[mythtv] Mythtv+nexus-s dvb+dish network

[Steele Price]

Even if you bought a subscription, technically, you are still breaking 
the law by hooking up a nexus-s because it's bypassing the encryption.  
The DMCA and the passing of the Broadcast Flag are making this even more 
restrictive every day it seems.

There is a solution for VDR (the softcam plugin) to get DN and it would 
not be all that difficult to port it to myth.  I mentioned it once a 
long time ago and it was met with less than enthusiastic support.

Your best bet to legally do this (which really blows IMO) is to hook a 
PVR-2/350 up to your echostar box and use lirc to control the channels.

Steele Price
CTO
Digital Dreamshop, LLC.
http://steeleprice.net



Barry Smoke wrote:

> Let me start by saying I want to try to do this legally,
> I know it is possible to set up dvb-s (nexus-s) pci sat cards to 
> recieve, and decode dish network programming.  The utilities(plugins) 
> to this are accessable via:
> yankse.dvbnetwork.com
> These plugins are for progdvb/mytheatre, and any other plugin based 
> interface., which rely on windows.
>
> Combining this functionality with mythtv would make for the ultimate 
> home theatre set up.  You could subscribe to dish,
> and use 3, or 4 nexus-s cards in various mythtv boxes,
> and record 3+ shows at a time, or record and watch tv at the same 
> time, better than even the directivo.  The same functionality as the 
> new sony pvr could be achieved(9 channels recording at the same time) 
> if one wished, in addition to adding a hdtv, or cable card.(dvb-t, dvb-c)
>
> Has anyone looked at trying to do this, and we can't get rid of the 
> windows aspect,
> can wine be used as a solution.  I know wine says that programs run 
> under wine can call external linux programs.
>
> Let me know if anyone has looked at this,
> or is interested.  I will begin looking into it.
>
> Barry Smoke
> Vice. Pres./lrlug.org
>
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