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Presumably those tuners have smartcard slots of some kind?


Yep.
I'm using a Technotrend C1500 with the ci module and the Alphacrypt (That cam is the only one that works for my cable provider, but no official support)
I have the digital subscription for the same price as i was paying for analog, with 15€ starting costs, that included the set top box and the smart card.
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