[mythtv-users] Flakey HD-PVR

[R. G. Newbury]

On 04/12/2012 06:05 PM, jacek burghardt wrote:
> Well amazon and newegg sells them I would assume that they are
> perfectly leagal.
> On 4/12/12, Tom Lichti<tom at redpepperracing.com>  wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Gary Buhrmaster
>> <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 20:19, Tom Lichti<tom at redpepperracing.com>  wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:34 PM, jacek burghardt
>>>> <jaceksburghardt at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>> There are better devices that HD-pvr I know there are cards that
>>>>> capture hdmi signal and they are pci boards.
>>>>
>>>> Care to elaborate on that? Many of us here would love such a device,
>>>> but until now it doesn't exist, at least for mere mortals.
>>>
>>> Please do not post any such references on-list.  Any such
>>> device would likely be illegal or questionably legal
>>> in the US.  No matter what you may think of such laws,
>>> please respect the MythTV posting guidelines that
>>> attempt to protect the project (see item 5 on the bottom of
>>> this section):

And before jumping in with both feet you might profitably take to 
reading the post first. There ARE pci boards and external boxes for 
capturing from hdmi available in the USA (and Canada). However all of 
those legally available here do not deal with HDCP (that is, break the 
HDCP chain). HDMI is actually a physical spec too...

And spatztech of Germany used to sell a nice little unit which stripped 
HDCP from HDMI or DVI input signals. It was only about $200. It is no 
longer available apparently. But discussing what it does (or did) and 
bemoaning the fact that we cannot do that, is a perfectly fine subject 
which is political in object. And there IS a First Amendment aspect to 
that in the USA.

Please restrict your inner nanny to jumping on discussions which 
actually raise the prospect of circumventing technological restrictions. 
And  be especially careful not to accuse someone of doing something 
improper.

-- 
              R. Geoffrey Newbury