[mythtv-users] SiliconDust to Announce CableCard Product at CES [RUMOR]

[Eric Sharkey]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Pretty much exactly what we expected, though there was that tiny
>> glimmer of hope in my head that is now once again crushed....mostly.
>> There's still that possibility that, depending on how well this was
>> all engineered, someone can figure out a way to make linux pretend to
>> be Windows 7.
>
> From what I understand the cable labs relaxed things now, so that only
> stuff that is flagged by the broadcaster (or by a trigger happy cable
> provider) will get DRM. The rest of the files will be DRM free.

So it will be just like firewire recording today.

Eric