[mythtv-users] FYI: Zap2it paid service

Dane Kantner webmaster at cmtweb.com
Mon Jul 21 18:35:23 EDT 2003


> Sure would be nice if this news came with a link, then someone ambitious
> might even start looking at the data and writing a grabber.

has anyone ever looked into the grabbing methods other software programs
use, particularly those that might come with a TV card that run on
windows....the ATI all in wonder cards come with grabber software that goes
out to a web site and steals content.... i think they use TVGuide.... their
software doesnt require any sort of subscription, and a co-worker of mine
says its very reliable and he never has problems... so the question is, do
they have a special agreement and/or server that they  use to get these, and
if so, why couldnt someone reverse-engineer it and make a grabber that uses
the same server?
-d



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