On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 02:33:56PM -0500, Taylor Jacob wrote: > Quoting Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > ... except that the encryption AFAIK includes a time-dependent > > trigger. Even if you record the encrypted stream, the encryption allows > > for it not playing back at a later date. I don't remeber where I read > > about that, but it makes sense (and sucks all at the same time). > > You would just have to record the ECM and EMM streams along with the video and > audio pids.. Basicly you would end up simulating a cable signal, so you would > be able to tell the box what "time" it was IF it did some sort of validation > of > time, which i seriously doubt it would..
There are many ways they can screw you if they want to do timestamps. First of all, the tuners get independent time feeds from certain TV channels to set their clock. If they are using your system clock, they can insist it be monotonic -- you would not be able to watch shows in any other order than their airing order. You could not seek or fast forward if they wanted to stop that. So generally, they can make it so difficult you would give up your open source "record the encrypted stream" recorder for a locked recorder that has their blessing. They don't want to stop you from fast forwarding (well, the advertisers do) but they do want you to buy their locked PVR and not use Myth.
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