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VU+ Solo Single Tuner DVB-S2 HD 0r a db800sehd clone
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09-12-2012 12:32pm#1
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So have set up the VU+Uno special Hong Kong Version.
Added a cheap DVB-T stick based on the Alpha 9135 Chipset. The stick looks and comes like this and are available on ebay for about €9 incl postage.
A few screen shots of the Uno running Blackhole 1.72 (1.75 preloaded but not stable/Vix 2.45 useless/Other images crap).
Combined 7 day EPG for Satellite and Terrestrial and running Auto Bouquet Updater so no transponder updating required. Needless to say its backed up now!
€183 including DVB-T stick all in.
EPG Combined
OSD
EPG Single Summary
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So have set up the VU+Uno special Hong Kong Version.
Added a cheap DVB-T stick based on the Alpha 9135 Chipset. The stick looks and comes like this and are available on ebay for about €9 incl postage.
A few screen shots of the Uno running Blackhole 1.72 (1.75 preloaded but not stable/Vix 2.45 useless/Other images crap).
Combined 7 day EPG for Satellite and Terrestrial and running Auto Bouquet Updater so no transponder updating required. Needless to say its backed up now!
€183 including DVB-T stick all in.
EPG Combined
OSD
EPG Single Summary
What's the UNO clone like mate??
Have 2 of the solo's0 -
Glenviewjf wrote: »What's the UNO clone like mate??
Have 2 of the solo's
Well its fine I suppose but has limitations at the moment. Comes with the HDD cable and patching tools (null modem cable etc) in case you kill it. I haven't done that just yet. I am sure it will happen eventually
I'll summarise my experiences so far with it which mainly fall into 2 categories.
Images
Box and remote fine. Having gotten used to smaller HD combo boxes, this box is about the size of the old Ctech 5000c/Technomate 6900 boxes.
One thing that general novices might miss upon setting up the box is the use of FPGA which programs the chip on board. If not updated the tuner will not work.
The one I got was from Mixeshop and came with a V3 sticker on it. This does not mean that it will take Vix 3 images. It doesn't. The Ferrari Dream Elite Software by the way does not work on it. The remote control becomes inoperable. So it is clear that there are different CE versions of the same box.
Image wise it came preloaded with BH1.75. This is not a stable image and short of learning python you are better off going back to BH1.72 which I did. As I have said the latest Vix Images do not work on it, it loads but the tuner is invisible to the box as compatible drivers are simply not there. I tried Vix 2.45 which was the last image before anti-clone measures. I found that Vix version limited in functionality, unstable as has too many green screens to be usable.
There is a glitch in BH 1.72 software where the tuner occasionally forgets its settings (SID not found in PAT) but there is a solution to edit some of the python script to fix same. This may be down to my 8x1 diseqc setup for my 5 lnbs.
Softwarewise fairly easy to use. Satellite transponder data dowloaded from kingofsat using Dreamset and FTPd to the box.
The Uno (Hong Kong Style) is fairly new so the abiility to use other images may improve over time. At present people thinking that because it is V3 means that it takes any of the Vix 3 images will be disappointed. There is a software update pending to circumvent anti cloning measures implemented, but I wouldnt hold my breath.
In the meantime BH 1.72 is perfectly acceptable and does what I want it to do. A single 7 day epg for DVB-T and DVB-S was my main priority.
The DVB-T end
I had noticed a thread on another forum where you had one of the cheap DVB-T sticks working with a Dreambox which is the same as the one I used and is available here and costs €6.84 incl postage.
This took a bit of figuring out. Just had to get the firmware and drivers and load it via filezilla (after much searching). The guys over on the VC BHole forum had figured it out previously. The little aerial is fine and pick up the station fine, but I will add the €2 attachment cable to run to a proper aerial.
Finding my way around E2 so I may ask you a few questions off the thread.
Heres a couple of pics of the main board inside including the tuner module.
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to just get an update, is it still working and is it any good for subtitles?
Are you asking me ? Yes it still works. Infact I changed the tuner in it to an original tuner for £20. It now performs like a original box and accepts latest images without faffing about with updating the security chip on the tuner card. I use the latest version of BH - OE2.
I have also changed my mind on the Ferrari people. They certainly know there stuff. Some top crack hackers over there 0 -
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