[mythtv-users] Google TV HDMI Input

[Robert McNamara]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Mark Buechler <mark.buechler at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 11/17/2010 15:51, Eric Sharkey wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Robert McNamara
>>> <robert.mcnamara at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, that's what he means, no, it does not bypass HDCP.  It respects
>>>> it entirely.  You will get nothing from a consumer cable set top box.
>>>
>>> Do STB's always use HDCP when using HDMI or would it at least
>>> sometimes be disabled?
>>
>> Always.
>
> The problem with HDMI capture is the size of the stream. I know of no HDMI
> capture device which will compress (h264?) the stream and real-time
> compression on the CPU would be rather difficult.
> - Mark.

Yep, agree.  In the end if you *must* capture HDMI and not component,
HDMI->HDFury->HD-PVR is the way to go.  No muss, no fuss (well, aside
from over your credit card bill)

Robert