external card readers

[gorila22]

Hello

I am a newbie - so sorry for my level of knowledge. I seem to fail to find some info on external card readers that could be attached to FTA recievers. Do they exist? where to find them?

Also is there a good site which compares digital recievers by their technicalities, potential etc (not price for a change).

Simon

 

[HectorOne]

I'd really like somebody answering that question, i'm very interested in this subject. I own a sky smartcard and right now it's installed in a receiver. It would be great if i could put the card in some kind of device that descrambles the signal for multiple free to air digital receivers in multiple rooms. So that i would not need any swapping.
Please somebody answer, thanks in advance

 

[rolfw]

Because of the way that digital receivers work, there would need to be a dedicated connection for a card reader. Many receivers have CAM slots for exactly this purpose, purely FTA receivers do not have a slot though and you cannot utilise any of the other connections for the purpose.

 

[HectorOne]

I mean, my current situation is:

satellite dish > receiver with smartcard installed > tv

i'd like it to be like this:

satellite dish > device with installed smart card to descramble stream > multiple FTA receivers > multiple tv

I'd like to do something like that because FTA receivers are cheaper and i wouldn't have to swap the card between multiple receivers to descramble the stream. I know there are alternatives like radio transmitters, but i'd like to preserve the video quality accross all the televisions in every room

Also, do you know if i can maybe ask for a second card for personal use (will it cost me the same as my first card?)

Anyway, thank you for your help again

 

[rolfw]

No you can't do it HectorOne, FTA receivers are exactly what they say, the decryption takes place after the de-modulation and de-multiplexing.

You can however obtain a mirror subscription card from Sky UK (I assume that is the Sky you are referring to) at a discount price for use in a second digibox.

 

[HectorOne]

Thank you for your time

 

[PSK]

can a card splitter be used for Sky cards? I have a dreambox and would like to try to use a card splitter to use the card in my Sky (so i can use my Tivo) and a dreambox so that i can transfer it to other dreamboxes in the house (or modulte it). Another way of solving your problem?

rgds
Peter


PS any ideas where i can buy a Sky card splitter?

 

[Analoguesat]

can a card splitter be used for Sky cards? I have a dreambox and would like to try to use a card splitter to use the card in my Sky (so i can use my Tivo) and a dreambox so that i can transfer it to other dreamboxes in the house (or modulte it). Another way of solving your problem?

rgds
Peter


PS any ideas where i can buy a Sky card splitter?

At the moment you cant. HOWEVER, there is talk of an NDS - Videoguard splitter being on the market this summer. See

http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=42880