[mythtv-users] Encrypted Shows and Tuner selection

Nasa nasa01 at comcast.net
Wed Nov 20 19:49:33 UTC 2013



----- Original Message -----
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Nasa <nasa01 at comcast.net> wrote:
> ....
> > Also note that they are required to provide for programming via networking
> > solution or providing software to 3rd party solutions..
> 
> I presume you are talking about what are called E-DTAs
> (which one can request instead of another device).  It,
> essentially, is usable only with the newest Boxee device(*)
> (removed from the market with the sale of Boxee to
> Samsung), although in theory anyone could create an
> equivalent device (however, it uses DTCP-IP for transport
> of the content, for which only a DRM certified solution
> can get the needed keys, making such a solution mostly
> uninteresting for open source users).
> 
> Gary
> 
> (*) Boxee was (probably the largest/biggest company)
> against allowing the encryption of all content, mostly
> because it would have eliminated their entire business
> model (of course, they couched the entire argument
> in terms of fighting for the consumer, but it was really
> all about them).  The solution agreed to by the MSOs
> (the E-DTA) and codified in the FCC rules only really
> helped Boxee, not so much the consumer.

Yeah,

That is what I was referring to...  Although I didn't know about Boxee being sold to Samsung.


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