[mythtv-users] New ATI Tuner that supports Cablecard

[Steve Adeff]

On Thursday 05 January 2006 09:43, Jason Werpy wrote:
> On 1/5/06, Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 05 January 2006 09:19, Joe Huffner wrote:
> > > If someone already posted this, sorry for the dupe. I saw this at work
> > > and I don't have access to my home email and I wanted to post this
> > > asap.
> > >
> > > This looks very sweet and hopefully won't be too difficult for some
> >
> > decent
> >
> > > developers to get working with Linux and Myth. (However, I suspect
> > > there will be some nasty DRM somewhere)
> > >
> > > http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2662
> >
> > you won't be able to license use of cablecards without "proven" DRM which
> > is
> > why only Vista will support it (cause MS paid enough money to convince
> > them
> > Vista has solid DRM support).
> >
>
> I thought the whole point behind the cablecard thing was that the DRM was
> in the cablecard.  Why would the OS have to provide DRM?  Wouldn't that
> make cablecard really meaningless?

because you could take what you record and distribute it without commercials 
at no monetary reimbursement to the old, outdated thinking television 
industry...

The idea behind cablecards was that you could have a tuner built into a TV or 
DVR thats not provided by the cable company that could tune all the normal 
cable channels that you currently need their specific hardware to tune. As 
well you could technically take your cable card to a friends house under the 
same cable company and get your line-up there. So say you pay for some sports 
package or HD thing and want to do a Football (or Futbol depending on where 
your from) shindig at someones house that doesn't, you just take your card 
there and you would get your lineup.

-- 
Steve