[mythtv-users] FCC releases CableCard changes

Raymond Wagner raymond at wagnerrp.com
Fri Oct 15 20:07:22 UTC 2010


On 10/15/2010 15:39, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>  wrote:
>> On 10/15/2010 15:25, Phil Bridges wrote:
>>> Anybody care to pontificate on how this affects a MythTV / CableCard
>>> collaboration?
>> None at all.  The release deals with the availability, pricing, and
>> installation of customer owned CableCard hardware.  It makes no mention on
>> access restrictions on content made available through CableCard devices.
>>
>> You'll be able to lease a card, and have a tech that is properly trained on
>> how to install it, but you're still going to be limited to the 'copy freely'
>> content.
> As it is, I'd be happy to get a 3- or 4-tuner Linux-compatible
> CableCard box that could tune "copy freely" content.

And you can (or at least you can once the HDHR and Ceton units are 
available), but this release does not change your ability to do so in 
any way.


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