[nolia]

do these need a plugin to read cards? which of the 2 is a better box in terms of blind scan, better tuner, PIP

[Digicon]

Originally Posted by nolia

do these need a plugin to read cards? which of the 2 is a better box in terms of blind scan, better tuner, PIP

They both run the same broadcom Chipset BM7413 and both have plug & Play tuners although the ultimo has 3x and the ET9500 only 2x, Quite a nice big display on the Ultimo as well and probably has that little bit more support too.

Price for the Ultimo has dropped in the last few days with 2x tuners to £399 and i believe the 9500 may come in at around £349 IMHO the extra £50 is worth it on the Ultimo.

[nolia]

I almost pulled the trigger on the Ultimo, then waited to do a bit more research after negative reviews of their tuners being over sensitive, apparently they struggle with weak transponders. I like the idea of 2 satellite tuners + 1 cable tuner. The prices have gone down indeed.

[Digicon]

Originally Posted by nolia

I almost pulled the trigger on the Ultimo, then waited to do a bit more research after negative reviews of their tuners being over sensitive, apparently they struggle with weak transponders. I like the idea of 2 satellite tuners + 1 cable tuner. The prices have gone down indeed.

Correct i owned one they are indeed not as sensitive as they should be, i di numerous tests with different brands of receivers some could not match the Ultimo but some like the Technomate 5402HD put it too shame, the tuner sensitivity is only one aspect of the ultimo and i came to realise that its a great satellite receiver just not one for feed hunting

[nolia]

What other alternative? Dream r expensive.

[Digicon]

Originally Posted by nolia

What other alternative? Dream r expensive.

That all depends on what you want out of the receiver, If its just general satellite viewing, recording etc... then the Ultimo or 9500 are absolutely fine. If your looking at weak/fringe reception 4:2:2 feed hunting then there are other receivers available although all Linux receivers are 4:2:2 capable via the web interface and VLC

[nolia]

Originally Posted by Digicon

That all depends on what you want out of the receiver, If its just general satellite viewing, recording etc... then the Ultimo or 9500 are absolutely fine. If your looking at weak/fringe reception 4:2:2 feed hunting then there are other receivers available although all Linux receivers are 4:2:2 capable via the web interface and VLC

4:2:2 these r just numbers to me. Blind scan would be nice to have

[Digicon]

Blindscan is available on both of the receivers you mentioned as they boyh share the same chipset which is also used in the ET9000,9100,9200,Vu Uno and probably some others as well

[nolia]

Originally Posted by Digicon

Correct i owned one they are indeed not as sensitive as they should be, i di numerous tests with different brands of receivers some could not match the Ultimo but some like the Technomate 5402HD put it too shame, the tuner sensitivity is only one aspect of the ultimo and i came to realise that its a great satellite receiver just not one for feed hunting

So what are u using now?

[thfccambs]

Does the V Lt do PIP?
Know the V+duo doesn't.

[nolia]

I don't know, I'm also trying to find out before I buy. Is the tuner on the ET9500 'bad' as well comparing to the Ultimo

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by nolia

I don't know, I'm also trying to find out before I buy. Is the tuner on the ET9500 'bad' as well comparing to the Ultimo

Not sure but I'd go for ET9500 over V ULT

Own a V+duo and not that happy with it compared to my DM8000.

[nolia]

Originally Posted by thfccambs

Not sure but I'd go for ET9500 over V ULT

Own a V+duo and not that happy with it compared to my DM8000.

Well Dream is in its own league. Why u not happy with VU

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by nolia

Well Dream is in its own league. Why u not happy with VU

Probably just comparing it to the DM, not as stable but that may come down to the VIX image.

[Digicon]

The Vu Ultimo and ET9500 both do PIP,Blindscan etc... as i mentioned they both share the same mainboard chipset so are near enough identical apart from some cosmetic changes and one extra tuner.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by Digicon

The Vu Ultimo and ET9500 both do PIP,Blindscan etc... as i mentioned they both share the same mainboard chipset so are near enough identical apart from some cosmetic changes and one extra tuner.

Been looking @ the Ultimo today, can be had for a very good price now, compared to what i paid for my DM8000 its bloody cheap.
499£ with 3 Sat tuners and 500gb HD.


Wonder what play backs like on downloaded films? My V+Duo is poor. Where the DM8000 is perfect.

[Digicon]

Originally Posted by thfccambs

Been looking @ the Ultimo today, can be had for a very good price now, compared to what i paid for my DM8000 its bloody cheap.
499£ with 3 Sat tuners and 500gb HD.


Wonder what play backs like on downloaded films? My V+Duo is poor. Where the DM8000 is perfect.

My old ET9000 played MKV's perfect never a problem again though it had the same chipset as the 9500 and Ultimo, The prices have toppled if i was tempted again i would just get a standard 2 tuner one at £399 and wait for the Plug & Play dual tuner due to arrive in the next few weeks.

