The Vu+ Duo (or Vu Plus Duo) has a Crystal clear HD picture, two card readers and two CI slots. Internal and external HDD is possible via SATA connection. The Vu+ Duo as one front and two rear USB ports. Rear Ethernet 10/100 connection. Linux operating system using  Enigma2 open source. Standby consumption is only 1 watt. English language manual supplied. Extended EPG (electronic program guide). This Vu+ is a real high-end contender and has already built up a MASSIVE third party support.

It may have kicked off with one groundbreaking product - the original Dreambox - but the idea of building a digital set-top box around Linux is now a widely-accepted practice. Thanks to its open-source ideals, the Vu+ Duo satellite receiver has refined the firmware to develop a ground breaking Twin-Tuner satellite receiver.

Strong points of the Vu+ Duo HD Satellite box are:

    The Vu plus duo has plenty of third party support from the comunity of Open-Source Linux programmers
    Excellent AV performance
    Good Networkability

Specifications:

    Open-source Linux operating system (Enigma2)
    Broadcom Mips processor m
    Twin DVB-S2 Tuner
    MPEG2 / H.264 Hardware decoding (DVB compliant)
    16 digit alphanumeric VFD Display
    2 x Common Interface slots
    2 x smartcard reader (Conax Embedded)
    10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
    3 x USB2.0 (1xFront/2xBack)
    1 x internal SATA connection for HDD (not included)
    1 x E-SATA
    1 x V.24/RS232
    HDMI Interface
    2 x Scart
    1 x YPrPb
    1 x optical S / PDIF for digital audio transmission
    Channel change <1 seconds
    EPG (electronic program guide)
    Plugin support (JPEG, MP3, XviD ...)
    Support of Bouquet lists
    Multi language OSD, Skin - Support
    Fully automatic, Manual Channel Search
    Videotext Teletext
    DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 including USALS

Video:

    Video resolution (720 x 576 lines), 576p, 720p, 1080i
    Video decoding MPEG-2, MPEG-4 compatible
    Input data rate 2-45 MSymb / s
    S/N> 53 dB

Audio:

    Decoding AC 3, MPEG-4 (AAC-HE), MPEG-1, Layer 1, 2 and 3
    32/44.1/48 kHz sampling rate
    S/N > 65 dB

Power consumption:

    <25W (in operation, horizontal /) 400mA LNB current
    <20W (in operation, without LNB)
    <1W (Deep-Standby-Mode) 
    100-240 Volts 50-60 Hz