DVB-S/S-2 Receiver: Ferguson Ariva 203

Front view

Rear view

The included remote control and batteries

View of the packaging

Ariva 203 A99373 combines the features of a DVB-S/S-2 satellite receiver and media player. The receiver ensures the highest image quality both in the case of high-resolution (HD) and standard (SD) broadcasts. Ariva 203 has two high-speed USB 2.0 ports for plugging both external storage media and wireless WiFi adapter (with RT5370 processor, to be bought separately). Just a few examples of the functions of this versatile device are recording/timeshift, playing music (mp3, ogg, flac), playing movies (mkv, avi, xvid), viewing photos (jpeg, bmp). The CI (Common Interface) and card reader placed on the rear panel allow the user to watch pay TV in HD or SD quality. Power consumption in standby mode does not exceed 0.5 W.

Small2Big is a unique functionality of this satellite receiver which allows users to display multimedia content (videos, photos) directly from their phones or tablets on their TVs. This functionality can be used for handhelds running Android system and requires connection of the receiver to the home's local area network (LAN).

Ariva 203 A99373 has been based on a very advanced dual-core main processor unit. The built-in video processor, cooperating with DDR II memory, provides complex, 5-stage processing of the signal, including filtering, error correction, sharpening, equalization. This ensures the highest quality of the digital audio and video in Full-HD resolution.

Name	Ferguson Ariva 203
Code	A99373
CPU clock	600 MHz
Flash memory	1 PC 32Mbit/8Mbyte SPI FLASH
DDR II	1PC 64MX16bit/128Mbyte
Input frequency range	950...2150 MHz
Input impedance	75 Ω
Input level range	-65...-25 dBm
Standards	DVB-S/DVB-S2
Demodulation	QPSK, 8PSK
Symbol rate range	2...90 MS/s
FEC	1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 for DVB-S 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 for DVB-S2
Audio decoding	MPEG-1 layerI/II, PCM downmix, IEC958 SPDIF, Dolby 5.1, Dolby downmix, Dolby Prologic2MPEG1
Video decoding	MPEG2 ISO/IEC 13818-2 MP@ML, H.264(MPEG4-10) MP/HP@L4.1/MPEG2 MP@HL
Video resolutions	1920x1080, 1280x720, 720x480
Audio sampling	32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
Supplying voltage	175...250 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption	Max 25 W
Dimensions; Weight	220/153/40 mm ; 0.7 kg