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<blockquote data-quote="intracube" data-source="post: 1150539" data-attributes="member: 380516">It hasn't been updated in a long time (5.1.019), but I'd definitely update before trying a USB tuner.Yes, the extra USB layer adds complexity and might cause some unexpected issues, which is why I'd prefer an internal tuner. Still, it's useful to know that the Vu+ works with at least some alternative USB devices.Yes, I wondered if that might be the case. We've actually got some Servisol here but haven't used it so far, although the tuner has been unplugged and re-fitted a few times. I also wonder if it might be a bad solder joint as there's a rather long row of pins onto the PCB which might be vulnerable to expansion/contraction due to the length of them. There didn't seem to be any obvious cracks in the solder joints, but it's not always possible to see, so that's the next thing to look at more closely.I can't easily check this unit right now, but I bought an identical Vu+ at a similar time to my parents and from looking through the top vents on mine it seems to have a smaller shielded box on the tuner (about half the length of the LG one pictured).Thanks for the info.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="intracube, post: 1150539, member: 380516"] It hasn't been updated in a long time (5.1.019), but I'd definitely update before trying a USB tuner. Yes, the extra USB layer adds complexity and might cause some unexpected issues, which is why I'd prefer an internal tuner. Still, it's useful to know that the Vu+ works with at least some alternative USB devices. Yes, I wondered if that might be the case. We've actually got some Servisol here but haven't used it so far, although the tuner has been unplugged and re-fitted a few times. I also wonder if it might be a bad solder joint as there's a rather long row of pins onto the PCB which might be vulnerable to expansion/contraction due to the length of them. There didn't seem to be any obvious cracks in the solder joints, but it's not always possible to see, so that's the next thing to look at more closely. I can't easily check this unit right now, but I bought an identical Vu+ at a similar time to my parents and from looking through the top vents on mine it seems to have a smaller shielded box on the tuner (about half the length of the LG one pictured). Thanks for the info. [/QUOTE]

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