Connecting sky+ box to my 20inch display

The subject kind of says it all really.
Basically I see the flow going like this:
Signal comes out of sky box on a scart -> Convert cable to dvi -> plug into display card that is on back of computer.
I really dont think it can be that simple!
But there are a few different things i have been thinking.....
1. Do I need a video/tv card to plug the sky box into?
2. As the output of the box is scart can I just get a cable to convert it to dvi, and plug it in?

Hello,
I doubt you can find a connection to go between the iBook and Sky Box.
Unless the Sky Box is Wireless and you can connect to it via your iBook network settings.
Even then, what playback software would be available for your PPC iBook to play back these programs.
Does Sky even permit programs being copied from their boxes to computers?

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