Miaviv Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Does anyone have the same satellite receiver as me ? We can get all the BBC digital channels plus ITV News, CNN and Sky News (plus countless others). My question is, as ITV1 etc are protected via Videoguard, can I get a card that will let me watch these (I have 2 card slots on the receiver box) or is there no alternative to a Sky digibox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 In a word, no! The only place where you can find a videoguard decoder is in a Murdoch box.Murdoch has always refused to "commercialise" the videoguard system, unlike all the other scrambling systems where you can either buy a box with an embedded card reader made by an independent producer and retailed by an independent outlet, or obtain a CAM (conditional access module) with the necessary and relevant software and stick it in the common interface slot; in both cases all you then need is the necessary card from the broadcaster and off you go.Murdoch has been very clever here - all the other scrambling systems in common use have been hacked at some point - but because Uncle Ru has retained control over the sale of boxes and has normally paired cards to boxes as well he's managed to remain unhacked. That and the fact that Videoguard is apparently very well engineered.So either you need to wait (and hope) that more channels go FTA or you need to obtain a Sky box and a card.This monopoly of Murdoch's (the satellite gatekeeper syndrome) was one of the reasons the BBC cut loose and went FTA. Good for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I refer to my posting above, for no other reason than the summary page of topics shows this thread as unreplied to - which it wasn't as I replied some days ago - so by posting again I thought I'd kick some *** into the server, or whatever you technical people call it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 [quote]Does anyone have the same satellite receiver as me ? We can get all the BBC digital channels plus ITV News, CNN and Sky News (plus countless others). My question is, as ITV1 etc are protected via Vi...[/quote]You can also get ITV3, have a look at http://www.livingfrance.com/instantforum/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=18&MessageID=45902It might go some way to making up for the lack of ITV1! Morse repeats every Monday, what a treat Liz (29) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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