[mythtv-users] HDPVR for $169 at buy.com

[Brian Wood]

On Wednesday, June 23, 2010 03:40:05 pm jedi wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:19:30AM -0400, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > > Of course you *should* be able to get a CableCard device to decrypt
> > > things, but just try to get that from your cable provider.
> > 
> > I'm still holding out hope that at some point in the future the new
> > CableCard HD HomeRun will be usable without Windows/DRM for at least
> > some content.  This is the optimal solution.
> 
>    I would not hold my breath on Cable Card tuners even for Windows.

Agreed. The Cable Companies are not going to give up even a fraction of the box rental income without a huge fight.