[linux-dvb] Re: DVB-s and Sky channels

["Andy Coates" <andy@bribed.net>]

>> Sorry, but you're right, they have total control of the videoguard
>> encryption system and as such there are no CAMs available for it. 
>> Only the Sky branded digiboxes can view the encrypted channels
>> because they have videoguard built in to them.
>> 
> 
> 
> Grr... how incredibly infuriaiting!
> Okay, I hope someone will indulge me and not get annoyed at a
> proliferation of newbie questions, but..
> 
> 1) Given a typical Sky customer with coax running into digibox, am I
> able to record *any* channels with a DVB-s, e.g. the BBC channels Sky
> transmitts  ? Or are they all encoded with videoguard ?? If you *can*
> do you need a different CAM module?? 

See previous email - BBC is encrypted with Videoguard.  Only ones
available are the "crap" channels (shopping etc, sky news I think....) -
see http://www.btinternet.com/~c.vowles/Sat/SkyFTA.htm 

Andy



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