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    You need to pick a skin that says for BH 1.7.9

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    Just got it today. Its ok not gonna say its the best or anything like that now. Give a little time and then...
    Yes booting is faster than any other box I have or have had

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    Got oen for test to, and im not happy with the Quality of the Picture. otherwise is same as any other Mips based box, nothing to new in my book
    Quicker booting, but nothing more to be seen for now, perhaps there is new things comming as cpu is fast

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    Quote Originally Posted by Friendly-Face View Post
    Got oen for test to, and im not happy with the Quality of the Picture. otherwise is same as any other Mips based box, nothing to new in my book
    Quicker booting, but nothing more to be seen for now, perhaps there is new things comming as cpu is fast
    What exactly do you mean by 'quality of the picture' please mate - is HD not in HD, is SD blurred, etc etc??:respect-055:

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    PQ compared to what and under which conditions ???

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    PQ is same as any VU+ just booting is fast nothing more I have noticed but for the price it great.
    Maybe some new developments will change things
    I had to buy this one as my VU+Duo got kaput
    Last edited by A; 13-01-2013 at 11:14 AM.

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    picture on mine as good if not better than db800 and faster in all departments

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    ok Simon, that's it,........I'm having one of these next payday !.

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    you wont regret it mate i guarantee it so easy to use,flash in 2 mins ,reboot gui in about 20 secs,hard reboot 30-35 secs ,flys through the channels nice blackhole image very stable even at this early stage ,i loved my db800 but i sold it and got a solo2 not looked back

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    Quote Originally Posted by simon 2003 View Post
    you wont regret it mate i guarantee it so easy to use,flash in 2 mins ,reboot gui in about 20 secs,hard reboot 30-35 secs ,flys through the channels nice blackhole image very stable even at this early stage ,i loved my db800 but i sold it and got a solo2 not looked back
    Yesp can see how the Solo2 is a greeat improvement over the 800 but based on the above I'll stick with my 800SE. It boots from cold into watchable TV in 40-45 seconds. Can't really justify paying the money for a gain of 5-10 seconds in bootup time and the loss of using Nemesis images (sorry Sonic1).

    Maybe look at it again in the summer when hopefully there will be more image support for it but at the end of the day enigma is enigma and if one can find a skin one loves it doesn't really matter about the image underneath as long as it works and has all the functionality one wants.
    Last edited by donki; 09-01-2013 at 12:10 PM.

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    depending how old your box is, you will find a duo or solo2 should give you many more features like better 24/7 epg , playback of more video files like mkv and mp4 and avi , older boxes may struggle with these file formats or not even play some of them. also you can use them as media streamers using plugins, or distribute a card locally to a few boxes on your lan. and usually you can fit an internal hdd to transform the box into a pvr, and even better a twin tuner pvr on a duo or solo2. you can back up your files and settings to usb stick or to internal hdd. lastly you can access your box over your lan, ftp files to and from it and generally get a better experience than older boxes provide

    a new and modern box using up to date images and an internal hdd can transform what you do, so in some cases you may wish to sell the old and buy new like simon2003 and myself have done

    it depends what you require as to whether or not a new box is worth it, but time moves on and in our modern world we upgrade from old laptops, old cars, old washing machines and fridge freezers, and from old crt tv,s to flatscreen panel tv`s, even when the old one is working fine

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    couldnt agree more echelon thanks ,,i realise faster boot times is not really a reason too upgrade receivers but had my db800 3 years and wanted twin tuners and to upgrade in general and the potential with this big chip should be good,got £175 on that selling place for db so £125 for solo2
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    Its all very interesting what is being said on here - the only 'worry' I had was with the PQ comment - my TM6900HD Super indeed has a 'Super' PQ, in my opinion of course, so now I'm seriously considering the Solo 2, I wanted to clear up all lingering doubts by listening to what people who actually HAVE one are saying - espec as its not THAT cheap a receiver to buy outright, well not to ME at any rate!!:respect-055:

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    pic quality threads make me laugh, there are too many factors involved for me to take it seriously.

    a) someones eyes.
    b) the tv's settings (sharpness, contrast etc)
    c) the age of the tv's panel
    d) the quality of the tv's panel
    e) how it is connected (scart \ hdmi)
    f) interference from other devices.
    g) the persons knowledge of how av equipment should be setup.
    h) the stb's settings

    i for one never listen to pic quality threads, as they are totally subjective.

    i for one, cannot see difference between my virgin media box, my xtrend box, my azbox box.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ManikM View Post
    pic quality threads make me laugh, there are too many factors involved for me to take it seriously.

    a) someones eyes.
    b) the tv's settings (sharpness, contrast etc)
    c) the age of the tv's panel
    d) the quality of the tv's panel
    e) how it is connected (scart \ hdmi)
    f) interference from other devices.
    g) the persons knowledge of how av equipment should be setup.
    h) the stb's settings

    i for one never listen to pic quality threads, as they are totally subjective.

    i for one, cannot see difference between my virgin media box, my xtrend box, my azbox box.
    Must admit I agree mate - its all 'relative' - and also a matter of opinion, but thats all I've ever said when, for example, praising the Panasonic TVs by which I 'personally' swear!! lol!!odium-016:

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    Before I press the pay now button will HD Glass work on BH &/or ViX?

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    Quote Originally Posted by donki View Post
    Before I press the pay now button will HD Glass work on BH &/or ViX?
    Yes but you have to change some files to get it working on BH.

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    Quote Originally Posted by donki View Post
    Before I press the pay now button will HD Glass work on BH &/or ViX?
    It works on Vix cause of the OpenPLI relation but on blackhole it needs a couple of extra files to tweak it so to speak

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    hd glass is that a skin ? is it in BH addons ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by simon 2003 View Post
    hd glass is that a skin ? is it in BH addons ?
    Yes it is a skin, but the BH team do not support it, therefore it's not in the BH addons.

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