QVIART UNIC HD Satellite Receiver

[eastof111]

Another new receiver retailing for 115 Euros. Looks pretty interesting.

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General

2x DVB-S/DVB-S2 Satellite Compliant (MPEG-II/ MPEG-IV/ H.264).
SCPC & MCPC receivable from Ku and C band satellites.
Universal, Single, Single S & C Band Wideband LNB.
Compatible Code Rates: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6,7/8, 8/9 and 9/10.
DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3(USALS).
Unicable Surpported.
Blind search supported. <-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Multi satellite search, network search, PID search, manual search and Multi-TP Search.
Fast Scan on Astra(19.2), Polsat, TNK.
Auto DiSEqC Search.
PAL/NTSC.
Variable aspect ratio(4:3,16:9)with PAN&SCAN vector or letter BOX option.
Output Resolution: 480p&480i,576p & 576i, 720p50&60HZ,1080i50&60HZ, 1080P50&60HZ.
16 bits on screen display (OSD).
Storing memory: 100 satellite, 3000 transponders and 6000 channels. <----------------------------------------
Support satellite add, delete, move, rename.
Support transponder add, delete, edit.
8 favorite groups, favorite group rename and parental lock supported.
Support programme lock, delete, move(group move),rename, swap.
Support multi-language menu(English, Franch, Russia, Greek, Italian, Arabic, Farsi, Ukrain, Swedish, Spanish, Turkish, German etc).
Support list of programmes, have sort function: FTA>CAS, transponder, alphabet, favor.
support multi epg language.
Easy functions such as Group Move/Recall History.
Multi-language audio.
Multi-language DVB Subtitle output.
7 days Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
Teletext output through VBI and OSD.
Software(data, app, channels) upgrade through USB or Ethernet.
2 * USB 2.0 Interface.
S/PDIF Interface for digital bit stream out (AC-3 or DTS).
10/100 MBit compatible Ethernet Interface.
1 * CA.

Timer

Support setting timer by manual or auto, you can add up more than 20 timer events.
Support watch/record timer event.
Support customized sleep time.

Etehernet

FTP Download s/w, channel data, music, picture, media files etc to memroy for upgrade or to USB.
URL Play function [Only http]. <---------------------- No rtmp, mss etc.
Weather Forecast.
RSS.
Currency converter.
Stock.
Youtube.
Groove Shark.
Google Map.
Prayer Times.

USB (FAT, FAT32 and NTFS)

Delete, create folders, Format and set recording path.
Upload and download channel list, system data, software.
Support picture files: bmp, jpg.
Support music files: mp3, wav.
Support media files: avi, mkv, dat, ts, vob, mp4, 3gp, mpg, flv.
Support USB->WIFI(Only Ralink 5370).
Support USB->3G Card Reader.

USB PVR

Watching one channel (FTA/Scramble) and Recording another channel (Scramble/FTA) in the same TP. During recording, can switch the channel in the same TP.
Timeshift when watch or record.
Support FAT & FAT32, NTFS format.

Chipset Specificatións

General Features

Targeted for high definition set-top box solutions.
DVB_S2 SOC.
3.3V, 1.8V /1.5V and 1.0V power supply.
Power down control.
Power save mode for every module.

CPU Related Features

Dual High Performance 32-bit CPU Architecture. Each core is about 600MHz.

Memory and Bus Interfaces

16-bit DDR2/DDR3 DRAM interface.
Dram frequency up to 1108Mhz.
Maximum DRAM size of the system provided: 256 Mbytes.
Maximum S-FLASH sizes supported: 128M bits.

Video Decoder

ISO/IEC 11172-2 MPEG1.
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
H.263 (short Header).
DivX3.11/DivX4/DivX5/DivX6(Optional).
Xvid.
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
RealVideo 8/9/10(Optional).
JPEG base-line.
Supports out-loop de-blocking for MPEG1/2/4.
Supports Dview function.
Supports de-interlace flag generation.
Supports 3:2 pull down detection.

Display Engine

Up to 2 video planes and 2 graphic planes (BG + Main video + Auxiliary video + Graphic 1 + Graphic 2).
High quality scaling for both HD and SD outputs.
Built-in video enhancements.
High quality motion adaptive and EPEC (edge preserve and edge compensation) de-interlace.
High efficient solution for dual output applications.
Up to 32bit aRGB true color and CLUT graphic planes input.
High quality scaling with EP(edge preserve) for both graphic planes.
Advanced algorithms of anti-flicker for both graphic planes.

Graphic Engine

Command DMA to speed up graphic operations.
Multiform Source Format for up to 32bit true color and CLUT.
Multiform Destination Format for up to 32bit true color and CLUT.
Supported operations.

Color expansion, correction and color space conversion.
Draw horizontal line, draw rectangular window with or without color filling.
Bitblt operation.
BOP (bit operation).
Alpha blending and dithering.
Resize.
RLE8/RLE16/RLE24/RLE32 decoder.
Flexible mask layer to support arbitrary application.

