Thus spake Mark Knecht: > My thought here is that the Linux platform may be *too* open to meet > the basic requirements of 5C. (I'm assuming 5C or some form of it is > still the overriding specification as to control of copyrighted > material on the 1394 bus. I've been away from that for a couple of > years now.) If 5C is still what people are using but the Linux > environment handles software decoding of the material then the two may > be in conflict with each other and the set top box never sends any > data other than the strings required to set up the public/private > keys. > > It would still be possible for a set top box to send fully digital > non-copyrighted or copy-freely data if it chose to but I don't know if > the cable folks are *required* to do that. Doing so may be optional.
Since I used to be able to capture from all the HD channels available, it is indeed capable of it. I recalled seeing a mention of 5C in the diagnostics screen of my DCT-6200, so I checked. If I tune to a SD channel and enter the diagnostics screens (the 'Interface Status' submenu in particular), it shows, 5C Implementation: 0 If I tune to an HD channel and enter the diagnostic menu again, I see 5C Implementation: 1 So, it appears to be perfectly possible for a cable company to enable 5C on the HD channels and not on the SD ones. I wonder if I called and asked them about it, would they use it as a chance to try to sell me one of their DVR add-ons? > Again, this is all just supposition and should not be acted upon in > any way as it could be completely bogus by now. This was just more for > my own curiosity and also to *possibly* save you some time trying to > find something you're never going to find anyway. Oh, I've pretty much given up hope of being able to record HD from the 1394 port on the 6200 - at least with my current cable provider. -- Nathan Poznick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Sounds like your monster reads Frost." -Joel. #212
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