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  • #482
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    Just setting it up now.

    The door on the right seems very stiff. Does it open manually or via remote?

    EDIT: Sorted, it was stiff as a board, I was terrified putting pressure on it to get it open. Also people should note, when you buy one of these, you're gonna need a 3 pin plug. Bloody disgrace considering the money.


  • #483
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    After a day of messing around, I am finding VIX very unstable. I have gotten the GREEN screen of death many times and have yet to successfully initialize my internal HDD, It just wont do it. Also some channels will not play initially, but they do after a while. The whole thing lacks a sense of user feedback, it always leaves you guessing - "is it initializing or not"?

    I have tried to init the disk via telnet, it worked fine or so I thought, when I go to record now I get the green screen of death. Also I notice when the machine restarts, it has no audio. I have to press chan+ then chan- to get audio on the channel it returned to.

    I have setup networking.web ok, I have connected via web, ftp and dreamboxedit.

    So far, yuck. Gonna try openpli


  • #484
    stanley1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭stanley1


    maybe initialise hd outside of box, eg connect internally to desktop and format in fat32 then insert into vu, a clean install is probably the way to go.


  • #485
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    stanley1 wrote: »
    maybe initialise hd outside of box, eg connect internally to desktop and format in fat32 then insert into vu, a clean install is probably the way to go.

    I tried that, still no good. So I did a factory reset. It is now looping between VIX loading screen and rebooting.

    EDIT:
    I have since reflashed it to latest official firmware. This has successfully initialized the disk and ran filesystem check. So the issue seems to be with VIX. TBH I am finding VIX extremely unstable. If I do anything and I mean anything to do with disks, it goes to GSOD. Arrrggg


  • #486
    Gipo3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Gipo3


    Did you download latest updates after installing vix?


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  • #487
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    Gipo3 wrote: »
    Did you download latest updates after installing vix?

    I am on VIX 1.3, Using it's web updates tells me there are none. I am now reflashed back to VIX 1.3 and scanning Astra again. I have init'd the disk with the official fw, then reflashed to VIX, so lets see if VIX will see the disk now.

    On the + side, just won a Nova-T USB DTT tuner from Ebay for 30 quid delivered.


  • #488
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭joolsveer


    dnme wrote: »
    Just setting it up now.

    ........... Also people should note, when you buy one of these, you're gonna need a 3 pin plug. Bloody disgrace considering the money.

    Where did you buy it?


  • #489
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    joolsveer wrote: »
    Where did you buy it?

    iElektroniks


  • #490
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    I notice my Channel 4 HD is gone. I had this with my Argus VIP2 & Sky FTV card.
    I have my FTV card in the VU+ and configured correctly, I can see Sky3, Fiver etc.

    Why no Ch4 HD?

    Edit: I have it, had to tune it manually, the autoscan found a Channel 4 HD but it just presented a blank screen. The manually tunes one is working. Strange!!!


  • #491
    RogerThis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 758 ✭✭✭RogerThis


    There will be lots of playing around with the box when you first get it, but that's half the fun of the box. But it is a lot more stable than other Linux reciever.

    The reason I use the vix image, the team are based in the uk, so they try to mimic the sky+ box and it's functionality. Also the team are fairly friendly too.

    I bought a 16gb USB stick to use for time shifting. This helps with the noise of the machine, so the hard drive isn't spinning all the time.


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  • #492
    stanley1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭stanley1


    dnme wrote: »
    I notice my Channel 4 HD is gone. I had this with my Argus VIP2 & Sky FTV card.
    I have my FTV card in the VU+ and configured correctly, I can see Sky3, Fiver etc.

    Why no Ch4 HD?

    Edit: I have it, had to tune it manually, the autoscan found a Channel 4 HD but it just presented a blank screen. The manually tunes one is working. Strange!!!

