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 Can I receive digital cable PayTV with EyeTV Hybrid INT (2008)?
Solution EyeTV Hybrid INT (2008) is only available Internationally, and won't work in North America.

EyeTV Hybrid INT (2008) alone can only receive free digital cable TV (DVB-C). Using an additional hardware solution capable of decrypting PayTV channels may let you see PayTV channels.

For decrypting digital cable PayTV signals, you will typically need:

- an external Common Interface device like Elgato Common Interface (currently available in Sweden only) or a similar device as the ones sold by Terratec and Hauppage.
- a control access module (CAM) compatible with common interface and certified by your cable service provider
- a subscription card (SmartCard) delivered by your cable service provider

PLEASE NOTE: As stated above, decrypting PayTV will only work if your CAM is certified by your cable service provider. In other words, it will only work if your cable service provider allows the use of third party decoders and does not restrict the use of its subscription cards to its proprietary cable set-top-box only. It is not possible to use proprietary set-top-boxes in conjunction with EyeTV Hybrid INT (2008) to decode digital cable PayTV signals.

For info about cable service providers in France, see Puis-je regarder la TV par câble numérique en France avec EyeTV Hybrid INT (2008) ?

For other countries, ask your cable service provider if they allow and certify the use of a third party decoder (CAM). Elgato cannot provide any info about cable service providers' policies.

EyeTV Hybrid INT and EyeTV Hybrid INT (2008) have analogue stereo audio and video inputs (composite video and S-Video). This will allow you to indirectly receive digital cable PayTV channels if your digital cable set-top-box provides analog stereo audio and video outputs (composite video or S-Video). For more details, see How does EyeTV Hybrid INT (2008) compare to EyeTV Hybrid INT?

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Article ID: 2774
Created On: 22 Jul 2008 12:37 PM

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