Combo HD Receiver: Ferguson Ariva 150 COMBO (DVB-S/S2+DVB-T)

Front view

View of the smart card reader and USB

Rear view

The set includes RC and 2 AAA batteries

View of the packaging

Ariva 150 Combo A99385 belongs to the combo group, capable of receiving both SD/HD channels from satellites (digital DVB-S and DVB-S2 formats), and digital terrestrial TV SD/HD broadcasts. The device is equipped with smart card reader allowing for reception of pay TV channels, including HD ones. Thanks to built-in USB port it also supports Time-shift and PVR-ready function - recording of selected broadcasts on external data storage devices, such as flash or hard drives. Support for MP3, OGG, FLAC, JPEG, MPEG, and MKV formats makes the receiver a home entertainment center. As a successor of Ariva 120, Ariva 150 has new features: supports Wi-Fi adapters and selected web services (youtube, youporn, dailimotion, RSS, weather, google maps). Equipped with a fast processor, Ariva 150 offers more advanced support for subtitles and playback of Xvid (divx) files, as well as multi-room functionality. Designed for ultimate comfort, the receiver combines the functional advantages with low power consumption (less than 1 W in standby mode).

Interfaces - connectors:

• HDMI with HDCP
• LAN (RJ45), USB 2.0, RS-232
• Component (Y, Pb, Pr) - 3x RCA
• Analog audio R/L - 2x RCA
• Digital audio - SPDIF
• SCART

The receiver is compatible with WiFi 802.11b/g/n adapters based on Ralink Rt5370, such as N2928.

Remark: Ferguson has released software that allows users to control the receiver remotely with any mobile device running Android.
The software for the receiver is available here.
The Ariva Remote application for Android smartphones is available here.

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