[Ghostleader]

I've had the entry level Solo for about three months now, really getting it down now, the thing that anoys me is hardware dosnt allow for USB powered portable hard drives to be used, For £185 I suppose I cant moan about it, just wish I had bought the Uno now

[nolia]

Originally Posted by Digicon

My old ET9000 played MKV's perfect never a problem again though it had the same chipset as the 9500 and Ultimo, The prices have toppled if i was tempted again i would just get a standard 2 tuner one at £399 and wait for the Plug & Play dual tuner due to arrive in the next few weeks.

I pulled the trigger, got the 3 tuners, didn't know there was a dual tuner coming out soon. Bugger!!

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by nolia

I pulled the trigger, got the 3 tuners, didn't know there was a dual tuner coming out soon. Bugger!!

Please let me know what you think of the box once it comes?
Where did you buy from?

Really thinking of selling my DM8000 and trying one of these

[Digicon]

Originally Posted by nolia

I pulled the trigger, got the 3 tuners, didn't know there was a dual tuner coming out soon. Bugger!!

Dont panic the Plug & Play Dual tuners are compatible with the Vu Uno,Ultimo and the forthcoming Duo2, I have an Uno myself now and only purchased due to the fact that i had heard a rumour of the Dual tuner to be released shortly which will turn my Uno into a Duo but with better specification.

As far as i am aware from reading on the matter the Ultimo will only be able to take 2 x Dual Tuners and the 3rd slot not too sure about, No one has given any reason yet as to why the Ultimo can only take 2 twins and not the anticipated 3 twins which would have made it a 6 DVB-S2 tuner receiver or to put it another way a DM8000 killer. Word has it that its probably a driver constraint and nothing to do with the Linux system perhaps this will be rectified in the future who knows.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by Digicon

or to put it another way a DM8000 killer..

Well as production of the DM8000 is stopping we can already say it's now killed.

Still a fantastic sat box the DM8000, had mine probably 3 years plus.

[nolia]

Originally Posted by thfccambs

Please let me know what you think of the box once it comes?
Where did you buy from?

Really thinking of selling my DM8000 and trying one of these

Got it from sat shop. Google it will come up. I'm using BH image. It's slow for my liking when doing sat scans. I'm impressed with the interface and huge VFD. I'm still toying around, but generally I think its a good machine. I have installed a 250gb from old receiver and I can play the ts files. I will have a lot of time to play with it at the weekend then give an update. I will try other images to c what they r like. I have a cable tuner but seem not to find anything. I have to sort the xml file then take it from there. I'm fairly new to the linux world of sat receivers.

[nolia]

Originally Posted by Digicon

Dont panic the Plug & Play Dual tuners are compatible with the Vu Uno,Ultimo and the forthcoming Duo2, I have an Uno myself now and only purchased due to the fact that i had heard a rumour of the Dual tuner to be released shortly which will turn my Uno into a Duo but with better specification.

As far as i am aware from reading on the matter the Ultimo will only be able to take 2 x Dual Tuners and the 3rd slot not too sure about, No one has given any reason yet as to why the Ultimo can only take 2 twins and not the anticipated 3 twins which would have made it a 6 DVB-S2 tuner receiver or to put it another way a DM8000 killer. Word has it that its probably a driver constraint and nothing to do with the Linux system perhaps this will be rectified in the future who knows.

Phew thank heavens it wasn't a fatal shot. I will try the tuners I got now on 7W and 26E. I have a 1M triax.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by nolia

Phew thank heavens it wasn't a fatal shot. I will try the tuners I got now on 7W and 26E. I have a 1M triax.

Where about are you in UK? Can you get a signal on PLTV 10e?

JSC 1 and 2 are FTV on 7w at the moment also. Don't bother with scanning just load an upto date channel list.

Look forward to your thought, some pictures would be nice also. Lol

[nolia]

Originally Posted by thfccambs

Where about are you in UK? Can you get a signal on PLTV 10e?

JSC 1 and 2 are FTV on 7w at the moment also. Don't bother with scanning just load an upto date channel list.

Look forward to your thought, some pictures would be nice also. Lol

High Wycombe. I'm actually scanning 10E

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by nolia

High Wycombe. I'm actually scanning 10E

think you may well be ok with 1m dish there if set up right.
Let me know if you get good signal strengh on 10e PLTVHD.

Add a bloody channel list takes about 2 minutes, sod all that scanning.lol

[nolia]

Originally Posted by thfccambs

think you may well be ok with 1m dish there if set up right.
Let me know if you get good signal strengh on 10e PLTVHD.

Add a bloody channel list takes about 2 minutes, sod all that scanning.lol

Yeah I m gonna do that. Lol

[Ghostleader]

Originally Posted by nolia

Yeah I m gonna do that. Lol

Catseyes channel list mate the latest is from just last month, massive respect to the guy that compiles it.

[nolia]

Originally Posted by Ghostleader

Catseyes channel list mate the latest is from just last month, massive respect to the guy that compiles it.

Where do I get that? I have checked my image and there is no channel list saved.