NEW mini vu duo twin tuner dreambox hybrid !?

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  • SpiKed
    Member
    • Feb 2013
    • 55

    #61
    +1 for being stuck in HK only ordered 3 days ago though
    3x Skybox F5S 1x VU+ Duo

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    • eamondo
      Newbie
      • Oct 2010
      • 16

      #62
      Originally posted by lombard
      had the mini vu duo running for over a week with 500gb installed , timeshift enabled etc set recordings, not a single issue,

      tried latest blackhole 2.0.8.1 flashed fine didn't go much further as i prefer vix 3.0, it takes official vix 3.0 build 808, only weakness would be the fan noise, as it spins quite fast cant hear it really once tv is on and it turns off in standby , it does run very cool

      the fan is a 4 pin , but dont think duo had fan control anyway, if anyone know there is fan plugin ? , can always get a higher quality silent 60mm x 60mm fan , price for a dual tuner and images it takes would so its great so far
      Any Chance you could send me the link for the latest VIX build?

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      • girovend
        Top Poster
        • Sep 2008
        • 158

        #63
        The images this takes are they OE 2.0 or OE 1.6

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        • trance
          Top Poster +
          • Aug 2009
          • 223

          #64
          Originally posted by carbandit
          no mines is still in hong kong ,,i skyped her and got a bullshit story about parcel being held in customs at singapore
          same here, contacted mixeshop and they said, its still in HK checked by customs and should be on its way soon.
          How soon we'll wait and see

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          • snakemetal
            Newbie
            • Oct 2011
            • 17

            #65
            Received mine this week along with a solo2
            Had to pay small import duty to DHL online (only ?12)

            Fitted the HD that i also bought no problem build quality is nice
            Display sucks tho just a on/off light no LED display
            Flashing was like Lombard said bit scary as no indication to show its completed so just left it 10mins

            Did come with nice OpenPLI 4.0 image i was tempted to keep but wanted to try some others, loaded latest BlackHole 2.0.8 ok
            Will try the OpenVix tomorrow

            Also yes the fan is slightly noisy but im pretty sure there is a fan control option in Openvix that should reduce the power to the fan
            Will see tomorrow

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            • lombard
              DK Veteran
              • Aug 2008
              • 793

              #66
              Originally posted by snakemetal
              Received mine this week along with a solo2
              Had to pay small import duty to DHL online (only ?12)

              Fitted the HD that i also bought no problem build quality is nice
              Display sucks tho just a on/off light no LED display
              Flashing was like Lombard said bit scary as no indication to show its completed so just left it 10mins

              Did come with nice OpenPLI 4.0 image i was tempted to keep but wanted to try some others, loaded latest BlackHole 2.0.8 ok
              Will try the OpenVix tomorrow

              Also yes the fan is slightly noisy but im pretty sure there is a fan control option in Openvix that should reduce the power to the fan
              Will see tomorrow
              i tried openpli 4.0 latest and installed fan control , says no hardware support, so i doubt it , because this is based on Vu Duo, that didnt have fan control just turned off in standby if anyone can find out if its possible will be great , no big deal it turns off in standby anyway

              im very impressed with this box, like the fact no led is on when in standby as in night can be distracting and also when on its only low light yellow led on, yes there is no led display but look at the price of this, mines been running perfect no issues over a week now, set recordings etc using latest vix 3.0 which i find epg layout great, for a clone this is quality
              Last edited by lombard; 15 January, 2014, 23:48.

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              • thebox
                Member
                • Dec 2008
                • 77

                #67
                Is it safe to use any vu duo image on this box or do u have to clone safe images thanks

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                • trance
                  Top Poster +
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 223

                  #68
                  Originally posted by thebox
                  Is it safe to use any vu duo image on this box or do u have to clone safe images thanks
                  At this moment in time, yes all legit duo images should work. Although I have heard that Vu solo 2 clones are not taking the very latest VIX image

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                  • tkm18
                    Top Poster
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 158

                    #69
                    Much are these coming in it?

                    From PRC, not ebay, ?160ish seems the going rate on there.

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                    • snakemetal
                      Newbie
                      • Oct 2011
                      • 17

                      #70
                      Originally posted by trance
                      At this moment in time, yes all legit duo images should work. Although I have heard that Vu solo 2 clones are not taking the very latest VIX image
                      Thats correct my Solo2 does not work with latest Vix i get H/W error when trying to flash
                      I did manage to get one from 1st Nov to work
                      Lombard advised me Openvix 3.0 build 802 works

                      Originally posted by tkm18
                      Much are these coming in it?

                      From PRC, not ebay, ?160ish seems the going rate on there.
                      I paid $128.00 which is ?78.36
                      But have to add delivery
                      Last edited by snakemetal; 16 January, 2014, 14:37.

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                      • thebox
                        Member
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 77

                        #71
                        Just ordered box just wondering which hard drive should I get sata 2.5?

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                        • trance
                          Top Poster +
                          • Aug 2009
                          • 223

                          #72
                          Originally posted by thebox
                          Just ordered box just wondering which hard drive should I get sata 2.5?
                          yep, laptop HD size 2.5

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                          • snakemetal
                            Newbie
                            • Oct 2011
                            • 17

                            #73
                            I tried to put latest openvix on my box last night but all i got was the old image booting so im guessing latest Vix doesnt like my box
                            Installed 3.0.775 and that seemed to work ok

                            Must admit the fan noise is starting to irritate me, no hardware support in any images it seems for the duo
                            I was looking at one of those 3 pin PC fan controllers on eaby so i can manually turn it down but i dont want it to short out anything
                            What would happen if i just disconnect it?

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                            • lombard
                              DK Veteran
                              • Aug 2008
                              • 793

                              #74
                              Originally posted by snakemetal
                              I tried to put latest openvix on my box last night but all i got was the old image booting so im guessing latest Vix doesnt like my box
                              Installed 3.0.775 and that seemed to work ok

                              Must admit the fan noise is starting to irritate me, no hardware support in any images it seems for the duo
                              I was looking at one of those 3 pin PC fan controllers on eaby so i can manually turn it down but i dont want it to short out anything
                              What would happen if i just disconnect it?
                              latest openvix 3.0 build 808 flashes fine, if its booting to older image, then it aint flashing , as it will at least flash and if it doesnt work box wont boot, as yours boots up to old image the newer image aint even being flashed , try it again and use different usb stick

                              the fan noise is noticeable but aint that bad when watching tv and it does turn off in standby , i dont recommend removing it, if you leave box on standby , try feeling the top and it gets pretty warm , just buy a slower spinning 60mmx60mm by 15mm or 20mm should be fine, or get a resistor which will slower fan

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                              • dale1983
                                Newbie
                                • Aug 2013
                                • 8

                                #75
                                Ordered mine from china late Monday night and has just been delivered....wasn't expecting it to arrive so quickly...pleasantly surprised

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