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[janejak]

soon new VU+ with 4K

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[mimoun01]

merci pour info ...et le prix 

[Erik Slagter]

Interesting, it's arm (not mips32el). They're not mentioning the manufacturer in the brochure.

 

I am also very interested as to whether they're using a proper LCD now, or it's a photo frame once again.

[littlesat]

The only thing what I hope is that Vu makes the required changes required for 4K in a structured way.....

Edited by littlesat, 10 June 2015 - 14:53.

[betacentauri]

They have e2 running on the box...

[Rob van der Does]

It has 2 embedded fbc sat tuners https://www.broadcom....ellite/bcm4528

Release should be mid-July.

[wortellica]

Very nice

[betacentauri]

Mid July is very optimistic. They said September.

[Persian Prince]

What is the main chip exactly ?

 

They're running e2 on an ARM cpu ? is it stable and recent (not old version of e2 with old DVB API) ? because I saw e2 on Golden Media HyperCube with PNX8496 chip and MaxDigital E2BMC with PNX8471 chip they're not stable

 

And when I saw PrismCube i was disappointed again to see something like HyperCube and E2BMC, cheap chip and old kernel

[betacentauri]

Afaik they use BCM7252 or BCM7262 and afaik that's arm chips. Yes, e2 is running on that box. Which version, kernel and so on I don't know. Some guy showed the menu and so on. I didn't have the opportunity to control the box by myself.
It's still alpha or perhaps beta. So you cannot say much to how stable the box is.

[Persian Prince]

Thanks for your information

 

7252 seems ok : http://www.broadcom.....php?id=s862249

Key Features of the BCM7252 Ultra HD SoC

High-performance dual-core Brahma15 10000 DMIPs ARMv7 processors
2180p60 or dual 1080p60 decode and transcode capabilities
Integrated connectivity peripherals including USB 3.0, PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet and MoCA 2.0
Highest level of platform security, content protection and DRM robustness
Dual display allowing presentation of two simultaneous video channels from the same STB via independent HDMI outputs and remote control devices
Dedicated interfaces to a range of Broadcom companion front end cable, DOCSIS, satellite and 802.11ac Wi-Fi devices

[Ev0]

This article suggests it will be the BCM7251

http://satkurier.pl/news/116352/premiera-vu-solo-4k-na-anga-com-2015.html

[Rob van der Does]

It has 2 embedded fbc sat tuners https://www.broadcom....ellite/bcm4528

Release should be mid-July.

 

 

Mid July is very optimistic. They said September.

Yes, sorry, September it is (or should be).

[Erik Slagter]

That "some guy" was Jay

 

The LCD is accessible via a Linux framebuffer device and/or using the mechanism that is used for "normal" VFD screens (I couldn't exactly understand what Jay meant in this respect), so you can easily make skins for it. Also you can watch TV on it, not with the lcd4linux "stutter tv" method, where the framebuffer is grabbed and sent to the display, but using a direct hardware connection, it's supposed to go smoothly. I don't think it was as smooth as on you tv set, but much much better than stutter-tv.

 

OTOH the quality of the LCD screen is just as bad as on the Duo2. Only viewable from exactly right in front.

[Persian Prince]

I hope they can make PLi's enigma2 compatible with new ARM chips (kernel 3) so we could say goodbye to Mipsel chips, It's time for powerful chips and new architecture, ARM is the real deal

 

And I hope again they let go of old dreambox enigma2 which belongs to enigma2 museum, If I see Solo 4K with the old enigma2 I'm gonna smash my head against the wall definitely but if I see it with new PLi's enigma2 oh baby I'm gonna sing for you till morning

[littlesat]

Did they had a working demo?

[Frenske]

Did they had a working demo?

Yes, at least as far as it was ready to show. Switching between two FTA ultra HD channels was fast as lightning.

[betacentauri]

8 tuner (or were it 9?) in e2. Littlesat you can start adapting your skin
Regarding tuner: The 2 dvb-s2 tuner(full band capture tuner) can (with special LNB) tune 8 different transponder. With normal LNB you have 2 + 6*loopthrough.

[littlesat]

In my skin it is just a string.... So easy to adapt... I just have to find a different location where it fits...
The available and select tuner stuff in the enigma2 cpp stuff is another thing that needs to be adapted.... And note this part is at this moment some kind of mess....this is some part op software in e2 that could require some "complete" revision.

Edited by littlesat, 13 June 2015 - 08:55.

[DaMacFunkin]

Hello, i have ordered a Solo 4k today from shopping for sat, at the checkout there was an option for pre-install of openpli or self install, i chose self install, is there an image ready for download?

Want to be on it as soon as the box arrives.

Thank You.