Ariva FERGUSON Receiver 4 K Combo

This device has the potential to be really good. It produces an excellent picture on HD channels on satellite and terrestrial transmissions. SD quality compares well with my standard TV. For recordings it has the advantage of using removable hard drives (internal or USB) with standard NTFS or FAT32 format which can be read on a PC. (You need to supply and format the hard drive.) The channels can be sorted in several ways, but while terrestrial stations can use the familiar Freeview local channel numbers, satellite stations don't seem to be able to use the Freesat local channel numbers. They can be sorted alphabetically and found by typing the first few letters of the name. You can plug in a USB keyboard and mouse to make navigation easier, and if you're not using the third USB socket it will take a webcam to use on Skype. BUT... there's no MHEG-5 decoder; so you can't get the BBC Red Button teletext service. Mine came with a continental 2-pin power adaptor, and I'm wondering if it's not a UK version. The vendor is trying to help but not getting support from his supplier. Apart from the lack of text I'm quite happy with it.