The tuner also works only with free to air channels. Private HD channels and pay-TV will be discovered, but can not be over looked. Although they, like me, part of the cable package are, because the decryption is done so on the smart card in the cable box, which is indeed impossible with this tuner here.
The connection of the tuner (which is probably really only one adapter) is self-explanatory. The facility also. In Germany all cable channels are found right away.
Annoying is only the One Guide software, when one transmitter mark as favorites, but can not sort. You can not just hide unwanted or encrypted channels as well. Urgently needs to be improved, then I use the TV function also like again.
In the image quality (HD) I have not experienced any drawbacks. Switching will take, however, as described by the other a bit too long.