Vu+ Ultimo

[RuberDuck]

just got my new toy today.

[dell_xps]

Nice !
Did you get it free RD ?

[digicon]

The Duo and the Uno could do with a bit of a dusting LOL

[RuberDuck]

Nice !
Did you get it free RD ?

yup, just paid for the third tuner.

The Duo and the Uno could do with a bit of a dusting LOL

LOL i spent all day clearing the loft out and tracked a shed load of dust through the house.

[dell_xps]

Out of interest RD whats the AV box do ?, some sort of switch to change between boxes ?

[digicon]

Out of interest RD whats the AV box do ?, some sort of switch to change between boxes ?

Correct its a HDMI switch

Belkin PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch - AV

RRP ?19.99

[RuberDuck]

Yes mate as digicon said its a 3 way HDMI switch as I've got 4 devices and only 2 HDMI ports on the TV.

[dell_xps]

Right RD you've had it a few hours, what do ya think ?
Pros & cons ?

[RuberDuck]

to be honest mate i have been so busy i have not had time to seriously look at it. set up was easy as with the duo and thats about as far as i have gotten so far.

[digicon]

Right RD you've had it a few hours, what do ya think ?
Pros & cons ?

I will give you my take on that had mine for well over a month.

Pro's : 3 tuner capability, Bigger Flash capacity for more Plugins ( Ultimo has 1gb Flash ram but only 512 useable 512 is reserved for Future use by Vu "shades of Sky here"), Nice big VFD display to show which channel, now & next, time and VFD picons.

Con's : too me its the Price after having an CT ET9000 which by the way uses the same Broadcom chipset and processor which is in the Ultimo then there is no speed increase on zapping, menu changes etc.


if i bought again i would seriousley consider the ET9200 Silverline edition the difference of the 3 tuner capability, Big Flash ram and VFD display for me does not warrant the near ?200 price difference.

Again just my opinion

regards

[dell_xps]

RD out of interest again, how many sats have you got and what type of LNB's you got ?

[RuberDuck]

RD out of interest again, how many sats have you got and what type of LNB's you got ?

Vu Uno - ( pre production beta model ) 400 GB 2.5" HDD
Vu Duo - full production model 1.3 revision main board 500 GB 3.5" HDD
Vu Ultimo - full production model. 1TB 3.5" HDD

DM7020 boxed ( not currently in use ) 120 GB 3.5" HDD.
DM600
TM600 boxed ( not currently in use )
TM600 boxed ( not currently in use )

zone 2 fixed sky dish 28.2 east quad lnb.
zone 2 fixed sky dish 28.2 east quad lnb.
80 CM motorized dish. Inverto black ultra Twin lnb. only one feed in use at present. recently upgraded from a 10 year old single feed Humax 0.3 DB lnb.

out of these dishes i have feeds to 4 rooms in the house. 2 feeds from the quad into my room along with the feed from 80 cm dish and 6 feeds from the octo lnb as well.

[mdt]

the 3 tuner capability, Big Flash ram and VFD display for me does not warrant the near ?200 price difference.



regards

imho the box does seem overpriced atm... i cant see myself paying over ?400 for a satellite reciever but hopefully after 12 months the price will drop to that of something i can live with. regards mdt

[digicon]

imho the box does seem overpriced atm... i cant see myself paying over ?400 for a satellite reciever but hopefully after 12 months the price will drop to that of something i can live with. regards mdt

I have just been having a look at the new ET9500 this looks like it could match the Ultimo has pluggable tuners only 2, Ultimo has 3 but has 8Gbit of Nand Flash a little deceptive as it works out as exactly 1GB the same as the Ultimo but the Ultimo can only use 500mb the other 500 is reserved for future use by Vu+.

The remote on the 9500 is also a dual TV & reverse side Querty keyboard looks nicer than the Ultimo's although i dont use mine i use a harmony.


I think if the 9500 is priced under ?400 then the Ultimo will have some serious competition.

[dell_xps]

Mines still sitting in the box, not had a minute to open it and get it set up, it's a luxury :-), but dont fancy shelling out more money for a remote controll, might swap it with the Duo's :-)