[mythtv-users] HDTV Question from somebody considering MythTV

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Nov 29 02:08:14 UTC 2007


On 11/26/2007 11:52 AM, William Munson wrote:
>>
>> 3) Using a HD Tivo to capture from CableCard and extracting that video
>> into MythTV for distribution to other rooms, etc.
>
> No cable card support in any PC based capture card. You might be able
> to suck the programming from the tivo but not real-time and there may
> be issues playing the video in myth.

I theory, if that's possible--pulling data unencrypted off the HD
TiVo--then the HD TiVo couldn't get a certification to allow it to
process unencrypted data, so there wouldn't be any unencrypted data to
pull off the TiVo...

Mike



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