Caution ! Vu+ Clone

lorenzo64

Administrator
Dear partners and Customers,

Vu+, unarguably the leading supplier of Linux based set top box, works relentlessly to make sure the utmost quality that you expect us to achieve. This has been the integral part of the whole operations in developing and manufacturing.

However, we recently learned that a clone of Vu+ SOLO could now be traded through illegal transaction routes from China. In responding to this grave situation, we assure you that we will take all possible legal measures to ensure that such pirated copies of Vu+ products be not traded freely. Furthermore, we have already begun a technical process via which to upgrade the algorithm of system security implemented in all Vu+ products soon.

When this upgrade is put into place, no pirated copies of Vu+ products will work. While we sincerely ask for your unilateral support in dealing with this serious matter, let us state the following aspects so that you can inform those who might be interested in Vu+ clones.

1.No software update will be possible.
2.The hardware stability of clone is very questionable.
3.No repair support will be offered for clone boxes.
http://www2.vuplus.com/14-vuplus-articles/100-caution-vu-clone

Here the complete message on the Board.
 

blackspawn2

Vu+ User
I agree on everything.
I hope that this extra work will not absorb too much time to the BH Team. That time should be spent only for building the great images you do all the times ;)
 

New-VU

Vu+ Newbie
Does this article apply to allow versions of the VU+ box or just the SOLO?
I am looking at a seller on eBay that is selling the Duo for a very low price compared to what others are offering. Someone posted on a seller feedback that they sold them a fake Chinese Duo clone, so they look like there in circulation at the moment but I am very skeptical at the moment.
 

angelofsky1980

BlackHole Driver Specialist
Does this article apply to allow versions of the VU+ box or just the SOLO?
I am looking at a seller on eBay that is selling the Duo for a very low price compared to what others are offering. Someone posted on a seller feedback that they sold them a fake Chinese Duo clone, so they look like there in circulation at the moment but I am very skeptical at the moment.
Actually this article is for Solo only.
I suggest to do not buy a very low cost box from not known sellers: the clone is near our door.
 

a911

The BH Lover
Price rang for new Duo is between 280 to 319 UK pounds!
For cheaper and may be one or two years old, @ebay ,,and U'r protected against fraud of buying clones!
 

New-VU

Vu+ Newbie
I will not post the link but it is £230, with an extra £35 charge for a 3 year warranty. They have not sold these boxes before but two other people have purchased but not posted any feedback yet.
The person selling these boxes live in the same town I work, so I will pay them a visit this week and hopefully get to inspect the box to see if it's the real deal.
These boxes are not second hand, they are new according to the listing, which makes me more skeptical.
If the guide above does not apply to the Duo box then I am sort of in the dark to try and spot any noticeable clone signs.
 

Matrix10

Administrator
I will not post the link but it is £230, with an extra £35 charge for a 3 year warranty. They have not sold these boxes before but two other people have purchased but not posted any feedback yet.
The person selling these boxes live in the same town I work, so I will pay them a visit this week and hopefully get to inspect the box to see if it's the real deal.
These boxes are not second hand, they are new according to the listing, which makes me more skeptical.
If the guide above does not apply to the Duo box then I am sort of in the dark to try and spot any noticeable clone signs.

If the clone companies and it seems that it is
send me the address on the PM or send info directly to VUplus
So we'll see what we can do with it .

Placing links for Clone boxes is not allowed
The same applies to advertising Clone boxes via PM .
 

New-VU

Vu+ Newbie
If the clone companies and it seems that it is
send me the address on the PM or send info directly to VUplus
So we'll see what we can do with it .

Placing links for Clone boxes is not allowed
The same applies to advertising Clone boxes via PM .

I will ask some more questions first and take a closer look, then I can fully decided if these are clones being sold.

I understand clone box links and advertising clones via PM, this is why I did not post a link to the eBay page.
Someone forums say they do not exist, others do, but this looks like a good percentage that is clones being sold.
 

Ev0

Admin
I have read on other forums that these come with a sticker on the box saying you should only update the software from a certain website and not to use other images.

So if you see that sticker when you go to look, walk away and report them to vu+
 

VTI

Vu+ User
1.No software update will be possible. :chair:

not true :fie:

EDIT By MX10

WARNING

Once again something like this and you fly from this forum.

This is not clone forum.
 

VTI

Vu+ User
zorry mate
i was think you are interessed to check the secret chip for report to vu+

and yes my vu+duo is original
 

Matrix10

Administrator
zorry mate
i was think you are interessed to check the secret chip for report to vu+

and yes my vu+duo is original


Placing links for Clone boxes is not allowed
The same applies to advertising Clone boxes via PM .

I told you earlier that the links to clone are not allowed
and that you can send PM,or even better send notification directly to Vuplus.
 

cygol

Vu+ Newbie
how do we recognize duo2 clone , is pictures and compare about it?
please send a link about it here
 

Ev0

Admin
how do we recognize duo2 clone , is pictures and compare about it?
please send a link about it here
You would have to be really unlucky to accidentally buy a duo2 clone, there were not many of them about, due to the fact they cost more to buy than genuine ones.

The easiest way to tell, would be to load the latest BH image onto it from this board, if it boots up and runs, then it will be genuine, if it fails to boot, then it will be a clone.
 

cygol

Vu+ Newbie
You would have to be really unlucky to accidentally buy a duo2 clone, there were not many of them about, due to the fact they cost more to buy than genuine ones.

The easiest way to tell, would be to load the latest BH image onto it from this board, if it boots up and runs, then it will be genuine, if it fails to boot, then it will be a clone.
thank you
there are not really other ways>
from box?
before open the box?
 

Ev0

Admin
I have heard very little about the Duo2 clones, i've not seen any real pictures of them, so can't advise any further.

If you have any doubts, just buy from an authorised dealer and you will be fine.
 

abid hussain

Vu+ Newbie
Its really sad that VU+ is no more taking its customer seriously now days in term of support

I am a retailer and have send several emails to vu+ but they are not responding about tuner problem in dou2 solo se v1 v2 that it dont support higher symbol rates as mentioned in specs like videocon package on st1 88 not being scanned in these models due to defective hardware i guess if it was driver issue they must had responded to our queries
 
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