Hey Rob, Thanks very much. I had no idea there was a legal way to receive Foxtel at all. This is something I will have to investigate furhter and possibly hook into Myth. Then it really will be the dog-bollocks ;)
Cheers ate, Dave On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:29:21 +1100, Rob Hillis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Whyte wrote: > > >First, I don't think it is legal is it? > > > > > It's entirely legal if you pay for the service and use a CAM module with > the approriate smartcard. That's what CAM modules are for - they take > the smartcards normally found in your decoder box and descramble the > channels it is authorised for. > > >I think it can be done, but you need a beefy box to crack the foxtel > >encoding, is the story I was told. I don't know much about it, I just > >wish Foxtel gave us a legal way to record the video in MythTV, without > >having to do IR blasters and the like. I always miss the discovery > >channel shows. > > > > > My understanding is that with Foxtel analogue, a DVB-S card with the > right CAM module and the smartcard, Myth will quite happily work. Last > I heard, Foxtel digital uses a different encoding method for which an > appropriate CAM module is not yet available. > > As for the orginal poster, I don't know what hardware is required to > receive Foxtel analogue. I have heard of people having success with it. > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 10/02/2005 > > -- GMAIL is 'da bomb baby....YEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct.
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