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handscombmp · 12-04-09, 12:40 PM

Is this possible. I know that if you stick a DVB-S tuner in you can get all the fta channel but i want to use it to get the sky ones.
I understand that i would have to have a valid sky card but i'm planning to get one for multiroom.
I think it's possible as i've heard stuff about predator firmware but thats all.
Ideally if someone can walk me through it.
Thanks in advance.

milli260876 · 15-04-09, 09:34 PM

i may be wrong but i don't think you can keep a sky card alive in the pc at the mo...
Predator will open sky on a dragon cam apparently but you'll have to keep putting it back in the stb for the keep alive signal
Diablo cam is supposed to work also but in my experience crashed and froze constantly....

Springveldt · 09-05-09, 02:47 PM

If you have a valid Sky card then a cheap Phoenix reader from Ebay (costs about £10) and some software (ndscam, newcs) will be able to read the keys and decrypt any channels you have paid for.
You will need to put the card back into the STB every 6 weeks to renew it's keys.

12-04-09, 12:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
handscombmp Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sky on PC Is this possible. I know that if you stick a DVB-S tuner in you can get all the fta channel but i want to use it to get the sky ones. I understand that i would have to have a valid sky card but i'm planning to get one for multiroom. I think it's possible as i've heard stuff about predator firmware but thats all. Ideally if someone can walk me through it. Thanks in advance.

15-04-09, 09:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Sky on PC i may be wrong but i don't think you can keep a sky card alive in the pc at the mo... Predator will open sky on a dragon cam apparently but you'll have to keep putting it back in the stb for the keep alive signal Diablo cam is supposed to work also but in my experience crashed and froze constantly.... __________________ Please someone N3 ... Please....

09-05-09, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Springveldt Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Sky on PC If you have a valid Sky card then a cheap Phoenix reader from Ebay (costs about £10) and some software (ndscam, newcs) will be able to read the keys and decrypt any channels you have paid for. You will need to put the card back into the STB every 6 weeks to renew it's keys.

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