[Discuss] OT: HD TV capture and bittorrent

[Adam Parkin]

R. Langkamer wrote:
>     From what I have read, that is correct. There is no card that will 
> allow you to "decode" the encrypted channels and record the full HD 
> signal direct to your computer. According to what I have read out there 
> on the internet, some of the service provider supplied HD-PVRs allow 
> content to be transfered to a computer but typically at a reduced 
> resolution.

I would think that they would have to to keep the content producers 
happy.  This is very much like what Windows Vista does with HD content, 
if you try playing it through a "nonsecure" output (ie - essentially 
something analog) then it is played back at reduced quality (typically 
SDTV res), and the reason for that is to keep the content producers 
happy so that they will "bless" Vista as a licenced HD platform.
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