[mythtv-users] cablecard
Jay R. Ashworth
jra at baylink.com
Thu Apr 7 18:43:03 UTC 2005
On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 02:23:41PM -0400, Isaac Richards wrote:
> On Thursday 07 April 2005 02:10 pm, dean collins wrote:
> > Hi Robert, here is the crux of the problem, they are not yet formalized
> > but you can read there current status here.
> > http://www.opencable.com/specifications/
>
> What are you talking about? The requirements (for a 1.0 host device) are
> formalized and quite clear. There's no way that Myth can comply with them.
> I doubt they'll be loosening restrictsions for the 2.0 standard.
Yup; Isaac's right.
CableCard will do us absolutely no good out here beyond the Reality
Distortion Field of Follywood, because there's no way to build a
tunercard that conforms to those requirements, now that I have read
them.
Your Right To Tape Is In Danger, folks; no joke. Go do something about
it.
If 100,000 people call US Senators this month, and complain politely
about the proper thing in the proper fashion, Something Will Happen.
Cheers,
-- jra
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