[mythtv-users] Switching away from comcast to online streams

Raymond Wagner raymond at wagnerrp.com
Tue Jan 28 05:51:46 UTC 2014


On 01/27/14 21:08, CACook at Quantum-Sci.com wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:45:15 -0600
> Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 01/27/14 18:31, CACook at Quantum-Sci.com wrote:
>>> I have to agree that the 'working' Sony receiver has a busted
>>> ('old') HDCP implementation.
>>
>> It's surprising that a known broken implementation hasn't had its key
>> revoked yet.  Perhaps Sony has sufficient sway with the license
>> association to retain functionality in that device, lest having to
>> replace customer hardware.
> 
> The device probably isn't connected to The Internets, and hasn't or can't have its firmware updated.  It -is- a Sony...

Hence, the need to replace the hardware should it get its key revoked.
Key revocation means all other HDCP hardware will refuse to communicate
with it, not that it will suddenly stop working on its own.


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