a device used for this purpose
a necessary piece of equipment if you want premium channels, regardless of whether your television is cable ready
Electronic circuit that restores a scrambled video signal to its original form. Television signals, especially those transmitted by satellite, are often scrambled to protect against theft and other unauthorized use.
Electronic circuits that restores an intentionally scrambled video signal to its original standard form. This technology is legal if the device is authorized by the cable operator, but it is illegal to perpetrate cable theft.
A device that recovers the original signal from one that has been rendered unintelligible by Scrambling.
An electronic circuit that restores a scrambled video signal to its standard form.