I have no idea whether that box will work or not but here is some background.
Sky uses a Conditional Access Method method called Videoguard. The IP is owned by another News Corp company (NDS) and they do not license it to anyone else. So generally speaking you need a Sky box to decrypt Vidoeguard.
The other part of their encryption method is contained on the Viewing Card. They are ONLY available from Sky and have not been hacked.
Caveat Emptor
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January 2008