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    VU+ Zero 4K Receiver.
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    Hello Guys
    I had this Receiver for about a week now and still working very good with a few issues.
    As you can see is a very limited Receiver, but, if you have an external USB HD, A USB HUB, A ATSC EXTERNAL TUNER LIKE THE HAUPPAUGE 955Q, than is not so limited anymore, with all these extras components connected the receiver does not get very hot

    PROS - Fast switching channels.
    Very nice remote
    Very nice picture, the UHD channels look very nice and so the other none-UHD channels.
    It is very small so you can put it anywhere.
    Multiboot works very well and it does not get stuck on booting.
    It records and plays recordings back with no issues.
    I connected a USB WIFI adapter, it was recognize by the receiver right away, but I haven't try to connect to the network using WIFI.
    I have the receiver connected to the ASC1 Satellite Dish DiSEqC Positioner and it moves my 10 foot dish with no problems same speed as my other receivers.
    This receiver suppose to scan and be able to detect the 16APSK AND 32APSK feeds.
    Not to expensive, I pay 182.00 dollars delivered to my house via DHL.
    It had no problems detecting all the components I mentioned above and the ASTC tuner scans very well.

    CONS - This receiver has the Blind Scan option and it scans but not very good, I hope VU can fix this issue, but it has blind scan.
    The SNR signal reads high I don't how true it is.

    The VU + Zero 4K is an affordable entry-level receiver into the ultra-high resolution (4K) TV world. The VU + Zero 4K offers a S2X tuner for the first time and is therefore prepared for the future.
    TWO YEAR HARDWARE WARRANTY!
    ENIGMA 2 SUPPORT FROM OPENVIX, OPENATV, OPENPLI + MORE!
    VU + Zero 4K 1x DVB-S2X Multistream tuner Linux UHD set-top box
    Digital satellite receiver for UHD and HD TV and radio programs.
    The heart of the VU + Zero 4K is the 2x 1.500 MHz ARM DualCore processor. Experience UltraHighDefinition (UHD) TV with the VU + Zero 4K set-top box.
    Key Features:
    Very fast switching times
    WebKit Browser
    HbbTV
    HDMI 2.0 output
    1x tuner DVB-S2X
    1x USB 2.0
    ARM CPU (2x 1,500 MHz)
    eMMC flash memory
    HVEC / H.265 video decoding
    External 12V power supply
    Technical Highlights:
    1,500 MHz ARM DualCore processor
    4096 MB Flash (eMMC)
    2048 MB of DDR3 DRAM
    LAN (10/100 MBit / s)
    1x DVB Common-Interface slot
    1x smartcard reader (Xcrypt)
    1x USB 2.0 (back)
    S / PDIF audio output optical (digital)
    1x HDMI 2.0 video / audio output (digital)
    unlimited channel list for TV and radio
    EPG (Electronic Program Guide) support
    Support of bouquet lists (favorites lists)
    OSD in many languages
    UI appearance versatile (skin support)
    Expandable with many free plugins (apps)
    automatic / manual channel search
    DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2, USALS
    SCR / CSS (EN50494 & EN50607)
    External 12 volt power supply
    power switch
    RS232 - service interface
    Free apps available for iOS and Android
    Video decoding:

    Video compression HVEC / H.265, MPEG-2 / H.264 and MPEG-1 compatible
    Video standard PAL G / 25 Hz, NTSC
    Picture format 4: 3/16: 9
    Letterbox for 4: 3 TV sets

    Output Digital:

    Sampling frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
    S / PDIF output optical (AC3)
    Audio encoding:
    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

    power consumption:
    <10W (in operation, with LNB)
    <9 W (in operation, without LNB)
    <0.5W (deep standby mode)

    External power supply:
    Input: 110 - 240V AC / 50 - 60Hz / 0.7A
    Output: 12V = / 2.0A
    Delivery:
    1x VU + Zero 4K DVB-S2X 1x DVB-S2X Multistream Tuner UHD Receiver
    1x remote control
    1x Quick manual (German / English / Spanish / Dutch / French / Italian)
    1x external IR receiver
    1x HDMI cable
    2x batteries (AAA)
    1x power supply (110-240V / 12V)
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    One more pic.
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    Good Deal!
    who did you buy it from if I may ask?

