[vdr] Re: NEW GUY ;-)

["Stefan Rush" <srush@hyperdine.com>]

Is there a way to add a smartcard reader so the system is more like a real
set top box. I'm will to pay for my service I just want to have the freedom
to record and save programming.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Berger" <einStein@donau.de>
To: <vdr@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:57 PM
Subject: [vdr] Re: NEW GUY ;-)


> Matthew Harrell schrieb:
> >
> > > I just wanted to ask before I got started building my system. Will
this
> > > Stuff work in the U.S. on http://www.dishnetwork.com/ or
> > > http://www.directv.com/ providers?
> >
> > My understanding, and correct me if you find out otherwise, is that it
will
> > work on DVB compliant systems like my DishNetwork but, unfortunately,
the
> > channels are mostly encrypted.  The unencrypted stuff is things like
some
> > public broadcast channels.  Otherwise I would love to build one for
myself
>
> Well after all I've seen/heared PBS is crypted to. Anyhow if I'd live in
> the US, I'd probably only care about PBS and would rent a satellite
> transponder to watch geran public television (allong with brittish).
>
> Servus
>   Casandro
>
> > --
> >   Matthew Harrell                           Microwaves frizz your
heir...
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> >   mharrell@bittwiddlers.com
>
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