Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:18:10 +1000 From: David Whyte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Anyone with working DVB-S in Australia ? To: Rob Hillis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users@mythtv.org> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
The Foxtel story according to my limited knowledge. The old analog signal isnt too hard to decrypt as long as you have the right smartcard / hardware decoder, however the new Foxtel Digital is a hell of a lot harder to read. The problem with the analog signal is the fact that Foxtel in an attempt to kick off people trying to hack into their systems have gotten very good at figuring out who is using their hardware / smartcards and those who arent. My friend who had to use a 3rd party decoder (after the foxtel box had an unfortunate accident with a 5 year old child and softdrink) and kept having problems with them disabling his smartcard. I'd assume the same thing would keep happening. Although while Im posting, any advice from anyone about a tv grabber that works in West Aus? Ive tried a few and they havent done much. And my perl scripting skills are a bit feeble so editing the file wasnt getting me very far. > 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 _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
