Pace VC100 VideoCrypt Decoder

Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989 Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989 Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989 Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989 Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989.

VideoCrypt was a cryptographic, smartcard-based conditional access television encryption system that scrambles analogue pay-TV signals. It was introduced in 1989 by News Datacom and was used initially by Sky TV and subsequently by several other broadcasters on the Astra satellites.

Details

Category:
Television
Object Number:
2020-163
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), aluminium alloy, metal (unknown), steel (metal) and electronic components
Measurements:
overall: 67 mm x 360 mm x 210 mm, 1.7 kg
type:
satellite decoder
credit:
Pace