On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Eric Sharkey <[email protected]> wrote:
> The HDPVR is a device which should not need to exist in a sane world. > It's only purpose is to get around draconian DRM crap by using the > "analog hole". A device like the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun can record > digital cable very efficiently but can't get at encrypted content. > Set top boxes manufactured by Motorola/Scientific Atlanta can > sometimes decrypt the stream and send it out over firewire but cable > operators often deliberately disable this using "5C" encryption. Here in Canada I get 2 OTA English channels, no clear QAM and only the PVR channel is 5C free so the HDPVR is our only digital choice right now. The quality of playback from the h264/aac files on the PCH is great and even livetv is possible. Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
