[mythtv-users] DVB - W5 (4DTV) & KU/C-Band Question

[mike at grounded.net]

> Not always, actually. In the UK, for Freesat, it is necessary to buy a Sky
> box (or acceptable substitute) and get a decoder card for a one-off fee before

And that's a problem here also but in a slightly different way. When I signed up with skyvision, they sold me an old used receiver which has few functions nor pvr. The receivers are motorola who has decided to get out of the business so the receiver is only going to keep getting older while other services hardware continues to get cooler. 

I would love to build a pvr that works with this service, I'm in no way talking about stealing anything, I'm in touch with both the reseller and the channel provider on this. 

Sounds like the freesat service is going to do well if they have their own box. I bet they will expand here to the US based on the above and of course, depending on potential customer base.