[mythtv-users] OT: CableCard, MythTV, and the Future. Is there a Future?

[Matt Grommes]

I wouldn't hold your breath. The current cards are barely functional and 
the version 2 cards haven't been released yet. It'll be awhile before 
anybody has v2 card hardware out, then who knows what kind of DRM and 
other crap they put into it to make sure people aren't doing 
"unapproved" stuff with their cable signal, like recording to a computer.



Geoff Scott wrote:
> Just reading about CableCard on /.
> 
> http://slashdot.org/articles/05/01/21/187212.shtml?tid=129
> 
> I was unaware of this interface prior to the article and the
> discussion thread (grains of salt applied liberally) seems to imply
> that with some work, our little MythTV boxs could some day control
> digital STBs (and HD STBs) directly, including the ability to record
> HD streams that are NOT OTA.
> 
> Any input on this?
> 
> I would guess the fine folks over at pcHDTV would have to build a HD
> tuner card that plays nice with CableCard, perhaps allowing for the
> actual card to be placed in the pcHDTV card for this to work.
> 
> Is this something I should follow with bated breath?
> 
> Geoff
> 
> 
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