Clearly, a lot of enthusiasts are excited about the launch of this machine.
The finalised 'Consumer' hardware release of the Duo2 is now in full production.
For those that understand logistics, you will appreciate that the route to market is quite complex and is not merely about a factory producing the unit.
As for the Duo2 itself there should be some more information available to share regards public release dates tomorrow.
In the meantime to clear some confusion that's floating around there are of course some sample, pre-production units. These are not the finalised consumer spec nor fully functional as the remote control supplied are old ones and some on-board hardware features will not be working entirely correctly i.e. wifi etc etc
I stress that they are pre-production units only and not the finalised consumer spec units. Third party images are also not yet fully finalised.
Furthermore if you are pre-ordering please only do so from Authorised dealers such as the forum sponsor. This will ensure your machine is officially sourced through Official UK Distribution.
For those that simply cannot wait.......
VU+ listened to feedback on the Qwerty style Ultimo remote. That was not the most most ergonomic remote and most comfortable to use.
Here is the new actual Duo2 remote and as you can see it is a departure from the old tried and trusted design. The new remote is superb, having very tactile soft touch buttons and feels absolutely premium in hand.
The consumer machine comes boxed in a premium style box. Once again a slight departure from before and a little bit more up market.
Rear socketry is plentiful and the casing has a slightly matt finish as opposed to the glossy fingerprint magnet of the Ultimo. This is just as well because the Duo2 is very much a hands on machine.
Once the 'final' consumer spec machine is 'permitted' available (which will be fully functional) the full review will be published accordingly.
In the meantime this is the final spec :
Features:
2 x Plug & Play tuner slots suitable for DVB-S2 / DVB-C / T / DVB-S2 Dual tuners
Transcoding function
Airplay function
Opera browser
HbbTV
HDMI 1.4 connection
HD PIP
Gigabit Lan
Plug and Play support for 2.5 "SATA - Hard Drives
2 x display (VFD and LCD)
WOL
Technical highlights VU+ Duo2:
1300 MHz dual-core MIPS processor
1GB Flash
2GB DDR3 DRAM
Gigabit Lan
2 x DVB Common Interface slot
2 x Smartcard-Reader (Xcrypt)
3 x USB (1 x front, 2 x back)
SPDIF audio output optical (digital)
1 x HDMI 1.4 video / audio output (digital)
1 x Scart (TV)
1 x RCA video output
2 x audio output (L / R) RCA (analog)
Plug and Play support for 2.5 and 3.5 "SATA - Hard Drives
unlimited channel lists for TV / Radio
EPG (electronic program guide) support
Support of Bouquet lists
OSD in many languages and skin-support
automatic / manual channel search
DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2, USALS
Power switch
Specifications VU+ Duo2 DVB-S2 and DVB-S2 Dual Tuner:
Input Frequency Range 950 .. 2150 MHz
QPSK Demodulation EN 302 307
Signal Level - 65 dBm ... - 25 dBm
Noise Level 12 dB max.
DBS-Tuner Input Connector F-Type female
Input impedance 75 ohms
AFC capture range + / - 3 MHz
Demodulation Shaped QPSK and 8PSK
Viterbi and Reed-Solomon FEC
Viterbi rates 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9
Roll-off Factor 35%
DVB-C/T- hybrid tuner:
VHF channels: 2-12 (49 .. 230 MHz)
UHF channels: 21-69 (470 .. 861 MHz)
DVB-C HDTV compatible
Input frequency range: 51 .. 858 MHz
Symbol rate: 1 ... 7 Mbaud / s
Input Impedance: 75 ohms
Tuner In / Out connector: IEC
DVB-C / DVB-T can be selected via software
Common Interface:
2x Common Interface Power Consumption max. 0.35 A/5V
Video decoder:
Video Compression MPEG-2 / H.264 and MPEG-1 compatible
Video Standard PAL G / 25 Hz, NTSC
Video Formats 4:3 / 16:9
Letterbox for 4:3 TV-Device
Output digital:
Output Level 0,5 Vss on 75 Ohm
Sampling frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
S / PDIF-Output optical, coaxial (AC3)
Audio decoder
Audio compression MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II, MP3
Audio Mode Dual (main / sub), Stereo
Sampling frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22:05 kHz, 24 kHz
Output analog:
Output Level L / R 0,5 Vss on 600 Ohm
THD> 60 dB (1 kHz)
Crosstalk <-65 dB
Video parameter:
Input Level FBAS 1 Vss + / - 0.25 dB on 75 Ohm
TV-Scart:
Output: FBAS, RGB, over OSD selectable
Ethernet:
1000/100/10 MBit compatible interface
USB:
USB 2.0 connector (3x)
LNB power and DVB-S2 tuner:
LNB Current 400mA max. , Short-circuit proof
LNB Voltage horizontal "no load 19.5V" 17,6 V at 400mA
LNB Voltage vertical "no load 14.5V" 11,8 V at 400mA
LNB is switched off in standby mode
Control of the satellite position:
DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2 and USALS - Rotor Control
Power consumption:
<15W (in operation, with LNB)
<13W (in operation, without LNB)
<0.5 W (Deep-Standby-Mode)
Input voltage:
230V / 50 Hz alternating current + / - 15%
110V / 60 Hz alternating current + / - 15%
General:
Ambient Temperature +15 ° C. .. +35 ° C
Humidity <80%
Dimensions (W x D x H): 380 mm x 290 mm x 60 mm
Weight: 3,0 kg without HDD
Please find the Duo2 pdf attached.
