[mythtv-users] MythTV vs. Windows Media Center

[Nasa]

----- "Eric Sharkey" <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Nasa <nasa01 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> >> As far as I know, the FCC regulation that require support for this
> >> are
> >> still in effect.
> >>
> >> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/FireWire#FCC_regulations
> >>
> >> Comcast can't just decide to turn off the channel changing
> >> capabilities for your box.
> > Actually Eric,
> >
> > They are not.  I posted about this (no one seemed to have notice) a
> couple
> > of months back -- see here:
> >
> >
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/458778?search_string=fcc;#458778
> 
> Interesting.
> 
> But, if I'm reading that correctly, isn't it saying that the
> functional interface for controlling a STB is no longer mandated to
> be
> a firewire interface, but that there still must be some form of
> functional machine control interface, such as IP over ethernet or
> something else?  The new rules don't seem to suggest that the
> operator
> can just say "screw you".

Well the FCC didn't do us any favors here...  They removed the requirement for 
firewire, but didn't require the IP solutions *now* but 2012... So the cable 
companies have a period of time where they don't have to do either.


Nasa