[mythtv-users] Freeview channels on UK Sky Dish. FTA vs FTV? CAM required?

Stuart Auchterlonie stuarta at squashedfrog.net
Sat Dec 16 09:48:15 UTC 2006


On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 01:43:07AM +0000, Stroller wrote:
> 
> On 15 Dec 2006, at 20:06, Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 19:31 +0000, Stroller wrote:
> >> ...
> >> but it's not clear to me if
> >> CAMs are compatible with MythTV, whether only certain models of CAM
> >> are, or what.
> >
> > MythTV will work with CAMs supported by the DVB drivers...
> 
> Ok... the previous posting <http://tinyurl.com/vrtlo> I read seems to  
> refer to the encryption method as "NDS Videoguard" and the CAM used  
> as a "Dragon".
> 
> More research indicates that rather than simply a "3rd-party  
> programmable" CAM this might be better described as an "unlicensed  
> CAM" (?) and "most commonly used to watch pirate (or at least  
> extremely disreputable) filth."
> 
> No wonder documentation is scarce.
> 

If you want to look at this you are on your own. We DO NOT SUPPORT
any non-legal way of decrypting broadcasts.

End of discussion.


Stuart



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