Vu+ Duo 2 vs Vu+ Ultimo

[frank]

I'm looking to buy a new Vu+ receiver, so wanted to know what's the difference between the two receivers? (Vu+ Duo 2 and Vu+ Ultimo)

How many tuners do both receiver have and how many more can you install?



Cheers

 

[s31teg]

duo2 is in a different league, allot faster, both can support x4 tuners, depends on the Config you buy

http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk...a-2-Linux-Satellite-Receiver?filter_name=duo2

 

[Stanman]

No comparison really d2 is better.

For its time Ultimo wad great bit of kit but buying now I would ho for the D2.
I Have it's smaller brother the solo2 and it's why faster than.much Ultimo.

Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk 4

 

[Larry-G]

Both can support upto 4 internall tuners but there is also a well known issue with all Vu+ receivers ( vtuner ) that prevents you from using more than 4, so if you have 4 internal tuners you can't use for example a USB tuner as well.

Back on topic now here is a quick run down of the spec difference between the two and more.

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[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Vu+[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Ultimo[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Uno[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Solo[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Solo2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Duo[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Duo2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090, align: center"]*** DM800SE[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Production[/TH]
[TD="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Available[/TD]
[TD="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Available[/TD]
[TD="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Available[/TD]
[TD="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Available[/TD]
[TD="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Available[/TD]
[TD="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]New[/TD]
[TD="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Available[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Life cycle[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2011 -[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2011 -[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2010-[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2012-[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2010-[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2012-[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2010-[/TH]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]SoC[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]BCM7413[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]BCM7413[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]BCM7325[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]BCM7356[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]BCM7335[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]BCM7424[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]BCM7405[/TH]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]CPU type[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]MIPS[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]MIPS[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]MIPS[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]MIPS[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]MIPS[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]MIPS[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]MIPS[/TH]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]CPU (MHz)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2x400[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2x400[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]333*[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2x1300[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]400[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2x1300[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]400[/TH]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]RAM (MiB)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]512[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]512[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]256[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1024[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]384[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2048[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]256[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Flash (MiB)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1024[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]128[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]128[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]256[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]128[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1024[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]64[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Flash type[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]NAND[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]NAND[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]NAND[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]NAND[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]NAND[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]NAND[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]NAND[/TH]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Default OS[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Enigma2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Enigma2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Enigma2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Enigma2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Enigma2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Enigma2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Enigma2[/TH]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]DVB[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]3 × P&P (S2/C/T)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 × P&P (S2/C/T)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 × S2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2 × S2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2 × S2[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]2 × P&P (S2/C/T)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 × S2[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]HDTV[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]3D TV[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]PiP[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes/HD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes/HD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Common Interface[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]0[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Smart card[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]USB[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]3 x 2.0[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]3 x 2.0[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2 x 2.0[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2 x 2.0[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]3 x 2.0[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]3 x 2.0[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2 x 2.0[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]RS232[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]LAN (Mbit/s)[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]100 + 300Mbps USB-WIFI[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]100[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]100[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1000[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]100[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1000 + Built in WIFI-N[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]100[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]HDD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2.5/3.5 in[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2.5/3.5 in[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2.5 in[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]3.5 in[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2.5/3.5 in[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2.5 in[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]ATA[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]SATA II[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]SATA II[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]SATA III[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]SATA II[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]SATA III[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]SATA[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]eSATA[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]SCART[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]2[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]1[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]HDMI / HDCP[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90, align: center"]1 / ?[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90, align: center"]1 / -[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90, align: center"]1 / -[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90, align: center"]1 / -[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90, align: center"]1 / -[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90, align: center"]1 / -[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90, align: center"]1 / -[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Display[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]graphical VFD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]VFD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]VFD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]VFD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]LCD/VFD[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Color Oled[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]LNB pass-thru[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-yes, bgcolor: #90FF90"]Yes[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[TH="class: table-no, bgcolor: #FF9090"]No[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Other connectors[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 x YPrPb[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"][/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 x YPrPb[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"][/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 x YPrPb[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 x YPrPb[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]1 x Service Mini-USB[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]Dimensions, WxHxD (mm)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]380 x 60 x 290[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]340 x 60 x 272[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]280 x 50 x 200[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]280 x 50 x 200[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]380 x 60 x 280[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"] ?[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"]195 x 40 x 140
[/TH]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

source.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vu%2B

 

[Rob van der Does]

The Solo2/DUO2 are indeed much faster then the old generation.
Do you need that? No.
You you experience that? Sometimes. In fact only when CPU-intensive tasks are being carried out (such as multiple autotimers polling).
Is that important? No.

Personally I find the Solo2 a great piece of equipment. If you only need two tuners I would go for that box, especially as it is rather cheap. And of course you can ad USB-tuners.

Compared to the Solo2 I find the DUO2 to be far overpriced. Of course, you have some more tuner options. But the LCD is just a gimmick (I really don't use it) and the G-VFD is very small (1/4 of the G-VFD of the Ultimo) and has a very bad quality.

