[mythtv-users] DISH Receivers and external HDDs

[Brian Wood]

On Apr 12, 2008, at 2:35 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>
> You need software to view the mpeg files which requires a license fee.
> They probably require this software to enable the feature. It's like
> paying Apple for Quicktime Pro which includes mpeg2 support which they
> aren't legally allowed to give you for free.

The external drive is just storing the same transport stream that I  
would have watched if I had viewed the program live, so I can't see  
any additional license being needed. What's the difference if I watch  
it now or watch it later. The same hardware is being used in both cases.
There is absolutely no new MPEG encoding or decoding happening.

You're telling me I need a license to store an mpeg stream (that I  
have already paid for) on a hard drive?

As I said: Greed.

beww