[mythtv-users] Switching away from comcast to online streams

Stephen P. Villano stephen.p.villano at gmail.com
Tue Jan 28 05:12:49 UTC 2014


On 1/28/14, 12:51 AM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> On 01/27/14 21:08, CACook at Quantum-Sci.com wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:45:15 -0600
>> Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 01/27/14 18:31, CACook at Quantum-Sci.com wrote:
>>>> I have to agree that the 'working' Sony receiver has a busted
>>>> ('old') HDCP implementation.
>>> It's surprising that a known broken implementation hasn't had its key
>>> revoked yet.  Perhaps Sony has sufficient sway with the license
>>> association to retain functionality in that device, lest having to
>>> replace customer hardware.
>> The device probably isn't connected to The Internets, and hasn't or can't have its firmware updated.  It -is- a Sony...
> Hence, the need to replace the hardware should it get its key revoked.
> Key revocation means all other HDCP hardware will refuse to communicate
> with it, not that it will suddenly stop working on its own.
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I've already had to update my Sony BD player twice to read new BD discs.

As for replacing the hardware, not necessarily. The hardware may be able
to be flashed to update it to the new, unrevoked keys.


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