[mythtv-users] Recommendations for HD capture

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Tue Feb 19 23:28:29 UTC 2008


On Feb 19, 2008, at 3:24 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> On 02/19/2008 05:14 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>> On Feb 19, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>> On 02/19/2008 11:00 AM, jedi at mishnet.org wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> If you use the Hauppauge HD-DVR (?), it won't matter what sort of
>>>>>> encryption the cable company is using - you'll just plug the
>>>>>> component
>>>>>> out of your cable box into the component in on the Hauppauge
>>>>>> device.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> 	... until they flip the bit that forces players/boxes to
>>>>> down-sample anything out the analog port to SD 480p.
>>>>>
>>>> You know... I have a sneaking suspicion that by the time that  
>>>> happens
>>>> I won't really be watching much recorded stuff anymore. With all of
>>>> the stuff that's readily available either for download or purchase
>>>> these days it's really easy to go for days without going into the
>>>> Recordings menu.
>>>>
>>> Hey, some of us plan to keep using Myth (and using it to record
>>> shows),
>>> so we'd appreciate your not discussing downloading shows on this  
>>> list
>>> (as your saying, "or," implies that not all of it is legal).
>> Really? I took "or" to mean legally downloaded on-demand stuff like
>> some major broadcast companies are offering up on their websites for
>> free.
>
> Oh, but those aren't downloads...  :)
>
> Doesn't "downloading" imply you have a file when you're done?  Since
> these major broadcast companies are offering up their content only for
> people who have "approved" OS's that can run their "enough  
> technological
> protection measures--even if ineffective--to allow a DMCA lawsuit if
> someone doesn't use our" clients which prevent anything but direct
> playback (and stop playback to insert unskippable commercials), you
> don't have any file when you're done playing back the show.

Semantics. I say if you're loading data down from a server to a  
client, it's a download.



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