VU Ultimo triple tuner

[manutd4life]

Looking to get that, can you tell me the pro's and cons please?

also if i get the twin tuner and get a usb tuner to make it 3 how does that work?

thanks

[lombard]

Looking to get that, can you tell me the pro's and cons please?

also if i get the twin tuner and get a usb tuner to make it 3 how does that work?

thanks

Hi, its exact same as vu duo really, but the front LCD screen is big and the picons look nice on it, also i recommend the duo remote over the ultimo remote,

why you need usb when you can get another tuner and make it three tuners

[manutd4life]

Hi, its exact same as vu duo really, but the front LCD screen is big and the picons look nice on it, also i recommend the duo remote over the ultimo remote,

why you need usb when you can get another tuner and make it three tuners

Is the duo a good machine then aswell? would i just purchase the remote seperately?

just to get it a bit cheaper tbh

[aftermath]

the vu+duo is much like my xtrend 9000, you only need 2 tuners, unless you want to put up a sky dish, with 2 tuners you can still watch 1 and be recording 2 others.

another thing to bear in mind is if your going to do lots of recordings, especially HD and 3D your HDD will fill up in no time , so consider getting a big HDD , and a 2.5" one will give off less heat than the 3.5" one, as too much heat can slow down your Receiver and put strain on the box over a period of time.

have a look at the following boxes and decide which one suits you .

Amiko Alien 8900 HD, i can get you a good deal but it comes from Denmark

VU+ Duo, has all the support you need in terms of images , software e.t.c
add an extra ?100 for the triple tuner one
Amiko Alien2 HD Triple tuner:


or there is the xtrend ( clark tech HD boxes )

[lombard]

Is the duo a good machine then aswell? would i just purchase the remote seperately?

just to get it a bit cheaper tbh

Hi, yes other then having able to put in triple tuner in ulitmo and having a nice front, they same in peformance and i use same image on both vix 3.0

[manutd4life]

cheers lads.

on the vu+ boxes do they come with an optical audio output for my surround sound as i noticed the above dont. is there another way to get the surround sound through?

aftermath, when you say with twin tuner i can record two and watch one, do you mean i can record 2 and watch a different channel? or record two and watch one that im recording?

[RuberDuck]

cheers lads.

on the vu+ boxes do they come with an optical audio output for my surround sound as i noticed the above dont. is there another way to get the surround sound through?

aftermath, when you say with twin tuner i can record two and watch one, do you mean i can record 2 and watch a different channel? or record two and watch one that im recording?

you can record from two different transponders and watch a third but only if it's on the same quadrant as one of the two recordings, ie High / Low / Horizontal / Vertical.

[DOUGALMCD]

Yes they come with audio output and optical.

[dell_xps]

I know it's not aloud, but if you interested in an Ultimo give me a shout m8 :-)
Gets a slap from an Admin :-(

[manutd4life]

Yes they come with audio output and optical.

just to make sure is the optical one the fibre optic cable square output as i cant see on the picture im viewing?

cheers

[DOUGALMCD]

Fibre optic is square looking one above rs232 port.Other audio connections are below scart. On the ultimo.

[redondo5]

With duo2 to come around in a couple of months at the latest, not worth investing in an ultimo now unless absolutely neccesary. the duo2 might be pricey when it finally arrives, but it will surely push the price of the ultimo down a bit and probably the original duo too.

Once all these new high spec new receivers come out and the driver issues sorted, it would be sensible to make a judgement then based on price and performance.

Price wise, gigablue quad is likely to give you the best performance v price. that is assuming they sort out their teething problems.

[manutd4life]

With duo2 to come around in a couple of months at the latest, not worth investing in an ultimo now unless absolutely neccesary. the duo2 might be pricey when it finally arrives, but it will surely push the price of the ultimo down a bit and probably the original duo too.

Once all these new high spec new receivers come out and the driver issues sorted, it would be sensible to make a judgement then based on price and performance.

Price wise, gigablue quad is likely to give you the best performance v price. that is assuming they sort out their teething problems.

wont the duo 2 only support 2 tuners? as im after the 3 tuner one.
i am looking to invest in good product so i dont mind paying the price, i dont really wanna buy a box thats a bit cheaper but has problems. dont mind a few problems as thats expected but id rather have an expensive box for a few years rather than change box every year or so.

Plus isnt the duo and ultimo a different model? so if they bring the duo 2 out they wont be updating the ultimo to a newer model yet?

[redondo5]

wont the duo 2 only support 2 tuners? as im after the 3 tuner one.
i am looking to invest in good product so i dont mind paying the price, i dont really wanna buy a box thats a bit cheaper but has problems. dont mind a few problems as thats expected but id rather have an expensive box for a few years rather than change box every year or so.

Plus isnt the duo and ultimo a different model? so if they bring the duo 2 out they wont be updating the ultimo to a newer model yet?

The manufacturers of the vu+ receivers have hinted and promised new pluggable tu ers that are "TWIN" meaning two tuners in one. They were rumored to be due Q3 this year. But will probably arrive soon after the duo2 is released

It will allow a solo box to have two tuners in one, and ultimo double tuners in its pluggable slots.

worth getting a new receiver with more than 3 times processing power if your in for the long haul. New receivers will have 1.3ghz processor as opposed to old ultimo with 400mhz. Ultimo may be redundent line soon as most will go for duo2 especially if it lives up to expectations

[septicsmurf]

The solo2 will have fixed tuners, so won't be able to use twin plug and play tuner modules.
It has also been hinted that the duo2 will only take one twin tuner module, making it a triple tuner.
Why this is and how true it is, I don't know. But it'll make an awesome triple tuner