[mythtv] [PATCH] Enable recording of encrypted channels withoutdecrypting them first.

[Johan Heikkilä]

2010/7/15  <wf_myth_user at online.nl>:
>
> My parents PVR5020(Echostar) does exactly this.
> It can record up to 4 programs at the same time encrypted or not.
> Each night at 3:00 it decrypts all recordings.
> If you watch a recording before it is decrypted it decrypts the recording
> while watching.
> All with original cam and smartcard from the provider.
> This is sold as a legal solution here in the Netherlands(Europe).
>
> If mythtv could work like this it would be a very very nice feature because
> it would give the multirec options much more use.
>
> Next question is, if you have a DVB-card with a Common Interface.
> Will the common interface be directly available to mythtv to pass a file
> true it.
>
> Wim
>

I agree that it would be very convenient. There are occasions when my
smartcard is not available, e.g. it is removed and used with another
TV. This causes 0 byte recordings by Mythtv.

Johan