Bargain Alert: New Ferguson HD DTT/Sat Combo Box - €63 before postage

John mac · 07-09-2011 02:14PM

Linkie not working Tony .

Tony · 07-09-2011 02:23PM

John mac wrote: »

Linkie not working Tony .

Sorry, i've corrected it. Seems the url changes if someone submits a review so not sure how long it will last. Thanks for the heads up .

PeterDuggan · 07-09-2011 03:00PM

Can some-one advise how to get the network working please. I get a message "STB successfully got an IP" but I don't see the Ariva on the network. Is there another step or two involved? Have read the manual but it's not very enlightening.

Is it possible to...
1) play files stored on a pc on the LAN?
2) copy files from the Ariva attached hard drive to the pc?
3) access things like the RTE iPlayer, YouTube, etc?

comet · 07-09-2011 03:36PM

What would it be like to daisy-chain 2 of these boxes using lnb out and terrestrial out for the second box?
Would it work ok for a second room and what would be the major limitations?

sesswhat · 07-09-2011 04:08PM

comet wrote: »

What would it be like to daisy-chain 2 of these boxes using lnb out and terrestrial out for the second box?
Would it work ok for a second room and what would be the major limitations?

For the sat part, you should get a twin or quad lnb and take a second cable direct from this to the second box.

comet · 07-09-2011 04:14PM

sesswhat wrote: »

For the sat part, you should get a twin or quad lnb and take a second cable direct from this to the second box.

Yep sure thanks for that but would it work to use the lnb out to another box, at a minimum I presume you could watch the same channel on both boxes?

Tony · 07-09-2011 04:21PM

comet wrote: »

Yep sure thanks for that but would it work to use the lnb out to another box, at a minimum I presume you could watch the same channel on both boxes?

In theory you could watch the same polarity and band that the first receiver is using but seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to for limited viewing options.

sesswhat · 07-09-2011 04:22PM

You may be able to access a very restricted range of channels but I don't know if anyone has tried it with this box.

comet · 07-09-2011 04:58PM

Thanks guys, just good to know it is a possibility even if not advised.

Johnboy1951 · 07-09-2011 06:03PM

PeterDuggan wrote: »

Can some-one advise how to get the network working please. I get a message "STB successfully got an IP" but I don't see the Ariva on the network. Is there another step or two involved? Have read the manual but it's not very enlightening.

Is it possible to...
1) play files stored on a pc on the LAN?
2) copy files from the Ariva attached hard drive to the pc?
3) access things like the RTE iPlayer, YouTube, etc?

As far as I an tell the answer to the three questions is 'No' .... of course the USB HDD can easily be plugged into a PC to transfer files.

I would be delighted to find out otherwise.

If you have a HDD plugged in you can use the ethernet connection to play radio stations from the internet .... provided of course the LAN has internet access.

It may be possible to play streams from the LAN .... I was looking at this some time ago but did not get it fully functional.

If anyone has had success I look forward to hearing about it.

regards

mongoola · 07-09-2011 07:44PM

MattOne wrote: »

I would think the problem with the playback is that you're using a USB stick instead of a powered drive, as recommended by Ferguson. Looking at previous posts it seems people are able to use USB sticks, but I would guess that HD is showing their limits when used with the 120 box. Verbatim, WD, Iomega etc. all sell powered hard disc drives under 750Gb (as per Ferguson instructions. Do folks read these?). I don't think the format of the recording would be an issue for the TV, as I presume you're playing it back through the 120 box? (I don't think TVs have USB ports, do they? Mmm...)

I have used an Iomega HD 500 g external drive but still doesn't play in 2nd. TV.
I have since discovered that recording an SD channel won't play either. I'm playing back through a USB port. No problem with Sat. channels except in HD.
Has anyone recorded from DTT SD and played back in different TV o.k? Am I missing a setting? Thanks for reply.

mongoola · 07-09-2011 07:49PM

chisel wrote: »

The problem is not the usb stick, it's that the other tv cannot play the file format that the Ariva uses. As others have said, you will need software like format factory to convert to a format your other tv can read.

