vu+ duo

seabaz2000 · 16-01-2011 06:53PM

Hmmmmm....not for the vu+ solo methinks....

dnme · 16-01-2011 06:59PM

seabaz2000 wrote: »

Hmmmmm....not for the vu+ solo methinks....

Ahhh, this thread is for the duo, see title.

seabaz2000 · 16-01-2011 07:22PM

Yeah grand no bother.
Is it right to assume that whilst http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/ and http://www.world-of-satellite.com/ are down that I won't be able to download plugins for the box whilst using the VIX image.

dnme · 16-01-2011 07:24PM

seabaz2000 wrote: »

Yeah grand no bother.
Is it right to assume that whilst http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/ and http://www.world-of-satellite.com/ are down that I won't be able to download plugins for the box whilst using the VIX image.

Have you tried them ?

seabaz2000 · 16-01-2011 07:34PM

Yep, been trying to access them all day from home. Tried them from a remote server under a different ISP, still nothing. Tried via IP also, in case DNS had problems resolving host names, no joy either. Tried to ping but requests timing out....overkilll????

dnme · 16-01-2011 07:37PM

seabaz2000 wrote: »

Yep, been trying to access them all day from home. Tried them from a remote server under a different ISP, still nothing. Tried via IP also, in case DNS had problems resolving host names, no joy either. Tried to ping but requests timing out....overkilll????

they're working fine for me

Gipo3 · 16-01-2011 07:55PM

They are not working for me either since Friday at 10pm when they closed for maintenence, must still be working on it. Only supposed to be down fr 24hrs?

Apogee · 16-01-2011 08:16PM

The site was up for a small time today - managed to update CCcam to reading a FTV card - but then disappeared again.

RogerThis · 16-01-2011 08:23PM

http://www.world-of-satellite.com is back up for me now, http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk is still down.

dnme · 16-01-2011 08:24PM

yea actually gone here aswell, its up and down throughout the day

Pj! · 17-01-2011 08:42PM

Pj! wrote: »

2. Stability. How stable will this be once set up? e.g. If I was away from home for a few weeks/months, could I rely on this setup to continue working without any issues for all the non techies at home?

Anyone?

dnme · 17-01-2011 08:55PM

Pj! wrote: »

Anyone?

It's all very new, we are early adopters. It'll take a few months of software upgrades to get it totally stable. For now it's grand and there is great support / forums / user communities for VIX and other images.

It's not a point that you should use to measure or decide on as its all new.

Pj! · 17-01-2011 09:07PM

dnme wrote: »

It's all very new, we are early adopters. It'll take a few months of software upgrades to get it totally stable. For now it's grand and there is great support / forums / user communities for VIX and other images.

It's not a point that you should use to measure or decide on as its all new.

Cheers dnme.

But it is a point if non techies cannot use it and I am not there to find an update/fix.

IrishBazza · 17-01-2011 09:12PM

Are there any plans in 2011 for a new release of Vu+ Duo from the manufacturers, that may include a direct built-in DTT tuner (not the USB route) and a sat cable out option to feed a second Satellite bo

tomslick · 17-01-2011 11:33PM

Pj! wrote: »

Cheers dnme.

But it is a point if non techies cannot use it and I am not there to find an update/fix.

As long as it was setup well the only thing your family would really have to do is be able to do is reset the box (plug out and in). If softcams etc fail reset is the most brutal way but effective way of sorting it out. EPG updates etc would need to be shown.

These boxes are in no way a plug and play unit even when setup correctly.

Pj! · 18-01-2011 02:29AM

Thanks tomslick.

Think it's a combo for me then.

RogerThis · 18-01-2011 04:27PM

IrishBazza wrote: »

Are there any plans in 2011 for a new release of Vu+ Duo from the manufacturers, that may include a direct built-in DTT tuner (not the USB route) and a sat cable out option to feed a second Satellite bo

Have a read of this:
http://www.vuplus-support.com/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=9044

dnme · 18-01-2011 04:38PM

RogerThis wrote: »

Have a read of this:
http://www.vuplus-support.com/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=9044

Folks, the way I work is to get the item, enjoy it and if/when a newer / better version or alternative comes along, I consider it and if it's something I want, I simply sell the old one and upgrade. It makes the cost of ownership quite cheap and I still enjoy all the gadgets.

Realistically, in the crazy modern sped-up world, there is no longevity in any piece of kit. New stuff comes along all the time so I just wouldn't worry about it. Ride the tide to suit yourself.

dnme · 19-01-2011 06:58PM

Folks,

My Nova-T USB DTT tuner arrived yesterday. I wanted to try it out so I threw up openpli image onto the duo. I was very impressed. It does everything out of the box with a few plugin downloads.

