[mythtv-users] Using CableCard tuners other than the HDHR Prime or Ceton

[Raymond Wagner]

On 12/6/2011 11:26, Ray Parrish wrote:
> I was recently given an ATI DCT (digital cable tuner) which connects
> via USB and was one of the first CableCard tuners brought to market.
>
> I am currently running 0.24-fixes from Mythbuntu autobuild repos. In
> theory, should it simply work if I add it as an HDHR by IP address?

No.  The HDHomeRun tuners use their own custom communications protocol, 
which was expanded for use with the Prime.  The Prime, InfiniTV, and 
older ATI tuner support an independent OCUR communications protocol.  In 
theory, a generic OCUR capture input would support the old ATI DCT, but 
its questionable whether you could actually record anything.  Ceton and 
SiliconDust worked to get the permissions on recording relaxed, so 
DRM-free content could be streamed to an unauthenticated endpoint.  The 
ATI DCT may not be so forgiving.