[mythtv-users] HD HomeRun DVR and MythTV

[John Moore (Insight Global)]

From: mythtv-users [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Daryl McDonald
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:24 PM
To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HD HomeRun DVR and MythTV


On Sep 30, 2015 1:27 PM, "Kirk Bocek" <t004 at kbocek.com<mailto:t004 at kbocek.com>> wrote:
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> On 9/29/2015 5:23 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
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>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Mike Chinander <chinander at gmail.com<mailto:chinander at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>> It only streams (no recording) but their HDHomeRun VIEW App for Android
>>> allows you to play protected, copy-once channels such as HBO. How much more
>>> difficult would it be them to add recording?
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>> That is in the plan.  While they have not documented how
>> they are doing it, I believe that they are (essentially)
>> transporting and storing encrypted bits from the Prime,
>> and send them (still encrypted of course) to the clients.
>> That is why the recorder can be (almost) anything.  It
>> never has access to unencrypted content.  I have to
>> imagine that the private key source for the crypto is in
>> the protected key storage on the Prime itself, but again,
>> all conjecture.  Again, only clients that support protected
>> path will be enabled to decode/playback the protected
>> content (when they make that client available).
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>  Well that's the "problem" isn't it Gary? Can a protected path be created in a general Linux environment (as opposed to a closed-source Linux environment)? Could such a solution ever be added to Myth? A closed-source, binary-only module that would plug into the front end and allow playback of encrypted content streamed from an HDHR Prime to local storage.
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I thought the OP was trying to record/playback OTA, after having gone off cable?



You know, I thought I had explained that as well.  All I did was show a new product produced by a company which I stand behind and asked if anyone saw in benefit for it in a MythTV env.

John
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