> Does anyone know of some solution out there for this? (I understand the > 'political' aspects to the problem with the MPAA and HDCP--I'm just hoping > there's at least one 'renegade' manufacturer out there that is bold enough > to sell a product that solves this.)
Funny. Just after I sent this, I happened to find one solution. A bit pricey, but does exactly what I've been looking for. http://www.169time.com has two main products: 1 - they upgrade receivers to include a firewire output port that is active for HD content channels (and sell DIY kits) 2 - they have software (and prebuilt units) that will process HDCP streams and make them accessible This sounds like it could be a fun path to play with. They post the hardware requirements to build your own version of their "AVX1" processor (that removes the HDCP). It lists at minimum a 366MHz cpu and 32MB RAM, with 2 firewire ports. Since their software is standalone (it's own OS), I wonder if it could be made to run under vmware, reducing the requirement back to a single machine.... -- Respectfully, Nicholas Leippe Sales Team Automation, LLC 1335 West 1650 North, Suite C Springville, UT 84663 +1 801.853.4090 http://www.salesteamautomation.com /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
