[mythtv-users] HDPVR replacement

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Rob Jensen <bertaboy at gmail.com> wrote:
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> My experience is with the HDHR Prime.

And probably with a provider (such as Comcast or WOW)
which marks most channels (other than the premiums
such as HBO) as CCI=Copy Freely.  [It is always important
to include the provider when making recommendations;
Someone with DirectTV in the US may have different
requirements than someone with CableVision in NYC)]

> Myth is unable to do anything with
> DRM'ed channels,

Which, on TWC (the OPs cable system) means everything
other than the locals (and some access/government channels
such as the local council meetings and CSPAN).

> but qualified DLNA frontends can play DRM'ed streams.
> Sony's PS3 is the only DLNA client I'm aware of which can play channels such
> as HBO, but there may be others out there too.  Of course, this means you're
> unable to time-shift with this approach, but I find it a reasonable
> trade-off for the one or two shows that I care about on these channels.
>
> Searching for "DTCP-IP Enabled Players" should yield the appropriate results
> for watching DRM'ed channels with the Prime.

A simple thing to do is to check the lists at both
DirectTV (for their Genie supported TVs which DirectTV
use DTCP-IP) and the RVU alliance site (RVU uses
DTCP-IP as transport).  And then test, test, and of
course, be sure to test (some of the information may
not be entirely correct, what with firmware updates
and real world incompatibilities).

While everyone's experience and desires are slightly
different, on TWC the simple answer for a MythTV
system that can record anything more than the locals
is the TWC STB and a HDPVR (gen 1).