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<blockquote data-quote="BGonaSTICK" data-source="post: 99933" data-attributes="member: 176912"><p>OK, I think you're getting a little bit confused. Let me try and explain.</p><p></p><p>Let's start off with the Skystar 2. It has no CAM <strong>slot</strong> into which to plug a CAM (either an official CAM or a MultiCAM like the Dragon).</p><p></p><p>BUT with the Skystar 2, you can EMULATE the <em>CAM slot</em>, the <em>CAM</em>, the <em>CAM firmware</em> and the <em>smartcard</em> all in a little piece of software called an emulator. Several exist.</p><p></p><p>The two main advantages of the <strong>old</strong> Skystar 1 over the Skystar 2 were that it :-</p><p></p><p>1) Had onboard hardware decoding (meaning that it ran on slower PCs with fewer problems and produced great quality video through its own video-out port). We know that the latest Skystar 1 card doesn't have this.</p><p></p><p>2) Had a CAM slot so that you could plug in an official CAM and insert a valid, official SMART card to view pay TV legally.</p><p></p><p>The latest Skystar 1 card still has the slot. The slot doesn't have any firmware to speak of. The firmware resides in the CAM, which plugs into the slot.</p><p></p><p>If you don't want official pay TV, and you want to decode the TV signals without subscribing, then the CAM slot can be used to plug in a Dragon or similar. That should work like any other receiver with a 'CI' or 'CAM' slot.</p><p></p><p>The Skystar 1 card can ALSO run an emulator, as per the Skystar 2 card above.</p><p></p><p>AFAIK it runs pretty much the same emulators as the Skystar 2, so buying a Dragon seems to me a waste of money (you're duplicating everything - unless I'm missing something of course...) <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>STICK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BGonaSTICK, post: 99933, member: 176912"] OK, I think you're getting a little bit confused. Let me try and explain. Let's start off with the Skystar 2. It has no CAM [b]slot[/b] into which to plug a CAM (either an official CAM or a MultiCAM like the Dragon). BUT with the Skystar 2, you can EMULATE the [i]CAM slot[/i], the [i]CAM[/i], the [i]CAM firmware[/i] and the [i]smartcard[/i] all in a little piece of software called an emulator. Several exist. The two main advantages of the [b]old[/b] Skystar 1 over the Skystar 2 were that it :- 1) Had onboard hardware decoding (meaning that it ran on slower PCs with fewer problems and produced great quality video through its own video-out port). We know that the latest Skystar 1 card doesn't have this. 2) Had a CAM slot so that you could plug in an official CAM and insert a valid, official SMART card to view pay TV legally. The latest Skystar 1 card still has the slot. The slot doesn't have any firmware to speak of. The firmware resides in the CAM, which plugs into the slot. If you don't want official pay TV, and you want to decode the TV signals without subscribing, then the CAM slot can be used to plug in a Dragon or similar. That should work like any other receiver with a 'CI' or 'CAM' slot. The Skystar 1 card can ALSO run an emulator, as per the Skystar 2 card above. AFAIK it runs pretty much the same emulators as the Skystar 2, so buying a Dragon seems to me a waste of money (you're duplicating everything - unless I'm missing something of course...) :) STICK [/QUOTE]
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