[mythtv-users] Have the DeckLink Mini Recorder HDMI capture cards been considered?

[Dan Wilga]

On 12/1/16 10:13 AM, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 1 December 2016 at 14:15, Dan Wilga
> <mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu> wrote:
>> Someone in forum.mythtv.org pointed out this card:
>>
>>    https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink
>>
>> Look down toward the bottom of the page. It's the DeckLink Mini Recorder
>> (regular or 4K) I'm referring to. Based on the specs, it looks like this
>> could fulfill a big need for Myth users, in that it captures multi-channel
>> audio and even H.265. The API is open and written in C++, so it could,
>> theoretically, be integrated. Have any developers looked into this?
> As expected, the "HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected
> HDMI sources." I'd be curious to know how many users have access to
> non-HDCP-encumbered streams from their cable box?
Dang it. Forgot about HDCP. From what a quick search brings up, it seems 
all of Dish's content is flagged, possibly even my local PBS channel. Oh 
well.