    If you need more comprehensive support go to address below, all of the vix programmers post here and are very helpful.

    http://www.world-of-satellite.com/forumdisplay.php?11-VU-Duo


  • #493
    KELTICKNIGHTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,781 ✭✭✭KELTICKNIGHTT


    dnme wrote: »
    I notice my Channel 4 HD is gone. I had this with my Argus VIP2 & Sky FTV card.
    I have my FTV card in the VU+ and configured correctly, I can see Sky3, Fiver etc.

    Why no Ch4 HD?

    Edit: I have it, had to tune it manually, the autoscan found a Channel 4 HD but it just presented a blank screen. The manually tunes one is working. Strange!!!

    do you find this better than the Edison vip2 combo ? as looking at couple of boxes like Edison vip2, Ferguson combo and qbox hd mini ,, TRIAX ST-HD527CI and also this box


  • #494
    kierank01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭kierank01


    stanley1 wrote: »
    Yes full HD, link below.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hauppauge-WinTV-NOVA-T-USB-Stick-freeview/dp/B000F8RPQE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294526640&sr=8-1

    I went to pc world today, and saw this. When I went to a salesman, they said that it was freeview only (and wouldn't do mpeg4 for irish DTT).

    I'm a little confused now, is this different from the one from amazon?
    I know there is a big price difference, but with shiping costs, there is only €10 in the difference, but want to be able to return it easily if it dosen't work.


  • #495
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,307 ✭✭✭irishchris


    same one. and yes it does for irish dtt. the vu+ does the processing and as does mpeg 4 processing it works perfect. i had one few months back with the old dreamelite images no problem


  • #496
    Gipo3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Gipo3


    Got it from amazon for 45euro delivered which is 15 less than pc world.
    @Irishchris, any update on this for Vix?


  • #497
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    KELTICKNIGHTT wrote: »
    do you find this better than the Edison vip2 combo ? as looking at couple of boxes like Edison vip2, Ferguson combo and qbox hd mini ,, TRIAX ST-HD527CI and also this box

    I dunno to be honest....
    Looking at images on a screen, what makes quality?
    Sometimes RTENL looks crap on my DTT TV, sometimes it looks good - depends on the source media and it's quality.

    CBS Drama v ITV HD? ITV HD looks good, CBS Drama looks old and grainy, but I kinda like old and grainy, it reminds me of being a kid watching Melissa on Falcon Crest :rolleyes:

    One thing I like about the VU+ is the option to choose how it presents 16:9 and 4:3 content. You can scale it or not as you choose.

    Love the speed and smoothness of channel changes on the VU+. ON the VIP2, its painful, painful, painful.


  • #498
    KELTICKNIGHTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,781 ✭✭✭KELTICKNIGHTT


    dnme wrote: »
    I dunno to be honest....
    Looking at images on a screen, what makes quality?
    Sometimes RTENL looks crap on my DTT TV, sometimes it looks good - depends on the source media and it's quality.

    CBS Drama v ITV HD? ITV HD looks good, CBS Drama looks old and grainy, but I kinda like old and grainy, it reminds me of being a kid watching Melissa on Falcon Crest :rolleyes:

    One thing I like about the VU+ is the option to choose how it presents 16:9 and 4:3 content. You can scale it or not as you choose.

    Love the speed and smoothness of channel changes on the VU+. ON the VIP2, its painful, painful, painful.
    that leaves the Ferguson combo and qbox hd mini then as my options
    theres a price of 100 euros between them


  • #499
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    KELTICKNIGHTT wrote: »
    that leaves the Ferguson combo and qbox hd mini then as my options
    theres a price of 100 euros between them

    Why have you ruled out the VU+ ?

    EDIT: Just saw this thread on the same topic
    http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?5444-HD-picture-quality


  • #500
    KELTICKNIGHTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,781 ✭✭✭KELTICKNIGHTT


    dnme wrote: »
    Why have you ruled out the VU+ ?

