[mythtv-users] HDTV, Myth, HD-2000, HD-3000, questions galore (and hopefully answers from the smart people... )

[Cecil Watson]

Gabe Rubin wrote:

>>So far, the HD-2000/3000 only do OTA.  Supposedly they'll soon do
>>*unencrypted* QAM-encoded digital cable.
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>is there such a thing as unencrypted QAM offered by any of the US
>cable companies?  If so, do folks believe that will be the case for a
>while?  I am curious as to, beside broadcast channels in HD, what can
>the HD-3000 give you?
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I watch an interview w/ Mark Cuban once and he stated that HD was 
unencrypted and if I remember correctly it would remain so.  With the 
big media companies scooping one another, broadcast stations and cable 
companies up I serious doubt that anything unencrypted would remain so 
for long.  These are the same companies that wanted the broadcast flag. 
sigh...