[Klug-general] MythTV hardware etc questions

[Karl Lattimer]

On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 10:37 +0100, Evan Ingram wrote:
> On 24/05/07 10:01, Karl Buckland wrote:
> > The Hauppauge card records freeview digital TV, but there's a
> > satellite equivalent: WinTV-NOVA-S-Plus. There's even a HD satellite
> > equivalent too. If you want analogue then you'll need a different card
> > again...
> >
> > If you want to record both freeview digital, analogue and satellite
> > then you'll need a seperate card for each one you want to record. The
> > cheaper cards have only a single tuner, so they can only watch/record
> > one channel at once. Although work is being done to allow you to
> > watch/record multiple channels on the same multiplex, this still won't
> > give you good multi-channel options. You can get cards with 2 or more
> > tuners for a little bit extra, so look into that if you think you'll
> > need to watch/record more than one channel at once.
> 
> Does the satellite card plug into sky/virgin boxes for subscription
> services and non free to air channels?
> 


For virgin you need a DVB-C card, which aren't available in the UK due
to an equipment embargo on import of the hardware. AFAIK only licensed
companies (virgin, cable and wireless) are allowed to import DVB-C
reception hardware.

There is no such restriction on satellite reception devices, however the
small inline decryption device (smart card dongle) are now becoming
harder and harder to come by, as they were trivial to crack, especially
with a blank smart card (which require a license to purchase in germany)
and some digging online for softcam keys.

K,