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<blockquote data-quote="jsr" data-source="post: 676789" data-attributes="member: 346311">Hi Topper,Thanks for the reply. My main goal is to use my HTPC to view dstv(multichoice). I was hopeing that if I just get a different or beter CAM that I would be able to get more channels but your reply debunked that theory. Sorry if my post came across as a potensial piracy post. I dont want to crack subscription channels and watch them for free. I have very limited to no knowledge of satellite tv so I just wanted to know if it is possible that there are encrypted channels available to South Africa that you do not need a subscription to view but need a CAM that can decrypt it. If this does not exist then that changes my setup totally. Then I would rather get a TechniSat SkyStar 2 tv tuner and try to get the software emulator for Irdeto2. Would that work? And what do I need to read the smartcard? Any other comments or ideas around the hardware I should get will be greatly appreciated <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="jsr, post: 676789, member: 346311"] Hi Topper, Thanks for the reply. My main goal is to use my HTPC to view dstv(multichoice). I was hopeing that if I just get a different or beter CAM that I would be able to get more channels but your reply debunked that theory. Sorry if my post came across as a potensial piracy post. I dont want to crack subscription channels and watch them for free. I have very limited to no knowledge of satellite tv so I just wanted to know if it is possible that there are encrypted channels available to South Africa that you do not need a subscription to view but need a CAM that can decrypt it. If this does not exist then that changes my setup totally. Then I would rather get a TechniSat SkyStar 2 tv tuner and try to get the software emulator for Irdeto2. Would that work? And what do I need to read the smartcard? Any other comments or ideas around the hardware I should get will be greatly appreciated :) [/QUOTE]

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