Pace VC100 VideoCrypt Decoder
- Made:
- 1989 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Pace plc
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