[mythtv-users] Time Warner Junking STB's

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Fri Nov 22 02:01:21 UTC 2013


On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 4:54 AM, Gary Buhrmaster
<gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Greg <gregl at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>> I read this article last Sept. and the recent thread on Cableco's and Qam
>> reminded me of it....
>>
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57602532-93/time-warner-cable-will-let-you-junk-your-set-top-box-next-year/
>>
>> I can't believe they will do it,but maybe....
>
> TWC is not alone (behind some, ahead of others)
> in providing apps to provide content that you are
> subscribing to on devices you want to view it on.
> Netflix is arguably the existing leader in the space,
> although the available content is, of course, different.
> All that content, of course, comes with various
> forms of DRM.  For the home gateway (which
> many MSOs are promoting; any of your content,
> on any of your screens), using DOCSIS 3.1 to
> stream up to 10Gb/s to your home for that content,
> and using DLNA (DTCP-IP) to deliver it to any
> screen/device, and while you are away, apps
> on your device which use your credentials to
> let you view the content using your devices
> protected content path.
>
> Be wary of what you hope to see, for it will
> come encumbered with DRM.

Not to mention the reporting back to mothership
http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html


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