Pace VC100 VideoCrypt Decoder

Made:
1989 in United Kingdom
maker:
Pace plc
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Pace VC100 VideoCrypt decoder, manufactured by Pace plc, 1989
Science Museum Group
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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