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[chafpa]

What future for Vu+ ARM decoders when Python 3 is fully deployed ?

 

More specific question : is it risky to buy a Vu+ Duo 4K SE today to use OpenPli images ....... for how many years ?

 

Thank you for your insightful opinions.

 

 

[mimisiku]

No one knows. VU+ is next to dead. As long as they are produced and OpenPli can support them.. No consumer electronics device is build for the long future… Build for 3 years.

[Frenske]

Perhaps that Mimisiku means that depending his own experience hardware is build to work for about three years. However my Ultimo 4K which has to perform many hours a day, far more then moderate, still works like a charm. Mine is one of the pre production models from Vu+ so definitely one of the ‘oldest’ in the world.

[mimisiku]

No, I meant that consumer electronics is build to last for 3 years (from the factories view) any longer is pure luck. Our EU warranty is probably our best protection. In the US only 90 day! warranty. If you want more you have to pay extra! It doesn’t mean that all devices die after exactly 3 years, many last longer. My old 2006 DM800-PVR still works.

[Trial]

Hi,

I still have 2 very ole Solo2 and they are still supported and working. There are no products on the market, beside Teslas, which promise you new fantastic features in the future. You buy a product in the current state an hope the best. Enigma2 is more or less now a community project so I think that a lot of boxes will have support for a lot more years but not from the manufacturer. If every fails you can build your own image as it is open source

 

Ralf

[Pr2]

This has already been discussed the key points are:

- Broadcom (BCM) no longer provide SoC for the Enigma2 market, they will only provide operators.

- VU+ is in reality Marusys which produce boxes for Operators, they have been asked to choose either to continue to work for the Operators or for there "Enigma2/VU+" branch, they choose the first option. So there will be no more VU+ boxes.

- VU+ support was always very slow and it is now probably totally dead.  So would I personnally no longer recommend a friend to purchase a VU+.

- Once the remaining stocks are sold you will no longer find VU+ product.

 

So the only alternative is to switch to HiSilicon based STB and personnay I am quite happy with this HiSilicon SoC. They read much more image format than BCM SoC.

[chafpa]

So the only alternative is to switch to HiSilicon based STB and personnay I am quite happy with this HiSilicon SoC. They read much more image format than BCM SoC.

A recommendation on new product(s) would be welcome.

Thanks in advance.
 

[piplan1966]

This has already been discussed the key points are:

- Broadcom (BCM) no longer provide SoC for the Enigma2 market, they will only provide operators.

- VU+ is in reality Marusys which produce boxes for Operators, they have been asked to choose either to continue to work for the Operators or for there "Enigma2/VU+" branch, they choose the first option. So there will be no more VU+ boxes.

- VU+ support was always very slow and it is now probably totally dead.  So would I personnally no longer recommend a friend to purchase a VU+.

- Once the remaining stocks are sold you will no longer find VU+ product.

 

So the only alternative is to switch to HiSilicon based STB and personnay I am quite happy with this HiSilicon SoC. They read much more image format than BCM SoC.

Hi
What do you mean by this, will the Vu Plus company completely disappear or will the name of the box be changed?
Please clarify again,

[mimisiku]

Nothing to clarify.. Marusys never issued a statement concerning this matter. Cerusys is no longer the manufacturer. Assembly is now done by Temabel. This COULD mean that they have aquired the license to use the VU+ brand. But no-one knows…

[Taykun345]

If you can still get Vu+ Duo4k SE, grab it while you can. Top E2 receiver with good multimedia support.

[Pr2]

The brand VU+ can of course be sold to another company, this I don't know.

 

@Taykun345  sorry but HiSilicon SoC are better for the multimedia part they support more Codec.

[Taykun345]

I believe you. For me Duo4k supports everything I want.

[piplan1966]

Hi
@Taykun345 That means the best vu+ box out there is the vu+duo4k,

[Aliraza63]

I have almost tried all brands.Some of them are still in my collection 

No doubt hisil is better in performance to . But still my prime machine is VU+ Duo4k And VU+ Duo2 

 

The brand VU+ can of course be sold to another company, this I don't know.

 

@Taykun345  sorry but HiSilicon SoC are better for the multimedia part they support more Codec.

[Trial]

Hi,

caution there is a Duo4K SE and the former Duo 4K. The SE is a step back.

 

Ralf

[piplan1966]

Hi,

caution there is a Duo4K SE and the former Duo 4K. The SE is a step back.

 

Ralf

Hi
Please explain something.

[chafpa]

The 4K = 4x 2100 MHz Quadcore CPU

 

The 4K SE = 4x 1500 MHz Quadcore CPU

[mimisiku]

But as so many VU+ boxes the ‘true’ VU+Duo4K is no longer produced. Only found on second-hand sites. Furthermore this box has an unsolved optic-audio bug. Apart from the faster SoC, the better box VU+Ultimo4K is also EOL… The VU+Duo4Kse is a weak substitute of the Ultimo4K but missing the legacy tuner slot. The Ultimo4K was abandoned because of SoC shortages, but the Duo4Kse uses the same! VU+ (Marusys) simply pulled the plug on their STB’s and kept lying about this for 1.5 years blaming it on Covid-19 and chip shortages. Marusys has left the STB market in 2020..

[Dimitrij]

 

Furthermore this box has an unsolved optic-audio bug.

It is possible more in detail?

[mimisiku]

With AV receiver attached AC3 loses bits resulting in intermittent sound loss…. Never succesfully fixed.