All in all: in spite of having all those boxes, the Ultimo is and remains my main box.
If you have an Ultimo, I really won't spend any money on an 'upgrade'.
If you have a smaller box then the Ultimo, and are considering an upgrade, the Solo2 would be my first choice.

 

[Huevos]

Ultimo has 3 tuner slots while the Duo2 only has 2. That means there are going to be combinations possible on the Ultimo that aren't possible on the Duo2, for example, 3 internal DVB-S2 (using twin card in slot C) and 1 DVB-T. With Duo2 if you use an internal DVB-T tuner you are limited to a maximum of 2 internal DVB-S2 tuners.

 

[Rob van der Does]

In fct the DUO2 would have been a great box if for the same price:
1- a 3rd tunerslot would have been present, and
2- the G-VFD would have been the same as the one of the Ultimo.


Only then the name should have been Ultimo2 ......

 

[s31teg]

if they bring out the ultimo2 it should replace the G-VFD with a tft one.... but it doubt they would as it wont be off the shelf

along with transcoding settings

 

[Creators]

In fct the DUO2 would have been a great box if for the same price:
1- a 3rd tunerslot would have been present, and
2- the G-VFD would have been the same as the one of the Ultimo.


Only then the name should have been Ultimo2 ......

Hello Rob,

To be expected after a year is it may happen and thread will be called something like "Ultimo2 vs Duo2!"

 

[OldSkulRide]

In my opinion one big LCD screen would be enough Also new remote does not work as good as white one with Duo. I also dislike new button layout. Completely unnecessary change if you ask me ...

 

[nicoj24]

The Solo2/DUO2 are indeed much faster then the old generation.
Do you need that? No.
You you experience that? Sometimes. In fact only when CPU-intensive tasks are being carried out (such as multiple autotimers polling).
Is that important? No.

Personally I find the Solo2 a great piece of equipment. If you only need two tuners I would go for that box, especially as it is rather cheap. And of course you can ad USB-tuners.

Compared to the Solo2 I find the DUO2 to be far overpriced. Of course, you have some more tuner options. But the LCD is just a gimmick (I really don't use it) and the G-VFD is very small (1/4 of the G-VFD of the Ultimo) and has a very bad quality.

All in all: in spite of having all those boxes, the Ultimo is and remains my main box.
If you have an Ultimo, I really won't spend any money on an 'upgrade'.
If you have a smaller box then the Ultimo, and are considering an upgrade, the Solo2 would be my first choice.

Thanks for your advice would you recommend the Ultimo then above others, as I was thinking of getting a duo2. Do like the look of the Ultimo with 3 tuners options. Hope you can advise.

 

[OldSkulRide]

If you are buying new receiver than buy something which has last generation chipset. I wouldnt buy Ultimo personally.

 

[Rob van der Does]

It really depends on your needs. The Ultimo has a recent chipset and is a very capable box. And it's the only box with a decent display.

 

[nicoj24]

Only that puts me off duo 2 people have complained about the remote what is the problem with them, as it is between solo 2 duo 2

 

[irishchris]

Personally I like the new layout of the duo 2 remote. Do not see any problem with it at all. To be honest it looks more stylish than the solo 2 remote and is every bit as functional

 

[nicoj24]

Professionally I like the new layout of the duo 2 remote. Do not see any problem with it at all. To be honest it looks more stylish than the solo 2 remote and is every bit as functional

Thanks it looks like the duo2 then.

 

[Tkr001]

I have a Duo2, a Solo2, a Duo and 3 Solos.

The reason I got the Duo2 was to have 4 DVBS2 tuners. I don't care about the screen(s). I never use them as the box is too far away for them to be of any use. The Solo2 and Duo2 update and boot way faster than the other boxes which does make a difference. Apart from the transcoding feature and number of tuners I find there is little between the boxes in terms of usage or functionality. The Solos are great for other rooms rather than for using as the main box. If I was starting from scratch I would probably have a Duo2 and several Solos. As always YMMV.

 

[Rob van der Does]

Personally I like the new layout of the duo 2 remote. Do not see any problem with it at all. To be honest it looks more stylish than the solo 2 remote and is every bit as functional

The new R/C has the same problem as the old one: the much used PVR-buttons are outside the thumb-reach, while a number of less used buttons are.
And instead of adding an important button for Info (so you can select EPG and Eventview directly, as is the case with several other brands), they removed a button (so you now have a combined Pause/Play button, giving less options).

Personally I don't see the point of using device specific remotes at all; I never even use any of them.

 

[irishchris]

Agree the pvr button is a bit higher on remote to reach but not really a problem. Again it's personal taste but I much prefer my vu duo 2 remote to my harmony remote which I use on other tv. You should get hold of one of the vu duo 2 remotes though Rob, you would be surprised how well they are designed ergonomically

 

[OldSkulRide]

You get used to new remote but in reality everything depents on user preference. This means you will have to buy it and you will see for yourself then.