[mythtv-users] HDCP Key out?

Robert McNamara robert.mcnamara at gmail.com
Tue Sep 14 17:05:31 UTC 2010


On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Douglas Peale
<Douglas_Peale at comcast.net> wrote:
> On 09/14/2010 08:49 AM, Robert McNamara wrote:
>> there's still the
>> HDFury+HD-PVR option which is functionally (and resultswise) basically
>> the same exact thing as trying to capture the raw HDMI output.
>
> Almost, but not quite the same thing. Currently they can revoke the key used by the HDFury and turn all of them into bricks. I
> don't believe they have done this yet because I think it shares a key with another more popular product, but if HDFury becomes
> common, they could do it.

Except the firmware on the HDFury is upgradeable, allowing one to
simply flash it with a new key.

Robert


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