    EDIT: Just saw this thread on the same topic
    http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?5444-HD-picture-quality

    would you recommend over Ferguson combo ,what the pros over it with the vu+ duo
    just quick look and i guess the price,was looking at 200 too max 300 euros complete for combo and these boxes are more like 350 too 490 euros


  • #501
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,307 ✭✭✭irishchris


    Gipo3 wrote: »
    Got it from amazon for 45euro delivered which is 15 less than pc world.
    @Irishchris, any update on this for Vix?

    obviously i can not mention details on the new vix image as is still heavily under development. but as the rest of the team has already disclosed on the site there will be support for dtt in the next image but there is still a lot of work to be done yet but stay tuned and in a few weeks you will see it is worth the wait:)


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  • #502
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    KELTICKNIGHTT wrote: »
    would you recommend over Ferguson combo ,what the pros over it with the vu+ duo
    just quick look and i guess the price,was looking at 200 too max 300 euros complete for combo and these boxes are more like 350 too 490 euros

    I would seriously recommend the VU+ Duo. Its basically a Dreambox. It is packed with features that you would not believe. Give yourself another month to save another 100 quid, you will be moving up a notch onto another level altogether.


  • #503
    KELTICKNIGHTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,781 ✭✭✭KELTICKNIGHTT


    dnme wrote: »
    I would seriously recommend the VU+ Duo. Its basically a Dreambox. It is packed with features that you would not believe. Give yourself another month to save another 100 quid, you will be moving up a notch onto another level altogether.

    ill check a few place across europe too see if i can get cheaper,as anything like it here tends too much more


  • #504
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    KELTICKNIGHTT wrote: »
    ill check a few place across europe too see if i can get cheaper,as anything like it here tends too much more

    Got mine for 380 delivered from iElektroniks. Its a lot of cash I know but I was able to sell my VIP2 and I waited a month to save up the dough. iElektroniks have a 100 quid off offer.


  • #505
    fmul9798
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 779 ✭✭✭fmul9798


    Dnme: how long did they take to deliver and which courier delivered it in Ireland?
    Cheers,
    -fm


  • #506
    kierank01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭kierank01


    I ordered mine on new years eve, they dispatched on the 4th, and i got it on the 10th.

    They used GLS.


  • #507
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭carbsy


    dnme wrote: »
    Got mine for 380 delivered from iElektroniks. Its a lot of cash I know but I was able to sell my VIP2 and I waited a month to save up the dough. iElektroniks have a 100 quid off offer.

    It's €449 on the site now.Do I need some special code to avail of cheaper price? Cheers.


  • #508
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭dnme


    fmul9798 wrote: »
    Dnme: how long did they take to deliver and which courier delivered it in Ireland?
    Cheers,
    -fm

    Not sure, I think it was a yellow van, may have been local courier. But it took about a week.
    carbsy wrote: »
    It's €449 on the site now.Do I need some special code to avail of cheaper price? Cheers.

    Codes here
    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69234508&postcount=358


  • #509
    recyclebin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,560 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    I have a Saorview approved Walker TV and am looking to set up a PVR.

    I have both a vu+ duo and a playstation 3 which leaves me with two options. I could buy the hauppauge nova-t for the vu+ or playtv for the playstation. Does anybody have both of these systems? Which one is the best for a PVR?

    Does the Saorview EPG display correctly on both systems to allow me to set timers to record straight from the EPG? The vu+ doesn't do mheg5 but does it still do the epg correctly? Does RTE2 HD work okay on the vu+?

    The playtv looks like a more polished system but the vu+ would mean I would have everything on one box? What do you guys recommend?


  • #510
    kierank01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭kierank01


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    Got this email from iElektroniks, I love the broken english.


    Feel free to use the codes.


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  • #511
    KELTICKNIGHTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,781 ✭✭✭KELTICKNIGHTT


    i orderd a qbox hd mini with all dvb-t tuner for irish digital and a wifi ,has web browser built in etc,i let you know how it goes when all setup next week,git it delivered in total for 244 euros and another 20 for wifi ,so im happy with that


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