The dtt problem is certainly unusual - you do realise that rte1 + 1 only broadcasts after 7pm, and even then not all programmes?

I have tried converting with Format Factory, no joy. I have converted to MKV,
MPG. What format should I use. do you know?

peace2804 · 07-09-2011 09:22PM

Hello everybody, I just have a quick question as I am unsure what to do to get the UK free channels.

I have two Ferguson boxes connected to the same LNB (A twin one), in the first box everything is ok, I can get all the UK free channels, in the second box I have a weak signal for astra2 but I can get some channels on it such as Aljazeera sport, eurosport HD, ESPN america, polsat futbol, Jordan TV

.....I believe that I did a mistake while trying to find the channels.

I just went to the menu, satellite finder, selected both Hotbird ( because I have another dish ) and Astra 28.2 and then performed a scan.

Just for some extra information, I get a good signal for Astra 1 (19.2E) and Astra 2C and Astra 3A.

Any Idea what is wrong here please? thanks a lot in advance guys.

AdrianII · 07-09-2011 09:25PM

peace2804 wrote: »

Hello everybody, I just have a quick question as I am unsure what to do to get the UK free channels.

I have two Ferguson boxes connected to the same LNB (A twin one), in the first box everything is ok, I can get all the UK free channels, in the second box I have a weak signal for astra2 but I can get some channels on it such as Aljazeera sport, eurosport HD, ESPN america, polsat futbol, Jordan TV.....I believe that I did a mistake while trying to find the channels.

I just went to the menu, satellite finder, selected both Hotbird ( because I have another dish ) and Astra 28.2 and then performed a scan.

Just for some extra information, I get a good signal for Astra 1 (19.2E) and Astra 2C and Astra 3A.

Any Idea what is wrong here please? thanks a lot in advance guys.

how did you get eurosport and espn are they not pay channels??

peace2804 · 07-09-2011 09:30PM

Well they are in the list but crypted, I just mentionned these channels are they were the most well known in the list of channels but I can mention other channels if that would help.

LordSutch · 07-09-2011 09:42PM

I would like to upgrade to the latest Firmware (2.15b5) can somebody please give me a blow by blow account of how to do this . . . . . .

I presume you Download from either the Ferguson site, or Tony's site, then you save to USB, then unzip the folder?, and then insert USB into Ariva 120 and select Allcode-Dump-thingy ???

HELP needed please.

Tony · 07-09-2011 10:16PM

You must have two lnb's on the dish, its simply not possible to receive the channels you have listed from Astra 2. You need one lnb with two outputs.

It might be best to start another thread as this is not specificially related to the 120 combo

peace2804 wrote: »

Hello everybody, I just have a quick question as I am unsure what to do to get the UK free channels.

Tony · 07-09-2011 10:18PM

This is just a few posts back with a link to a how to guide when someone asked for a link to the firmware
How could you not have seen this, you have posted yourself on the same page ?

LordSutch wrote: »

I would like to upgrade to the latest Firmware (2.15b5) can somebody please give me a blow by blow account of how to do this . . . . . .

I presume you Download from either the Ferguson site, or Tony's site, then you save to USB, then unzip the folder?, and then insert USB into Ariva 120 and select Allcode-Dump-thingy ???

HELP needed please.

givecredit · 07-09-2011 10:19PM

peace2804 wrote: »

Hello everybody, I just have a quick question as I am unsure what to do to get the UK free channels.

I have two Ferguson boxes connected to the same LNB (A twin one), in the first box everything is ok, I can get all the UK free channels, in the second box I have a weak signal for astra2 but I can get some channels on it such as Aljazeera sport, eurosport HD, ESPN america, polsat futbol, Jordan TV.....I believe that I did a mistake while trying to find the channels.

I just went to the menu, satellite finder, selected both Hotbird ( because I have another dish ) and Astra 28.2 and then performed a scan.

Just for some extra information, I get a good signal for Astra 1 (19.2E) and Astra 2C and Astra 3A.

Any Idea what is wrong here please? thanks a lot in advance guys.

