RapidDevil
Member
Hey Guys,
I've had my Vu Solo2 E2 box for many years, back from the CC days. It's a superb box and can do a lot but it's clearly not optimised for IPTV. It doesn't seem to handle all streams well, recording doesn't work well with service pack and it can get stuck a bit between changing from some channels to others. It gets completely stuck on every channel after an hour or so of play which I think is a known E2 issue. In addition, it's a ball ache to get my particular VPN working on it.
So I've been wondering, will a formuler Z7+ be an 'upgrade' purely for IPTV? I've read a fair amount on the Z7+. I have a very good Panasonic OLED which has all apps available like Netflix, Amazon, Youtube etc,, so I won't really be using it for anything other than IPTV and it's VOD (and getting my VPN working).. Possibly some variant of kodi. My TV is 4K so I'm hoping it could handle good source content, although I realise there's not much if any, genuine 4k streams available. I have ethernet available so the wifi isn't a thing. I've read the EPG can be a bit 'slow' but other than that, I'm not sure if there are any other shortcomings? I know it doesn't have MOL2 but I feel like the Z8 is overpriced at around £120 when you can get a shield for an extra tenner.
One question I did have on the Z7+ - can you hide/move/select different bouquets? Jedi and E2 is superb for that on the VU.
Any input would be welcome. Thanks guys!
I've had my Vu Solo2 E2 box for many years, back from the CC days. It's a superb box and can do a lot but it's clearly not optimised for IPTV. It doesn't seem to handle all streams well, recording doesn't work well with service pack and it can get stuck a bit between changing from some channels to others. It gets completely stuck on every channel after an hour or so of play which I think is a known E2 issue. In addition, it's a ball ache to get my particular VPN working on it.
So I've been wondering, will a formuler Z7+ be an 'upgrade' purely for IPTV? I've read a fair amount on the Z7+. I have a very good Panasonic OLED which has all apps available like Netflix, Amazon, Youtube etc,, so I won't really be using it for anything other than IPTV and it's VOD (and getting my VPN working).. Possibly some variant of kodi. My TV is 4K so I'm hoping it could handle good source content, although I realise there's not much if any, genuine 4k streams available. I have ethernet available so the wifi isn't a thing. I've read the EPG can be a bit 'slow' but other than that, I'm not sure if there are any other shortcomings? I know it doesn't have MOL2 but I feel like the Z8 is overpriced at around £120 when you can get a shield for an extra tenner.
One question I did have on the Z7+ - can you hide/move/select different bouquets? Jedi and E2 is superb for that on the VU.
Any input would be welcome. Thanks guys!