Limited budget

[Davon]

Hi all

On a limited budget £200 I have seen both Uno and Solo for approx £190 . Also uno twin tuner for a bit more £250 ( really fancy a solo 2 but £300 a little bit much) . Which of the cheaper options would you recommend or indeed any others around £200 to £250 . And what tech would i be losing with cheaper boxes .
I have a dm500s so is an upgrade to a solo or duo even worth it ??

Thanks

 

[Matrix10]

UNO is nice box .

 

[Davon]

Thanks
Is it higher spec than solo (faster etc)
Just seen a duo twin tuner for £239 is it worth extra as i dont really need to record one channel while watching another , but is there anything elso the duo twin would do that

 

[Davon]

If there advertised with sata hard drives , are they fitted internally where you can record too then playback as opposed to plugging in a hard drive via usb port ..??

 

[sidTM]

If there advertised with sata hard drives , are they fitted internally where you can record too then playback as opposed to plugging in a hard drive via usb port ..??

Yes bud if it's advertised with a sata hdd then it'll be fitted and yes you can record and playback from the internal hdd

 

[sidTM]

If there advertised with sata hard drives , are they fitted internally where you can record too then playback as opposed to plugging in a hard drive via usb port ..??

Also remember your also better having a USB always plugged into the back of the receiver and use this for your egp to store onto when it updates everyday

 

[yummer]

Thanks
Is it higher spec than solo (faster etc)
Just seen a duo twin tuner for £239 is it worth extra as i dont really need to record one channel while watching another , but is there anything elso the duo twin would do that

Just be careful when buying 'to good to be true' offers as you could end up buying a clone box which you'll receive no support for and will be inferior to a genuine vu

 

[Davon]

Thanks guys
Which one sounds best deal please?
Uno with 500gb sata hdd drive £260
Duo twin tuner ( no hdd) £250

Sorry for all questions but its a mine field and i want to get it right !

 

[sidTM]

Thanks guys
Which one sounds best deal please?
Uno with 500gb sata hdd drive £260
Duo twin tuner ( no hdd) £250

Sorry for all questions but its a mine field and i want to get it right !

Well if your not bothered about watching 1 channel when recording another then I would say the uno mate plus I'm sure the uno is newer than the duo as duo was released 2010 and uno in 2011

 

[yummer]

[ http://www.vuplus-community.net/board/forums/where-i-bought-my-vu-retailers-list.13/

Check this link out for recommended retailers in your location... And don't be afraid to ask for discount . I know I got £5 straight of the price just by asking... A lot of companies will price match too happy shopping

 

[Davon]

Thanks chaps uno with 500 hdd i think it is . Do i need one of the usb wifi dongle i see advertised . whats the purpose ? And does uno do transending thanks

 

[yummer]

Thanks chaps uno with 500 hdd i think it is . Do i need one of the usb wifi dongle i see advertised . whats the purpose ? And does uno do transending thanks

If you mean transcoding no it doesn't... You'll need a WiFi dongle to hook it up to your network ... You can also use a Ethernet cable if your router is close to your setup. Also get a usb stick a 2 or 4 gig is more than ample for flashing latest BH image and if you want to save picons and EPG data on it.

 

[Davon]

Thanks yummer . So the ones without internal storage you have to plug external usb hard drive in ?. Is this slower ?

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[yummer]

External hard drives should work just as well as internal as the vu boxes have an esata connection for external drives bud . If you look at the vu website you can see the specs

http://www.vuplus.com

 

[sidTM]

Thanks guys
Which one sounds best deal please?
Uno with 500gb sata hdd drive £260
Duo twin tuner ( no hdd) £250

Sorry for all questions but its a mine field and i want to get it right !

Thanks chaps uno with 500 hdd i think it is . Do i need one of the usb wifi dongle i see advertised . whats the purpose ? And does uno do transending thanks

also if your router is nowhere near your box for a wired connection then buy homeplugs, dont get a wifi dongle as you will have problems with pictures glitching/freezing etc