Which box is best for the following?

[blueflash234]

you will also need 2 dishes to get the best out of a twin tuner you could buy 2 sunray 800se for ?280 to ?300 direct from PRC

[smokey_jnr]

do you need to have two tuners to record two channels..?

and with the VU can you record channel and watch a recorded programme at the same time..?

[Manic01]

do you need to have two tuners to record two channels..?

and with the VU can you record channel and watch a recorded programme at the same time..?

A) if not on same TP then yes.
B) Yes

[smokey_jnr]

A) if not on same TP then yes.
B) Yes

i only want to watch S*y Uk so will i need to a twin tuner box for this..?

will a vu solo do the same thing.?

[ramjet]

a single tuner allows you to watch one channel (or record one channel)

the reason for wanting a twin tuner is to allow 2 different channels to be recorded, like sky plus does, or one channel to be recorded and another different channel to be watched

(especially on different transponders)

you do not need 2 dishes for a twin tuner box, but you do need 2 feeds from lnb,s, which can be from the same lnb like sly which usually uses a quad lnb

[smokey_jnr]

what HDD fits in these VU+ duo boxes.?

[ramjet]

what HDD fits in these VU+ duo boxes.?

I believe its SATA

[contemptx]

@Rizwan007 - your budget will buy you most boxes available.

if you want to watch something and record something else at the same time then a twin tuner is a must.

I would either go for a VU Duo Genuine or clone, depends really if you care if one is a clone or not as they are almost identical and you would never know the difference as a user.

If going for a clone pay ?10-20 more and buy from a UK seller and not china for those just in case situations. satstore.tv is a UK seller of clones.

The Ultimo... i wouldnt bother, how often would you use 3 feeds? (recording 2x programs and watching another?)

In my opnion 3+ tuners is when you have both a fixed and motorised or similar setup.