Request..Sirius, Thor Decoder advice

[Rabbit]

Generally I am into Astra 2D, so this part of satellite I am a novice at, so please excuse me!
I currently have an old Nokia Viaccess decoder which I want replacing because of it freezing out very often, and its very slow. I am located in southern Sweden, and have a fixed dish with 4 LNB's that picks up Thor, Sirius, Astra and Hotbird. My Viaaccess decoder currently has an in built 'viaaccess', so I can receive channels on my Swedish Viasat card. I also have a Conax module where I can insert my Canal + card.
I need to know if anyone can recommend a good replacement that is fast, can store thousands of channels, and can still cater for my conax module and a spare slot for my Via-sat card. And also any other improvements that I am unaware of would also be nice to know!
I also have problems, as I can only receive canal + channels. The dish is aligned properly, and everything seems to be set up ok. Could the problem be the 4 way diseq switch located lose to my dish?

 

[Channel Hopper]

Viasat will shortly move to an encryption called Videoguard (VG), which is only available with a few embedded receivers. There is no VG Cam version that I know of

The problem is going to be what will happen with those wanting both VG and Conax from the same receiver

T24 may have a solution, but my advice would be to wait until there is news on what receiver is recommended by the broadcaster

 

[Rabbit]

I have contacted Viasat, and I have a list of 'Viasat approved' receivers, to receive Viasat after they change over to Videoguard. I asked which one they would recommend, and it is a Strong SRT8700. This has built in card readers for both Viaccess and Conax Encrypted services...Viasat and Canal +. It looks like a better improvement on my Nokia 9802, and sounds fast. But does not have RGB or a digital output. I was wondering if you know if this receiver is any good? I was hoping the Samsung DSR 9500 was approved for Videoguard, but unfortunately it will not be.
Also Viasat told me that those approved receivers which need a module to receive Canal +, may not work very well in the near future. This is going to be a big problem for a lot of subscribers in the Nordic countries.
Should start another thread, to see if anyone recognises the Strong SRT8700?

 

[T24]

Hi

The problem is videogard encryption system,otherwise Samsung DSR 9500 AY is the

fastest receiver ever made,2 embedded cams viaccess and conax,4000 channels.2 CI

slots.but I am sure the SRT8700 is a good receiver too.