[mythtv-users] CableCard /M-Card cutoff what are remaining mythtv options?

[bhaskins]

Raymond Wagner wrote:
>  On 8/30/2010 12:37, Phil Bridges wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Chris Pinkham<cpinkham at bc2va.org>  
>> wrote:
>>> On Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 09:32:27AM -0400, Bryan Cromwell wrote:
>>>> So I see Ceton has released their multi-tuner PC card for CableCARD
>>>> finally.  Anyone have any insight as to what it might take to write 
>>>> Linux
>>>> drivers?   If the cablecard is doing the decryption then shouldn't 
>>>> it just
>>> Daniel Kristjansson is already working on this.  He has a card 
>>> in-hand. (well
>>> it's probably in one of his computers, but you get the idea)
>>>
>>> There is already support for the cablecard version of the HDHomeRun 
>>> as well,
>>> so we will be up to 2 supported devices once Daniel finishes his 
>>> changes.
>> That's awesome news, as well!  I may have to hold on to my budget for
>> a CableCard tuner for a little longer.
>
> Please understand the limitations of such a tuner card.  As MythTV 
> will likely never be licensed by CableLabs, all we will be able to 
> capture is that content which the tuner outputs unencrypted.  That 
> means content marked copy-freely.  This card will replace firewire 
> capture off STBs, but not analog capture.
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Please also understand that by using that card approach you may be 
totally at
the mercy of your service provider.
If you read my other post you will see that I was just cut off by 
Charter after renting their M-card for quite a while.
This is not just the first service cutback from them, it just seems that 
they continually reduce the service level until I raise hell about it 
and then may patch it up again.
So I really want to move to something else.
So , back to the subject line, what are the remaining ( mythtv options )?.
I have good OTA on a few stations so I would be happy by just replacing 
the ISP
but my WAF would drop even lower than it is now ( if that's possible ).
Thanks,
    Bert