http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft's CableCARD DRM http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
They should have called it the Dupe]]>Jan 12th 2007 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/

I suppose it goes both ways.

Apple iTV (or whatever it's currently called) is a sad attempt at copying MCE/Extender.

By the way, I'm not sure which part of this article is news. I think it's all been known for weeks if not months.]]>Jan 12th 2007 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/

This is not about the zune is about VISTA MCE.

Aaron thank you for pointing the appletv/mce extender copy.
i hate the fact that when apple do something is INNOVATIVE.
The appletv is a piece of crap crippled with drm files only.

Regarding the vista mce subject. I can see why microsoft would this im pretty sure their avoding sues and pissed of executives. ]]>Jan 12th 2007 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 19th 2007 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
Vista has the same HD features as Tivo. Tivo also does not allow you to move content to a portable device. Vista allows you to stream to extender (XB360), which is something Tivo cannot do for HD.]]>Jan 12th 2007 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
On the topic of "Copy Never", it will not be recorded and it will not sit around on your hard drive for extended amounts of time. Copy Never content should basically be limited to things like On-Demand programming, which CableCARD 1.0 doesn't support anyway.

Chris]]>Jan 12th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
I'm paying $170 a month to enjoy all cable has to offer. Fight the criminals not the paying customers.]]>Jan 15th 2007 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
However, I was duped by TIVO. They called the new box a "series 3" when in fact they should have named it "series 0.5 with HD". They go to great lengths to advertise the series 2 features, and then no where on the place where you buy it does it mention the absence of Multi room viewing, TIvo To Go, Guru Guides, and remote scheduling. Something tells me that that was on purpose.]]>Jan 12th 2007 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
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Good that you can actually record HD cable with a MCE.

Bad that Microsoft wouldn't have been able to do it without supporting DRM.


Microsoft really isn't pro DRM when it's not called for, they are only pro DRM when it net benefits the consumer.


I'd much rather have CableCard recording support with DRM than nothing at all and that really is the choice here due to CableLABS.

And hopefully it'll be easier to crack the protection than your average DVR so you can set your files free. :)]]>Jan 12th 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
(1) If you use a PCI HDTV tuner in your PC, can you record any HD content you subscribe to?

(2) What is QAM?

(3) Are there any PCI CableCARD tuners?

Can't wait for Vista Ultimate!]]>Jan 12th 2007 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/Jan 12th 2007 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/But I have a feeling that the QAM support may not be as sweet as most would like it to be.
If we can map unencrypted QAM channels, can we then tell Media Center what the real channel is so it can populate the guide data for that channel?
If I can only tune to the channel by scrolling to channel number 1134 and hit record to get some generic file name for the show that I'm recording it does me no good. The main reason I use Media Center is to time shift. So I don't have to be in front of the TV (or even in the house for that matter) and not worry about missing the programs that I want to see.

Also what is the news on the Directv PC Tuner Card. I've heard nothing about it since the announcement that Microsoft and Directv had partnered up. Is this something that we will see this Spring? Summer? Year?

I've got a TB of drive space waiting to record some HD programming. But currently all I can get is 4 crappy OTA stations of stuff I don't want to see. Directv would be my first choice but I would settle for cable or even settle for the unecrypted QAM stations (and buy another card that supports it). ]]>Jan 12th 2007 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/microsofts-cablecard-drm/
kballs,

Yes, MCE knows what cable system you're on and it knows what channels it has. However, it doesn't know *where* those channels are. You see -- unlike analog cable where these placements remain constant, cable companies have the ability to move digital channels around. The STB (set top box) tracks the movement and the end-user is unaware that anything has happened. One of the key advantages of a cable card is that it translates a table of channel placements (where in the frequency spectrum each channel is). "Mapping QAM channels manually" means that a user must first find the correct channel in the digital spectrum and then "tell" MCE that a certain frequency is a certain channel.

Now -- to answer the question that will SURELY come up later. NO -- MCE will not (IS NOT ALLOWED TO) use the CableCARD mappings to populate the guide. This is part of the Cable Labs specification. This is not a Microsoft decision. Their hands are tied there.


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