Dogmatix
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- Topfield 5500
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Hello all,
I'm new to this forum and new to the world of T-Rex CAM (ex-Dragon, right?), so please excuse any silly or oft-answered question here.
I don't actually have a T-Rex CAM (yet), but I am considering getting one with the latest version of Predator already on board. I have a Topfield 5500 which has two CI slots, a Viaccess CAM for my BBC Prime subscription card, and a SECA CAM for my Cyfra+ subscription card. I also have a Sky Digibox with what use to be called a Solus FTV card.
The idea here is to get a T-Rex with Predator (which, if I understand correctly, when fed with any one of the three above-mentioned cards will decode the appropriate channels correctly) and use a suitable cutting tool to cut one of the cards down to SIM-size, and thus to be able to use all three cards in my Topfield (there's no room for the Digibox, and I only use it for Channel 4 and Five anyway).
Thus my questions: a) will a T-Rex with Predator decode Viaccess, SECA and Videoguard straight out of the box without further programming, and is it actually possible to cut a normally-sized card to SIM size without ill-effect?
As far as the Solus card is concerned, I am aware that the card has to go back into the Digibox every month to receive a "stay alive" signal (so that would not be the card to cut down to SIM size).
Thanks for any advice you can give.
I'm new to this forum and new to the world of T-Rex CAM (ex-Dragon, right?), so please excuse any silly or oft-answered question here.
I don't actually have a T-Rex CAM (yet), but I am considering getting one with the latest version of Predator already on board. I have a Topfield 5500 which has two CI slots, a Viaccess CAM for my BBC Prime subscription card, and a SECA CAM for my Cyfra+ subscription card. I also have a Sky Digibox with what use to be called a Solus FTV card.
The idea here is to get a T-Rex with Predator (which, if I understand correctly, when fed with any one of the three above-mentioned cards will decode the appropriate channels correctly) and use a suitable cutting tool to cut one of the cards down to SIM-size, and thus to be able to use all three cards in my Topfield (there's no room for the Digibox, and I only use it for Channel 4 and Five anyway).
Thus my questions: a) will a T-Rex with Predator decode Viaccess, SECA and Videoguard straight out of the box without further programming, and is it actually possible to cut a normally-sized card to SIM size without ill-effect?
As far as the Solus card is concerned, I am aware that the card has to go back into the Digibox every month to receive a "stay alive" signal (so that would not be the card to cut down to SIM size).
Thanks for any advice you can give.