[mythtv-users] HDTV question for newbie

[Joe Buehl]

Do a Google search on "hdtv broadcast flag".  There's
a bunch of articles on how the MPAA is trying to come
up a way of controlling OTA HDTV.  I think it's kind
of toothless unless the signals are encrypted, and
there's currently a prohibition against doing that. 
But that could change.

--- audin at okb-1.org wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 09:22:43PM -0700,
> rgoodkin at zaius1.homeunix.org wrote:
> > 1.)  Is there a tuner card out there that will
> decode digital signals?  
> > Do the cable/satellite companies follow a standard
> for digital 
> > programming?  It seems the only way to do it is
> have the set top box 
> > decode the digital signals and have myth just
> externally control the 
> > tuner?
> > 
> > 2.)  Is it possible to get HDTV broadcasts that
> are done over DIGITAL 
> > means to decode on the PC?  I guess I don't know
> how this setup works in 
> > the real world.  Does the set top box just spit
> out a signal that is 
> > equivilant to a broadcast HDTV ATSC?  What capture
> card do I need to get 
> > these resolutions?
> 
> 	I think you might want to be a little more careful
> in your use of the
> term 'digital'.  DirecTV-like satellite,
> 'digital-cable', and over-the-air
> ATSC are all digital signals.
> 
> 	I believe you are out of luck in terms of receiving
> either of the
> first two directly.  You'll need a tuner/decryptor
> which are only generally
> available from the companies involved.
> 
> 	OTA ATSC signals, on the other hand, are totally in
> the clear.  The
> HD-2000/pcHDTV card at http://www.pchdtv.com/ seems
> to work quite well.  It
> just dumps the raw MPEG-TS stream.
> 
> 	It is my understanding that OTA ATSC signals are
> not slated to change
> format for the foreseeable future, so a similar card
> should continue to work
> indefinitely.  (Of course, the MPAA will do all they
> can to change that...)
> 
> -- 
>                                             Audin
> Malmin - audin at okb-1.org
> 
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