Genial for hobbyists (New: advanced users).  But WAF = 0 (New: 0.6)

Genial for hobbyists (New: advanced users). But WAF = 0 (New: 0.6)

VU + ® Duo² Full HD 1080p Twin Receiver Linux 2x DVB-S2 Dual Tuner PVR ready (Electronics)

Customer Review

The Vu + is a very powerful development of DBox with whom I before 10? Years have begun. In terms of response time, switching times and processing speed I could not detect any weaknesses in the last 7 days.
The open source system "Enigma" is programmed for ages already by individuals and there are an incredible number of plugins, system enhancements and modified user interfaces (skins). That's the greatest strength and the greatest weakness at the same time this box and all open source boxes. Unfortunately, there are no precise style guide for the presentation and the service. This means that the operation in the various plugins can be fundamentally different. The key assignment of the main screen (TV Playback) can be adjusted while but this is true then for example when playing back recordings no longer.
Unfortunately occur tw. (Me too often) when setting up new plugins or their hectic operation crashes of Enigma and the plugins or the system hangs completely and must be restarted using the power switch, which the WAF finally reduces to 0 and prompted me, the box back to . Send
The most positive thing for me was that I had as a test run 9 shots with 4 receivers (VU + Duo2, 2x DualSat) parallel on. This is possible because the box can accommodate all service of a transponder in parallel rather than one transmitter per receiver.

Very suitable is this box for purists who want to use only the included system (possibly also the very good VTI Image) without extensions and plugins. Furthermore, recommended for ambitious hobbyists who want to create a perfect system and must take no account of partner or roommate, but the "just want to watch TV!".

Those who tried, should look in any case the VTI-Image. That seems to me to be very well matured and has already powerful tools (eg backup / restore of settings, program lists and all Images) integrated. If necessary, should the programmer times devise a simpler skin, because the felt 100 Additional information of interest in the channel display when switching indeed nice but not for everyone in the long run. But this window must not occupy 1/3 of the screen. Also you could "started recording for program XYZ" message box or as "EPG is available again" at the top of the screen in 1 to max. Display 2 lines and not always centered on the screen. For a normal user that are really only information and not the central purpose of the box.

Edit 27/01/2015:
Hi again,
I let myself be convinced by a colleague again another image (OpenATV) try. Since Amazon has indeed extended the return period to January 31, which was not a problem in time. I am glad that I have tried that again, because the receiver is running quite stable with the image. I fear that I have made in the first experiments with VTI a purely node that has pulled through to the end.
By OpenATV I am gone slightly more slowly and it is very stable.
Of course, the plugins are (there are indeed in all derivatives nearly identical) still tw. something crude to use and mostly very Spartan in the statements. Mostly there is no functional description or key assignment within the plugin. And 300+ posts in the forum to read plugin is not everyone's thing.
I still maintain that there is no receiver for technophobes, but he positively enhanced through its performance and expandability from the crowd.
Given the stable operation with OpenATV I increase from 3 to 4 stars.
PS: The WAF is increased from 0 to 0.6, which is a solid value here.

Not bad, but ... 23 Rank: 4/5
April 23
fine 1489 Rank: 5/5
March 1
Beautiful but not practical 1 Rank: 2/5
January 27
Meets expectations 76 Rank: 4/5
April 10
no surviving two months Rank: 1/5
August 29

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