VU+ Solo SE

[cosworth4x4]

i suggested a much cleaner job chop the top off with this.

hammer may damage the board ,

[sonic1]

i suggested a much cleaner job chop the top off with this.

hammer may damage the board ,

Everyone has a hammer cos, we don't all have a beard trimmer

[ekko star]

These are the pictures that I have seen.

As you can see, the twin tuner doesn't fit in the SoloSE.

On the DVB/S2 Dual - Snip or extend the legs of CF53 (the 6.3V 1000uF capacitor) across away from the MB and with a bit of juxtoposition it squeezes in. Alternatively as suggested use a hammer LOL

The price is rumoured to be launching at £170 / €199 but with no VFD and no internal HDD it's looking expensive considering the Solo2 is down to £259. Expect further price drops as pressure from the market mounts across the whole VU range as well.

[CokeAddict]

On the DVB/S2 Dual - Snip the legs of CF53 (the 6.3V 1000uF capacitor) extend the legs across away from the MB and with a bit of juxtoposition it squeezes in. Alternatively as suggested use a hammer LOL

I know your reply was tongue in cheek, but assuming someone actually did that, would there be drivers there for the twin tuner to work anyway ?

[ekko star]

The principle philosophy behind this machine was to address a low end affordable machine and to replace the relatively unsuccessful Uno. The Uno/Ultimo platforms were to be frank a bit of an expensive lesson but not ones that went amiss. The pluggable tuners have been designed to work inter-operably ever since, in other words there are no 'new tuners' for this machine.

There were a handful of machines given away to the 'public' at the AngaCom which were literally still in production the week before the show.

Third party images and drivers is not an area I involve myself in nor what they wish to include/release or not. Mod the tuner try it and see...cough, cough

[CokeAddict]

The principle philosophy behind this machine was to address a low end affordable machine and to replace the relatively unsuccessful Uno. The Uno/Ultimo platforms were to be frank a bit of an expensive lesson but not ones that went amiss. The pluggable tuners have been designed to work inter-operably ever since, in other words there are no 'new tuners' for this machine.

There were a handful of machines given away to the 'public' at the AngaCom which were literally still in production the week before the show.

Third party images and drivers is not an area I involve myself in nor what they wish to include/release or not. Mod the tuner try it and see...cough, cough

Ok send me a SoloSE and a twin tuner and i'll give it ago

[cosworth4x4]

Meaning you can actually sling a twin in there.

so can you sling in a twin tuner or not then, have you actually tried it yourself ?

[ekko star]

With XBMC 13 (XBMC Gotham) recently released it will be interesting to see how soon that gets ported over and where the current Prismcube now starts to head.

[DARKMAN]

The heatsink has more fins to help dissipate heat better due to the lower profile and the smaller confines of the receiver.

The tuners were designed inter-operable with existing. Meaning you can actually sling a twin in there.

FAKE.............
That will be only Single Tuner
I can Confirm.

[gussie]

I have three Technisat HDFS receivers - they are reliable, single tuner, fanless and run cool, if only they had a web interface and could stream.

I'd like to use a VU+ Solo SE to stream FTA SD channels (eg BBC, ARD, ZDF) to my laptop or Smartphone whilst I'm on holiday in Thailand. The channels need not be HD, SD will be sufficient.

Ideally I want to use a reliable fanless receiver which will not overheat during extended unattended operation. Also it has to have Diseqc switching to access my three dishes pointing to 28.2, 19.2 and 13.0E.

I do not fancy leaving a fan cooled device switched on for several weeks whilst I'm away on holiday at the other end of the world.

Please note that I have fibre broadband with 8Mbps upload capability and in Thailand will have access to 8Mbps download capability.

Is the VU+ Solo SE the right box?

Will it offer hardware transcoding?
Will it offer fanless operation even with non-stop trancoding operation?

At the moment the VU+ Solo SE looks like vapourware with the UK distributer not bothering to answer my email queries.