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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Eric Sharkey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric@lisaneric.org">eric@lisaneric.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Melvin J. Cureton<br><<a href="mailto:melvincureton@melcrys.com">melvincureton@melcrys.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Does anyone know if it would be possible to record in MythTV from a Cable<br>
> Card equipped Windows Media Center pc?<br><br></div>Lot's of things are possible. The important question is, is it<br>practical? I'd guess no on this one.<br><br>My understanding of why the drivers for these cards are Windows-only<br>
is that the files generated are DRM'd up the wazoo. The cable<br>companies are so worried about you sharing their content on P2P<br>networks that they want to make sure that it's far easier just to<br>download the content off a P2P network than it is to get full access<br>
to the content by purchasing it from them.<br><br>Putting together a Windows Media Center PC to avoid needing to<br>purchase an HDPVR and rent a STB probably wouldn't save much money<br>anyway.<br><br>Eric<br>_______________________________________________<br>
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<div>But if you already had a Windows Media Center PC...</div>
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