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

["Bob" <pvr@thepier.freeserve.co.uk>]

>
> 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??
2) Since I'm not yet totally put off - can anyone recommend the best DVB-s
to buy for use with VDR? Preferrable a fully features one that includes
remote control, a mpeg encoder/decoder and EPG (or is that always standard).
Or is it better to have seperate cards for these features in some ways?

Btw: anyone know why my first post (and probably this one) is appearing as
white text on a white background?!

TIA.

Jake.



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