The Nova-T works perfectly
My sky ftv card works perfectly
CrossEPG
Youtube
Web interface
VLC Player
etc etc

It seems far more stable than VIX. If you go near some of the above plugins on VIX, it crashes all over the place.

I gotta say, give this image a try. It's the biz. I can't understand why more people are not using it and why the huge attraction to vix over it ?

kierank01 · 19-01-2011 07:45PM

I like the openpli image too.

The interface is much easier to read.

Does the tv button (bottom left) do anything when you press it?

Did you have to do much to get the nova-t stick to work?

dnme · 19-01-2011 07:55PM

kierank01 wrote: »

I like the openpli image too.

The interface is much easier to read.

Does the tv button (bottom left) do anything when you press it?

Did you have to do much to get the nova-t stick to work?

TV Button brings me back to TV mode if I have been in radio.

To get Nova-T to work, you just download a plugin
Menu - Plugins - Drivers.

It then becomes available as a tuner
Menu - Setup - Service Searching - Tuner Config

edanto · 20-01-2011 10:05AM

dnme - I see that Nova DTT Tuner on pixmania for about 60 quid - is that where you got it or could you recommend a cheaper place to buy it please?

I'm still waiting on my vu+ to arrive, so not decided at all yet between VIX and openpli, thanks for the recommendation.

kierank01 · 20-01-2011 10:24AM

edanto wrote: »

dnme - I see that Nova DTT Tuner on pixmania for about 60 quid - is that where you got it or could you recommend a cheaper place to buy it please?

I'm still waiting on my vu+ to arrive, so not decided at all yet between VIX and openpli, thanks for the recommendation.

Dabs.ie have it for €48 delivered.
I just ordered mine.

dnme · 20-01-2011 01:32PM

I won it on ebay (second hand), 30 quid delivered and included a very decent second aerial.

RogerThis · 20-01-2011 08:34PM

kierank01 wrote: »

Dabs.ie have it for €48 delivered.
I just ordered mine.

Amazon have it for £37.77 (€44.60) delivered.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hauppauge-WinTV-NOVA-T-USB-Stick-freeview/dp/B000F8RPQE/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1295555442&sr=1-1

dfdream · 21-01-2011 03:28PM

DNME,

I switched too from vix 1.3.
Found it got sluggish and prone to odd funny things.
It was hard to put my finger on a specific problem but there doesnt seem to be the same problems with PLi.

I used PLi pre vix 1.1 but think its much better now.

Ive ordered nova-t (after reading your post) and wonder if EPG for terestrial worked staright out of the box or had you to install downloader or switch to particular channel to download epg.

And is the scan for DTT in the same menu as fro satellites.

Finally one PLi question. Can the TV button be changed so when you press it in movie playback you get back to channel or to a menu rather than the movie list.

dnme wrote: »

Folks,

My Nova-T USB DTT tuner arrived yesterday. I wanted to try it out so I threw up openpli image onto the duo. I was very impressed. It does everything out of the box with a few plugin downloads.

The Nova-T works perfectly
My sky ftv card works perfectly
CrossEPG
Youtube
Web interface
VLC Player
etc etc

It seems far more stable than VIX. If you go near some of the above plugins on VIX, it crashes all over the place.

I gotta say, give this image a try. It's the biz. I can't understand why more people are not using it and why the huge attraction to vix over it ?

dnme · 21-01-2011 03:46PM

The epg seems to work fine for DTT. It took a while but I noticed that channels were populated next day.

I don't really like the EPG on openpli TBH. It is not intuitive but maybe it's more customizable then I am realising. As for the TV button - no idea.

stanley1 · 21-01-2011 06:40PM

dnme wrote: »

The epg seems to work fine for DTT. It took a while but I noticed that channels were populated next day.

I don't really like the EPG on openpli TBH. It is not intuitive but maybe it's more customizable then I am realising. As for the TV button - no idea.

there is a crossepg plugin available on pli server, much better than rytec.

dnme · 21-01-2011 06:59PM

stanley1 wrote: »

there is a crossepg plugin available on pli server, much better than rytec.

I use CrossEPG all the time, That's not what I meant. I'm talking about the look, feel and usability of the epg interface in pli. Dont like that

stanley1 · 21-01-2011 07:02PM

dnme wrote: »

I use CrossEPG all the time, That's not what I meant. I'm talking about the look, feel and usability of the epg interface in pli. Dont like that

rytec and crossepg are surely the same in all images.

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