Audio Decoder

Volume(Target volume can be set by 8 bits [7:0]).
Fading(Increase/Decrease speed can be set by Fade speed) (how many samples inc/decrease at one time).
SCR counter(Two SCR counters, driven by 27MHz clock).
PTS check(there is a threshold for PTS check, if(SCR>=(PTS-THR)), music plays; else music pauses).

DVBS2

Integrates dual 8-bit ADC supporting differential and single-end modes.
Supports DVB-S QPSK.
Supports DVB-S2 QPSK/8PSK/16APSK/32APSK. <------------------------------------------------------
Supports DVB-S2 pilot signal.
Integrates LDPC and BCH decoders.
Supports DVB-S2 QPSK FEC code rates 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10.
Supports DVB-S2 8PSK FEC code rates 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10.
Supports DVB-S2 16APSK FEC code rates 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10. <------------------------------
Supports DVB-S2 32APSK FEC code rates 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10. <-----------------------------
Supports DVB-S QPSK FEC code rates 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8.
Supports DiSEqC 2.0.

[eastof111]

Seems this receiver is also available as the DUO model which has the same specs, but is offered with dual tuners. The vendor has all ready issued an editor for these two models. See attached file.

[Costactc]

Interesting East, any idea where we could order one of these from?

[cpr43]

editor open databases *.sdx (All captiveworks models format)

[Costactc]

Just sent them a contact message, let's see if they reply.

[eastof111]

I sent them one last night also. Seems the vendor is in Spain, but they definitely do not like to ship to the U.S. Let's see what response we get.

[Costactc]

I got a reply from Carlos Sanchez saying that they are still looking for a distributor in North America. He told me he could send one and I could pay with paypal. I'm really thinking of purchasing one of these units.

[eastof111]

Yes, Carlos is an admirable guy... At least he answers emails, three other vendors I contacted had no response. The price has gone up from 115 to 119 Euros with in the last few days. So without the Vat, it should be less. I think I will order one and try it out too.

[Costactc]

Got another reply from Carlos Sanchez of Qviart UNIC‏ asking for my shipping details so they could estimate shipping charges. I haven't tested a higher end unit for a while and I like the features of this receiver so why not.

[eastof111]

Cool, the more testers the better.

[Costactc]

Just sent payment for this receiver. I can't wait to start testing.

[eastof111]

Cool... I emailed him back and told him the price was too high. Let's see if he responds.

[ViP3R]

If you guy's like this box I can always contact Carlos and see what I can work out.

[Costactc]

Thanks for the offer my friend but I already sent payment, I'm always trigger happy when it comes to new toys. He did cut me a bit of a deal since it's retailing for 119 euros without shipping.

[ViP3R]

The android dual core box with XBMC and blind search looks nice as well. >> [Only registered and activated users can see links]

[sadass]

I so want one, that would be a nice replacement for the S9...

[eastof111]

I am still waiting for an answer.....

[Costactc]

Considering it's Friday and they are 5 hours ahead of us, I think we will get replies on Monday.

[eastof111]

Totally forgot about that...

[Jim S.]

The Android receiver looks interesting, but I can't find a price listed for it anywhere. Nobody seems to have it in stock yet.

[eastof111]

The Android receiver is also similar to the Marusys PrismCube Ruby which is all ready out in the Euro market and is supported by BlackHole coding group.

[Costactc]

Just received a tracking number from Carlos, the receiver is in Louisville, Kentucky. It should be here by tomorrow or Friday. Looking forward to testing it out on ku band.

[eastof111]

Cool, looking forward to your review.

[Jim S.]

The Android receiver is also similar to the Marusys PrismCube Ruby which is all ready out in the Euro market and is supported by BlackHole coding group.

The Prismcube Ruby retails for 279 Euros. The Qviart Undro is now listed as available from December 12th for 149 Euros! So I'm assuming that the similarity is only in software, rather than hardware. (Although, the Ruby has two tuners, I think.)

149 Euros is an unbelievable price, if the box is really as good as it sounds. (Keep in mind that just because it says it has blind scan, doesn't mean it's fast or accurate... We need to see actual test results!)

[eastof111]

True on the price difference. It originally retailed at 249 Euros then they corrected the price. Now some places selling them as high as 299. Inflation LOL....

"(Keep in mind that just because it says it has blind scan, doesn't mean it's fast or accurate... We need to see actual test results!)"

True again... I learned this the hard way when a receiver was advertised as blind scan only to find out it was a software/list based scan.

[Costactc]

My main purpose for a receiver is to blind scan and to test its tuner sensitivity. All other aspects are secondary.

[rrob311]

With these receivers having more powerful processors and linux or android software, would it be safe to say that 4:2:2 could be decoded with the right software inside the receiver and played back? Kind of like playing 4:2:2 recorded from an S9 openbox back through VLC?

[eastof111]

It depends on the chip being used. The chips that have 4.2.2 capability are more expensive. It all depends on the market the manufacturers want to target.