Nevertheless, I will here draw attention to a stumbling block. In another recession was mentioned that this receiver is not compatible with Kabel Digital Home of Kabel BW. This I can confirm at this point. Likewise, cable and Sky Germany are affected. The problem is as follows:
These three vendors use to Verschlüssleung not the Conax system but the more or less new NDS VideoGuard. The programmer VideoGuard refuses so far but to develop a CI module to hacking to offer less of a target. But has nothing availed him. The system has been compromised long ago. So far, it is only possible if you buy the video decoding system Guard "imbedded" a receiver (in German: embedded, installed) has. These receivers are pruned from the functional but downright. For example, there currently does not have receiver that is HD ready and has a hard drive. However, if you want to buy a device, then have to look at the Sky certification. Then it will work almost certainly for all three providers. If you want to be 100%, then you buy a receiver with Sky, Kabel BW or cable Germany
Djedoch Kabel BW (still) has no basic encryption, the free channels can be received. Affected are therefore at the moment only the channels, which have to be booked through a package and are therefore encrypted. Whether cable Germany has a basic encryption I can not answer here, because I do not know. Sky but will not function at all.
However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. It is announced a CI module that supports NDS VideoGuard. However, some say sources it is early February 2010 come on the market, other sources speak of the first quarter of 2010, and others from the first half of 2010. However, it was already announced for October 2009, but this was not evident.
Therefore, I recommend that before you look around for another receiver, first of all search for "CI module VideoGuard". Or. Call in the Kabel BW, cable Deutschalnd, or Sky hotline and find out there on the availability of such a module However, I also want to point out that these modules will most likely limit the functions on this receiver. I'm talking about that certain films can not be recorded, or can not be transferred to the computer, or that advertising is not skipped when shooting, can be cut out.
Since this is not is a lack of Technisat but this comes from another place, I vegebe still 5 stars. I am even sure that Technisat has sought to incorporate the VideoGuard decoding system in this unit, but this is due to the wide range of functions (disk transfer option on the computer), has not been authorized by another place.
I for one am considering just whether I go back Kabel BW and umstelle on satellite
