[mythtv-users] The Death of MythTV in the US?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Mar 28 02:19:17 UTC 2008


On 03/27/2008 04:56 PM, Brett Kosinski wrote:
>>> As I understand it, Hauppauge  will be releasing an HDMI capture card.  This
>>> should allow you to record anything that your TV could display.
>>>       
>>  And when they do, you better pick one (or several) up quickly, before
>>  this happens to them:
>>  http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9898065-1.html
>>     
>
> Bah, Gefen made the change of their own accord, and did so probably
> because the HDMI agreement explicitly disallows them from storing
> unencrypted video on disk, and they didn't want to risk a lawsuit.
> Hauppauge, et al, on the other hand, are building component capture
> devices.  And since there's nothing illegal about such devices,
> there's no reason they'd pull them.
>
> Frankly, I think this fear that the MPAA will somehow such these
> companies down is massively overblown.  As long as these devices are
> just pulling component video, they have nothing to fear.  The only
> option would be some sort of legislative relief, and fortunately, that
> only affects the countries where such laws are passed.
>
> So relax.  Quite frankly, HD analog video capture was only a matter of
> time.  And even if I'm wrong and companies do bend over for some
> reason, for every company that does, two more will spring up to fill
> the gap.

Besides, didn't I read on this list that DRM is dead?

Mike



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