[mythtv-users] Ceton InfiniTV 4

[Phil Bridges]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
>  On 8/30/2010 12:37, Phil Bridges wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Chris Pinkham<cpinkham at bc2va.org>
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 09:32:27AM -0400, Bryan Cromwell wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So I see Ceton has released their multi-tuner PC card for CableCARD
>>>> finally.  Anyone have any insight as to what it might take to write
>>>> Linux
>>>> drivers?   If the cablecard is doing the decryption then shouldn't it
>>>> just
>>>
>>> Daniel Kristjansson is already working on this.  He has a card in-hand.
>>> (well
>>> it's probably in one of his computers, but you get the idea)
>>>
>>> There is already support for the cablecard version of the HDHomeRun as
>>> well,
>>> so we will be up to 2 supported devices once Daniel finishes his changes.
>>
>> That's awesome news, as well!  I may have to hold on to my budget for
>> a CableCard tuner for a little longer.
>
> Please understand the limitations of such a tuner card.  As MythTV will
> likely never be licensed by CableLabs, all we will be able to capture is
> that content which the tuner outputs unencrypted.  That means content marked
> copy-freely.  This card will replace firewire capture off STBs, but not
> analog capture.

I absolutely understand the limitations.  My cable headend has nearly
everything except Premiums marked copy-freely, so this card could
replace 4 Firewire-equipped cable boxes.