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

[Mike Perkins]

mike at grounded.net wrote:
>>  There are very many people using DVB-S to get digital TV into their
>>  mythtv boxes, but:
>>  
>>  1. everything is fine if it is unencrypted, like freeview in NZ; but
> 
> So you mean FTA only works just fine.
>  
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 being 
able to view certain channels - even though they are not subscription channels 
and not provided by Sky. I might add that these same channels are available 
unencrypted for those of us who can use DVB-T rather than satellite.

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Mike Perkins