[mythtv-users] From cable to fiber (TDS / Mediaroom)

[Mike Perkins]

On 08/07/13 19:06, Joseph Fry wrote:
>>   So I guess  my question is, has there been any developments that I
>>> simply haven't found a record of that would allow my backend to record
>>> directly via IP, or some sort of dedicated compatible tuner for Mediaroom?
>>>
>>
>> Microsoft Mediaroom is encrypted.  Analog capture off a box is the only
>> option.
>>
>
> My cable is also encrypted, but with a HDHR Prime I can record it... so the
> fact that it's encrypted does not necessarily mean that it cannot, under
> any circumstances, be recorded.  I was hoping that someone out there made a
> 'psudo STB', like the HDHR Prime, that was compatible with Mediaroom to
> facilitate recording.  Obviously such a device would need to be
> keyed/activated by the carrier to decrypt the channels, but it would give
> me some hope.
>
> I know that TDS upgraded to Mediaroom 2.3 in May, which is advertised as
> offering PC and Phone playback (obviously assuming the carrier will support
> it).  And who knows what will happen with the Ericsson acquisition,
> hopefully they will encourage carriers to make it a bit more open.
>
> I guess I will just have to monitor things to see if anything develops.
>
I think that the only way you are going to make this work, apart from the 
'analog hole and an HD-PVR, is to ask when they intend to support Cablecard.

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Mike Perkins