[mythtv-users] Possibilities of building a pci based card to workwith cable provider's cable cards?

[Dean Collins]

Hi Matt,

 

Feel free to view my business proposal that I put together
www.cognation.net/cablecard3/CableCard3%20Business%20Plan.pdf for a
project along similar lines.

 

I have dumped this project after meeting with Cablelabs. I feel that
their 'public' purpose and their 'private' purpose is very very very
different. They are totally a sham to protect the fat cat cable
companies (I've posted this elsewhere in more detail when I originally
canned the project).

 

If you want any support feel free to contact me but you should be aware
that Cablelabs are lobbying the FCC for the removal of the cablecard
compliance for a 'new and improved' software based standard (in other
words lets push for a new standard some time in the future so we don't
even need to deliver what we are supposed to today (....they are very
smart and get paid well for a reason).

 

 

Regards,

 

Dean Collins

Cognation Pty Ltd

dean at cognation.net <mailto:dean at cognation.net> 

+1-212-203-4357

+61-2-8307-3503 (Sydney in-dial)

 

 

 

 

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Garry Cook
Sent: Wednesday, 14 September 2005 11:35 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Possibilities of building a pci based card
to workwith cable provider's cable cards?

 

On 9/14/05, Matt Mousseau <matt at amsvans.com> wrote: 

With the new cable cards that the various cable providers are starting
to provide, I'm curious about the possibility of building a Tuner Card
that would accept a cable card (I think they're just pcmia cards?) and
thus be able to receive whatever channels you were subscribed to,
digitally. 

 

Anyone have input? I think this is something I could build, just curious
if I'm missing something obvious :-/

 

Matthew Mousseau

AMSVans, Inc. Webmaster

matt at amsvans.com

 

Why build a new card? They already make PCI cards that accept PCMCIA.
Wouldn't it be easier to just pop a PCMCIA card into your box and then
make it work with existing tuners via software? Or is this just not
possible for some reason? 

 

--g


 

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