    Can you be a bit more specific about the blindscan and what it misses?
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    Nice review chewie. Is the blindscan better than your Duo2? Does it tune in the Heros and decades channel on 101 without any problems?
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    Vu+ is stepping up DVB-S2x support on several models. Here are some of their file changes posted today at the BlackHole forum:

    [DH] lib/dvb/db.cpp
    [DH] lib/dvb/dvb.cpp
    [DH] lib/dvb/dvb.h
    [DH] lib/dvb/frontend.cpp
    [DH] lib/dvb/frontend.h
    [DH] lib/dvb/frontendparms.h
    [DH] lib/dvb/scan.cpp
    [DH] lib/python/Components/NimManager.py
    [DH] lib/python/Components/ServiceScan.py
    [DH] lib/python/Components/TuneTest.py
    [DH] lib/python/Plugins/SystemPlugins/Blindscan/plugin.py
    [DH] lib/python/Plugins/SystemPlugins/DiseqcTester/plugin.py
    [DH] lib/python/Plugins/SystemPlugins/PositionerSetup/plugin.py
    [DH] lib/python/Plugins/SystemPlugins/Satfinder/plugin.py
    [DH] lib/python/Screens/ScanSetup.py
    [DH] lib/python/Screens/ServiceInfo.py
    [DH] lib/python/Tools/Transponder.py

    Changes were made to the blindscan plugin that were posted today for the Zero 4K;
    for line in lines:
    data = line.split()
    print "cnt :", len(data), ", data :", data
    - if len(data) >= 10:
    - if data[0] == 'OK':
    - parm = eDVBFrontendParametersSatellite()
    - sys = { "DVB-S" : eDVBFrontendParametersSatellite.System_DVB_S,
    - "DVB-S2" : eDVBFrontendParametersSatellite.System_DVB_S2,
    - "DVB-S2X" : eDVBFrontendParametersSatellite.System_DVB_S2X}
    - qam = { "QPSK" : parm.Modulation_QPSK,
    - "8PSK" : parm.Modulation_8PSK}
    - inv = { "INVERSION_OFF" : parm.Inversion_Off,
    - "INVERSION_ON" : parm.Inversion_On,
    - "INVERSION_AUTO" : parm.Inversion_Unknown}
    - fec = { "FEC_AUTO" : parm.FEC_Auto,
    - "FEC_1_2" : parm.FEC_1_2,
    Now DVB-S2x transponders should be logged correctly in blindscan.
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    Thanks EB, well regarding the blind scan only picks up half of the channels compare to the the Manual scan, and is different for each satellite some satellites it picks up more.
    I order this receiver from World of Satellites, Sat Shop Finland was not interested on shipping out here.
    There is another place in Spain call Orbita Digital, they ship to the states, the pricing was about the same.
    The Black Hole Image has a Blind Scan Plugin under the Plugin section and not under the Tuner Config. I try to Blind scan and it doid it in 4 sections but did not pick any c-band it did not start the scan, so I told them about it so maybe they made I change to it I will try them again and see and let you know.
    Regards.
    Chewie

    @eastof111 - regarding your question, it does pick up Heros and decades channels
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    Please check the acm music choice channels at 125 West c band. Would like to know if those will play.

    BlackHole does not support c band blindscan and I doubt they ever will.

    OpenBlackHole supports c band blindscan.

    SatDreamGr now has image for the Zero 4K, so you may want to try it.

    Sounds like this little entry level receiver is much better than the Octagon Sf4008? I may get one myself. We will see...
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    Let's not forget though that blindscan plugin uses external binaries, the Silabs tuner is capable of hardware blindscan, but at least it's something for now. Now, should this implementation pass to other receivers as well.
    No word on snr db support of course!
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    Hello EB
    I installed the SatDreamGr image, I been looking for it and I think this is their first release but the blind Scan plugin we use with this image does not work, Manual scan works good, I scan 125W and it does play all the Music Choice feeds, I didn't know that was there, thanks for the tip.
    According to what I have read this is the first receiver with this type of tuner, they claim they will have these type of tuners for their receivers available soon, well, lets hope they can implement a better blind scan for this receiver.
    But not bad for this little entry level receiver, with what I have added is not little any more is full grown.
    Regards.
    Chewie
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    Does the OpenVix image have C and Ku blindscan? Seems like it should after looking at the plugin code.
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