The channels you have scanned are all from Hotbird not Astra 28deg. In menu select 28deg using left right arrow and then go to single satellite scan and do blind scan.

Tony · 07-09-2011 10:29PM

givecredit wrote: »

The channels you have scanned are all from Hotbird not Astra 28deg. In menu select 28deg using left right arrow and then go to single satellite scan and do blind scan.

Yes it sounds like perhaps two twin output lnb's two diseq switches perhaps

bmaxi · 07-09-2011 11:29PM

mongoola wrote: »

I have tried converting with Format Factory, no joy. I have converted to MKV,
MPG. What format should I use. do you know?

It's possible your TV is not recognising the HD or is not powerful enough to run the HD, the USB port may be faulty. Try connecting the HD and power cycling the TV to force it to look for the HD.
I have successfully used the USB port on my TV to view MPG files from a an HDD.

Zab · 07-09-2011 11:34PM

MKV is a bad choice as most hardware decoders don't support it for whatever reason. An AVI container with Xvid in it should be supported by most things.

norbert64 · 07-09-2011 11:50PM

mongoola wrote: »

I have used an Iomega HD 500 g external drive but still doesn't play in 2nd. TV.
I have since discovered that recording an SD channel won't play either. I'm playing back through a USB port. No problem with Sat. channels except in HD.
Has anyone recorded from DTT SD and played back in different TV o.k? Am I missing a setting? Thanks for reply.

Like someone metioned already, your TV must simply not support, whatever format the Ferguson used to record your dtt SD content. This isn't a Ferguson combo issue.

It might help though if you provide the make/model number of this tv of yours :P

mongoola · 08-09-2011 05:17PM

norbert64 wrote: »

Like someone metioned already, your TV must simply not support, whatever format the Ferguson used to record your ddt SD content. This isn't a Ferguson combo issue.

It might help though if you provide the make/model number of this tv of yours :P

O.K. Thanks. Sony Bravia 40EX401 HD with USB input. Sony Bravia 40V3000 no usb. Won't play recordings from DTT or Sat HD channels. No problem with Sat. SD. Tried hooking up Iomega Screenplay HD 500 gb. external drive but no joy. Would really like to sort this out. I agree the Ariva is not the problem. When I connect it to both TV's it works fine.Thanks for your time. :mad:

PeterDuggan · 08-09-2011 05:37PM

PeterDuggan wrote: »

Can some-one advise how to get the network working please. I get a message "STB successfully got an IP" but I don't see the Ariva on the network. Is there another step or two involved? Have read the manual but it's not very enlightening.

Is it possible to...
1) play files stored on a pc on the LAN?
2) copy files from the Ariva attached hard drive to the pc?
3) access things like the RTE iPlayer, YouTube, etc?

Has anyone had any success with networking?

Zab · 08-09-2011 05:38PM

What are you using to play it on the 40V3000, the Screenplay? Does the file work on a computer? You might want to start another thread. I don't think your issue has any relevance here.

Zab · 08-09-2011 05:39PM

PeterDuggan wrote: »

Has anyone had any success with networking?

Didn't somebody already answer this? If doesn't do any of the things you want yet. Networking seems to be almost purely for cccam. I think there's an RSS reader tool too.

Tony · 08-09-2011 06:07PM

mongoola wrote: »

. Would really like to sort this out. I agree the Ariva is not the problem. When I connect it to both TV's it works fine.Thanks for your time. :mad:

Perhaps a separate thread might be the way to go with this as its not an Ariva issue.

mongoola · 08-09-2011 06:43PM

Zab wrote: »

What are you using to play it on the 40V3000, the Screenplay? Does the file work on a computer? You might want to start another thread. I don't think your issue has any relevance here.

Screenplay with USB stick. Probably right about last part of your reply.

peace2804 · 08-09-2011 08:59PM

I'll try my best before opening a new thread.
what is he best way to delete the channels from one satellite in one go please?
I found the option of deleting 1 channel at a time or to delete all channels in the box but I didn't find the option of deleting channels from only one satellite.

Any ideas guys?

Bargain Alert: New Ferguson HD DTT/Sat Combo Box - €63 before postage

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