PC + Digital Cable = Not Ready for Prime Time
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| OCUR, believe it or not, was announced more than 18 months ago. But
| in order to pass muster with Hollywood, Microsoft had to build a
| massive DRM system into Vista, and ATI had to restrict the
| availability of OCUR cards (now known as the TV Wonder Digital
| Cable Tuner) to OEM PC manufacturers. The only way you can
| purchase a TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner is as part of pre-built
| Vista PC: Do-it-yourself builders like you and me are left out in
| the cold: We can't add them to an existing PC, and we can't build
| them into a roll-your-own rig.
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http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ocur
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More Microsoft DRM?
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| It's worth noting that the DRM can get even worse when it comes to
| digital cable. Media Center users can look forward to even more
| limits on streaming throughout their house, copying to portable
| devices, and other legitimate uses.
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| Just because Microsoft decided to obey CGMS-A doesn't mean youh
| ave to. You can look to PC DVR alternatives, and you can make
| DRM-free, analog-to-digital conversions of TV content using
| tools like the Neuros recorder that don't recognize CGMS-A.
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http://p2pnet.net/story/12324
Macrovision infects Windows Media Center
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| Microsoft probably did this to bribe the cable operators into giving
| it access to encrypted television, though it's possible (and legal)
| to record their shows without permission by using the analog outputs
| (like the Neuros OSD and mythtv, a DIY Linux-based recorder)
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http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/21/macrovision_infects_.html
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