I was going to ask my question in the "reviews" section but the relevant thread appears to be locked ( http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=74457 )
ftadirect.com site claims that Viewsat VS2000 is "future smart card upgradeable" and they list a bunch of encryption methods (Nagravision, Nagravision 2 and so on) as if to suggest that inserting appropriate subscription card will enable to me watch subscribed to programming ( . http://www.ftadirect.com/viewsat_vs2000_16896_prd1.html ). But there is no other explanation provided and the PDF manual does not seem to mention anything, either ( http://www.viewsatusa.com/VS2000-MANUAL.pdf ). I have a LEGAL and PAID FOR GlobeCast subscription. GlobeCast uses Nagravision - so this is a very interesting feature to me because I 'm looking to replace my TERRIBLE GlobeCast receiver with a better unit. Ideally one with all the other "standard" features of a decent FTA receiver (USALS, blind scan, on/off timers, SP/DIF etc).
Does anybody happen to know if Viewsat VS2000 is out of the box capable of accepting subscription cards? Or does it have a CI port and requires an additional CAM (like this one http://www.cyberestore.com/product_info.php?products_id=153 ) Or is this a feature that MAY be added via a firmware update at some point in the future (and for now all that is included is just the card reader)?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Michael
ftadirect.com site claims that Viewsat VS2000 is "future smart card upgradeable" and they list a bunch of encryption methods (Nagravision, Nagravision 2 and so on) as if to suggest that inserting appropriate subscription card will enable to me watch subscribed to programming ( . http://www.ftadirect.com/viewsat_vs2000_16896_prd1.html ). But there is no other explanation provided and the PDF manual does not seem to mention anything, either ( http://www.viewsatusa.com/VS2000-MANUAL.pdf ). I have a LEGAL and PAID FOR GlobeCast subscription. GlobeCast uses Nagravision - so this is a very interesting feature to me because I 'm looking to replace my TERRIBLE GlobeCast receiver with a better unit. Ideally one with all the other "standard" features of a decent FTA receiver (USALS, blind scan, on/off timers, SP/DIF etc).
Does anybody happen to know if Viewsat VS2000 is out of the box capable of accepting subscription cards? Or does it have a CI port and requires an additional CAM (like this one http://www.cyberestore.com/product_info.php?products_id=153 ) Or is this a feature that MAY be added via a firmware update at some point in the future (and for now all that is included is just the card reader)?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Michael
