quality on a duo?

The revision number is usually printed on the motherboard, for such a old receiver i'd expect it to come with the white remote too.

The uno is a newer receiver from Vu+ with a plug and play tuner so you can add a twin dvb-s/s2 tuner to tunr it into a twintuner box like the Duo but with a little more oomph.




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


Production
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
New
Available


Life cycle
2011 -
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
2 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
?
195 x 40 x 140




* Note that Vu+ Uno and Vu+ Ultimo have a dual core processor BCM7413.
* in most cases solo is underclocked to 220.67MHz[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vu%2B#cite_note-3)
*** DM800HD SE added as a reference model




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vu%2B

[alec]

thank you but what is cheap, the box brand new is ?299 etc, no hdd or usb tuner, anyway I made an offer less than 200!! Anyway if I dont get it I can while away the time reading about it, never seen so many posts in my life. And not a lot of them going second hand either.

by the way what type of screws are used to seal box? are they those security type or just plain philips? I have see Vu+ advertised new for about ?250

[ebmitie]

thanks all, really appreciated, my offer was no good but i want a brand new one, now, if i say get the uno now to get my hand in, will a solo2 or a duo2 be exactly the same,eg loading images, plugins, etc etc.

the dimensions for the duo2 = 380 mm x 290 mm x 60 mm

that is a very useful chart

[RuberDuck]

The image setup and layout is the same among the whole Vu+ Range for each team that support them.