[mythtv-users] Copy protection on analog broadcasts?

[Joe Ripley]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Josh White <jaw1959 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I notice a distinct problem when recording Lost and only when recording Lost
> (I do not see any issues when recording other shows on the same channel with
> the same tuners, or on other shows on other channels that I record while
> Lost is on).  The issues I see include sound dropping out for a second or
> so, rainbow colored interference that eventually becomes gray static, and
> then goes away after a few seconds.  When I get the gray static, I get the
> typical static sound you would get when there is no signal present on an
> analog system (the classic "hiss" or "snow" or whatever you want to call
> it).

This sounds a lot like the Macrovision content protection system:

More at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrovision#Analog_Copy_Prevention

Maybe your cable provider is broadcasting a Macrovision protected copy
of Lost?

-- 
Joe Ripley
vitaminjoe at gmail.com