[mythtv-users] Digital Cable Card (CENTON.CORP)

Brian Wood beww at beww.org
Thu Jan 7 16:03:04 UTC 2010


On Thursday 07 January 2010 08:48:41 am Travis Tabbal wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net> wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 2:25 AM, Joe Wilson <wilson.joe at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Has anyone taken notice of this card that is suppose to come out in the
> > > first Quarter of 2010..
> > > I noticed on the bottom of the page, that it says LINUX Driver with
> > > expensive API documentation..
> > >
> > > One Card - Up to Six Live HD Channels Simultaneously
> > >
> > > http://www.cetoncorp.com/ProductsCTN9110.php
> > > http://www.cetoncorp.com/ProductsWMC.php
> >
> > I haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere on these boards, but I now
> > notice that all mention of linux support/drivers/api has been removed
> > from their website.
> 
> I don't think anyone here really expected CableCard tuners on Linux anytime
> soon. CableLabs is too locked up and won't deal with open source stuff.
>  They are too worried that their stupid DRM won't work if hackers like us
>  can talk to the CableCards.
> 

More likely they are worried that their customers will succumb to Microsoft's 
marketing and decide that the only way to be "safe" from "those pirates" is to 
stay away from Linux.


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