Tivusat HD Receiver Digiquest Q10 inc Merlin Card, Activated

The Digiquest Q10 is an official tivùsat receiver and the better connected of the two we stock. It comes with an activated tivùsat smartcard so it works out of the box, and alongside the tivùsat platform it picks up free to air channels on Hotbird and Astra.

Ready for the tivùsat card switchover

This matters more than any other line on this page. tivùsat is switching off its older Tiger based smartcards between 2026 and 2028, working through them oldest first. The blue, gold HD and grey 4K cards are all affected. They cannot be updated, and once a card is switched off the only fix is buying new equipment at your own cost.

This receiver ships with a Merlin card, which is the standard tivùsat is moving to. If you are buying now, buy something on the right side of that change. If you already have a tivùsat box and are not sure which card is in it, call us on 01622 535870 with the card colour and we will tell you where you stand.

Why the Q10 rather than the Ti9

The difference is what it can be plugged into. The Q10 supports SCR, dCSS and unicable distribution as well as DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and USALS, which matters if you are in a flat or on a communal system where one cable feeds several homes. It also has a built in media player. If you are on an ordinary dish of your own, the Digiquest Ti9 does the same television job for less.

What it does

• tivùsat platform plus free to air channels on Hotbird and Astra
• SCR, dCSS and unicable support for communal and shared cabling
• DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 with USALS
• Built in media player
• One remote that drives both the receiver and your television

Channels

The full tivùsat line up, including RAI 1, RAI 2, RAI 3, Rete 4, Canale 5, Italia 1 and La7, along with the wider tivùsat selection of Italian news, sport, film and children’s channels, plus free to air channels on Hotbird and Astra.

Specifications

Standard

• DVB-S2 satellite reception
• tivùsat platform on Hotbird 13 East
• Merlin smartcard included and activated

Tuner and distribution

• DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and USALS
• SCR, dCSS and unicable compatible

Multimedia

• Built in media player

Package content

• Digiquest Q10 tivùsat receiver
• Activated tivùsat Merlin smartcard
• Remote control that also operates your television
• Power supply and user manual

Your dish

tivùsat broadcasts from Hotbird at 13 East. You need a dish aligned to that position, and a 60cm Zone 2 dish is the right size. It is not the same position as UK Freesat or Sky, so an existing UK dish will need realigning or a second LNB. Not sure what you have? Call us on 01622 535870 before you order.

We install too

If you would rather not go up a ladder, our own engineers cover London and Kent. Add the installation service to your order, or call us on 01622 535870 and we will book you in.