HDMI Capture Card for $250!!! Apparently it bypassses HDMI encryption too!!!

[newParadigm]

The BlackMagic Intensity has both an HDMI Input and Output and bypasses the encoder chip, allowing direct capture of HiDef HDMI video from your Sat/Cable Box. This is SOOOO awesome. At $250, they're affordable too. Now the only thing left is to see if it'll be compatible with any popular PVR Software.

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[ForumMaster]

repost. this is also old news btw and this is also the wrong section imo. but apart from that, yeah it's cool. but i doubt it has HDCP enabled so good luck getting the nice 1080p Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive in their.

 

[keeleysam]

It does not do HDCP, so it won't work unless you get one of those HDCP-undo things.

 

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
It does not do HDCP, so it won't work unless you get one of those HDCP-undo things.

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
repost. this is also old news btw and this is also the wrong section imo. but apart from that, yeah it's cool. but i doubt it has HDCP enabled so good luck getting the nice 1080p Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive in their.

The company's site says that this works by bypassing the HDV compression chip, allowing you to access raw superior-quality video, but gives no word on whether or not it supports HDCP.
-engadget

This means that you will need a method of real time compresion, but is a step in the right direction.