[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun Prime up for pre-order at Amazon

[Raymond Wagner]

On 5/2/2011 12:39, Ronald Frazier wrote:
> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Greg<greg12866 at nycap.rr.com>  wrote:
>
>>   It would be nice if the  HDHR-P would work under Linux,but  I think
>> you are going find there is going too be a lot of disappointed people..
>> Here in Northern NY,the only channels that are in the clear are the
>> locals...
> Just to be clear, are you positive you are talking about cablecard
> copy restrictions, and not just encryption? Channels that are
> encrypted and marked copy-freely will work perfectly fine in myth with
> a HDHR-prime, but will NOT be viewable with a QAM tuner. I haven't
> seen many reports from people anywhere saying that their cablecard
> setups aren't marked copy-freely for the non-premium channels, so I
> just want to make sure you aren't mixed up on the
> technology/terminology.

These copy protection flags are the same ones that restrict users 
presently recording shows over firewire.  There are tons of reports of 
users attempting to use firewire, only to find everything, including the 
local channels that are unencrypted, are marked for copy protection and 
inaccessible.