HD Combo Receiver: Ferguson Ariva 153 COMBO (DVB-S/S2+DVB-T/T2/C)

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 153 Combo A99386 belongs to the combo group, capable of receiving SD/HD channels from satellites (digital DVB-S and DVB-S2 formats), digital terrestrial TV SD/HD broadcasts (DVB-T/T2), and cable TV (DVB-C). The satellite broadcasts are received by one tuner, and the rest by the second. The device is also 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 universal receiver a home entertainment center. Ariva 153 Combo also supports selected web services (Youtube, Youporn, Dailimotion, Google Maps and others). Equipped with a fast processor, Ariva 153 offers advanced support for subtitles and playback of Xvid (divx) files.

Ferguson Ariva 153 Combo A99386 is a true home entertainment center. It supports a wide range of codecs/formats:

Small2Bigis a unique functionality allowing the satellite receiver to forward multimedia content (video, photos) from a phone or tablet directly to the large TV screen. The function makes use of local network and is available for Android handhelds.

Big2Small functionality allows for displaying the received TV channel on the screen of a phone or tablet. This function also makes use of local network.

Interfaces - connectors:

• LOOP OUT: terrestrial RF output to another receiver
• ANT IN: terrestrial RF input
• LNB OUT: SAT IF output to another receiver
• LNB IN: SAT IF input (from LNB)
• HDMI: digital audio-video output
• USB: for connecting an external storage device
• LAN (RJ45): Ethernet port (LAN/Internet)
• Analog audio R/L - 2x RCA
• CVBS: analog video output (RCA)
• SPDIF: digital audio output
• TV: SCART for connecting a TV via analog input
• RS232: service port for connecting a PC

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.