[H-GEN] now cable capture

[David Seikel]

On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 22:37:17 -0400 (EDT) Robert Brockway
<robert at timetraveller.org> wrote:

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> On Fri, 8 Oct 2010, Russell Stuart wrote:
> 
> > Well, they could encrypt the signal.  And as it happens, that is
> > what they do.  The keys needed to decrypt the signal are generated
> > by a smartcard which plugs into the decoder box they give you.
> 
> And from the decoder the signal goes to the TV right?  The 'TV' can
> be a TV tuner card run by MythTV.
> 
> I can't see how they can prevent the signal being recorded by a TV
> tuner card given that a TV can display the unencrypted signal.

That's what HDCP is supposed to be for, if it's being used.  Encrypts
the signal all the way to your screen and speakers.  I think we went
over that part already though.

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