[mythtv-users] Cablecos and QAM

HP-mini blm-ubunet at slingshot.co.nz
Wed Nov 20 17:56:57 UTC 2013


On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 12:42 -0500, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Gary Buhrmaster
> <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > STB, DTA, OCUR (CableCARD) device are the known options.
> > Well, there is also the E-DTA for the (last model) Boxee
> > device, but that only works with that Boxee.  In the case
> > of the STB (or DTA), one can capture the content via a
> > HD-PVR (for the usual STBs), or an analog capture card
> > (such as the PVR-500) in SD from the DTA.
> 
> Should we start a pool for the best guess as to when (HD) analog STB
> output will be shut off?  That seems to be the next logical step in
> this progression.
> 
> Eric
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AIUIC The Japanese version HDPVR firmware already supports macrovision
protection.
A firmware update for STBs could enable macrovision on the analogue
outputs.

Then any digital connection is protected by source HDCP & the "analogue
hole" connection is protected by destination macrovision.




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