[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun Prime up for pre-order at Amazon

[Raymond Wagner]

On 5/2/2011 03:20, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Raymond Wagner"<raymond at wagnerrp.com>
>> On 5/2/2011 02:51, Jay Ashworth wrote:
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Matt Emmott"<memmott at gmail.com>
>>>> http://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-Premium-Television-HDHR3-CC/dp/tech-data/B004HKIB6E/
>>> That description says it will only do encrypted content with WMC.
>> It will send encrypted video to any software that wants it. It will
>> only send copy protected video to licensed software, the list of which
>> at current only includes Vista MC and W7MC. MythTV is currently capable
>> of recording content that is encrypted, but marked as 'copy freely', or
>> in other words the same content you can otherwise capture over firewire
>> from a cable box.
> IOW: it is *not* Cablecard compatible, but that's orthogonal to the
> sentence about which I inquired?

The quote from amazon is:

Compatible With: Windows Media Center (for use with encrypted or copy 
controlled content), Other Popular DVR Programs (for use with copy 
freely content)

Windows Media Center can access copy controlled content with the device, 
while other DVR software that support the library can access copy freely 
content.  Encryption does not factor into this anywhere.  The cablecard 
is used for decryption, but unencrypted content can be marked for copy 
protection just as well.