VU Solo 2 clone or Xtrend ET8000

[calisto]

Hi,

am after a twin tuner box & in two minds which of these to get, either a VU Solo 2 clone at about £115 or a Xtrend ET8000 which WOS are doing for £159 at the mo with next day delivery & it being an original, any ideas please?

Thanks
Calisto

 

[Ferret]

Id go with the et8000 mate always fancied one myself, all the tuners are exchangeable unlike the solo2 and there is an option to use a dvbc tuner in there.

I guess the only downsides are not as many image groups support it as the solo 2 and its popularity does not match the solo2 clones in terms of backup images etc, the solo2 original is not that much more to buy than the 8000 though.

 

[casuk]

Vu is solid even the clones but I'd go for a genuine, the solo2 is I bit quicker but the changeable tuners in the xtrend is a big plus I had a solo2 clone for over a year with a usb cable tuner and never missed a beat (unless I messed around with it) I now own a xtrend et10000 (best box iv owned) and duo 2, but i use the xtrend only now all other boxes have been sold, except the duo2

 

[digi247]

There is a £50 difference between the 8000 and the Solo2 with a DVB-C/T/T2 tuner the difference then goes to around £75 a good saving over the Solo2 as long as you dont mind losing Blackhole support but who does