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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Both my modern (about 5 years old) sets have a slot for the Conditional Access Module. This allows for reception of encrypted channels even on DVB T. Subscription payers would get a card to allow for BBC channels reception.
Given how cheap a TV stick or STB is those without a CAM slot could have a suitable box with a SCART, HDMI and RF output as part of the subscription.
Satellite and cable customers would pay a subscription as part of their package if they wanted BBC channels.
Such a change could be rolled out pretty quickly. |
On the contrary, the switch from VHF to UHF took about 25 years. The switch from analogue to digital took a little over a decade. It absolutely could not be done with any speed at all, because you just can’t simply distribute CAMs and HDMI add-ons en masse, especially to the very section of the population that has most resisted such technology, and expect everything to fall into place. The people left behind in such a move would be the most vulnerable in society.