I've been doing a bit of Kickstartin' lately, and the biggest problem with that goal is the complete and utter lack of focus. I mean... it's pretty much saying, "If we get an extra $100,000, we'll look into bringing the viewer to some requested platforms." They need to do the research on platform viability before putting things up as a goal, or else people are going to be unhappy if a mentioned platform ends up being unsupported.$250,000 stretch goal - expanded client support:
If we hit $250,000 the additional money will go into staff focused on supporting a wider range of clients. The top clients we have been getting asked about are Roku, iOS, Chromcast, XBox One, and Samsung TVs. Each of these present different challenges and will need the right resources for research and possible implementation.
This product's success seems dependent on whether WMC dies or not.
Does that mean that it will use the same container as WMC for the "copy-once" stuff?8
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Believe that's what they used to allow playing a tuner over a PS3.
Since MS is sticking it in our rears, hope whatever program SD runs saves in a better/modern file format so that saved program size isn't as large as with WMC.
So it will be DTCP-IP for copy-once channels.
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/26-ho...ware-kickstarter-campaign-4.html#post33698921
Looking at http://www.dtcp.com/documents/dtcp/dtcp-overview.pdf it says
Does that mean that it will use the same container as WMC for the "copy-once" stuff?
Is there another container that supports DRM crap?
How SD is implementing their tech, they can record it on one machine, and play it back on any other machine. I'm curious how the DRM keys are being handled, and if they are using PlayReady or a more readily multi-platform DRM option. I suspect the keys might be based on your subscription account, and not by a machine-specific identifier. I haven't gotten an answer to that part yet.
We need a Slysoft for copy protection flags. The Linux community could give cablecard usage a huge boost if the DRM was defeated.
We need a Slysoft for copy protection flags. The Linux community could give cablecard usage a huge boost if the DRM was defeated.
However, since 'copy-once' content has been posted (torrents, or whatever) as copy-freely, I am guessing that hardware already exists someplace.
They say that they're going to simplify the experience by running on a NAS instead of a PC. That complicates things for me. I need it to run on a PC.
It doesn't require a NAS. That's a new bonus feature that helps make a sort of headless scenario - run from NAS to light consumer devices like an Android TV device, Fire TV, etc.
The DVR engine can run and record to Windows, Mac, and Linux. Playback of protected content won't be possible on Linux, but they do make it sound like they can record it and encrypt it in Linux, which I find interesting with the idea of them using PlayReady DRM.
By the way, I saw an official response that unencrypted content will be stored in .ts files with included meta data. They haven't addressed container format for encrypted content.
Thanks, I didn't delve that deep, they just kept mentioning NAS. I hope this takes off before MS stops updating the guide.
I don't see them cutting the guide data any time soon, at least not without notification. I suspect they'll give at least a year notice prior to shutting that service down.
Somebody needs to simplify the process of setting up PVR in Linux. Setting up Myth for the experienced is a half of day affair and a whole weekend for those new to Linux.
Linux isn't that huge, we are talking maybe 1-3% of the total HTPC crowd.
However, since 'copy-once' content has been posted (torrents, or whatever) as copy-freely, I am guessing that hardware already exists someplace.
You can "break" Copy-Once/Never by recording your desktop, which is probably what they do.
By the way, I saw an official response that unencrypted content will be stored in .ts files with included meta data. They haven't addressed container format for encrypted content.
Is there a .wtv to .ts converter that doesn't lose any metadata (and preferably even keeps closed captions?) Actually according to Wikipedia, .ts doesn't support metadata tags, so I guess those are in a separate XML file or something?