[vdr] Re: Sky Digibox vdr support (was: Composite / S-VHS input ?)

[Gavin Hamill <gdh@acentral.co.uk>]

On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 10:18:10PM +0100, Carsten Koch wrote:
> Gavin Hamill wrote:

> Isn't it a shame to decode the MPEG data into composite video with an
> expensive Sky digibox and then re-encoding it back into MPEG with an
> expensive Kfir card?

Very much so. That's why Sky would like you to buy a Sky+ system. Then
not only do they monitor what your watch, they monitor what you record,
when you play it back, and how often.

There's also strong rumours of them disabling the ability to 
fast-forward through adverts.

Evil, evil, evil.

I'd rather take the drop in quality from re-encoding, thanks.
 
> Somwehere inside that Sky digibox, decoded MPEG must exist, right?
> With so many talented people on this list, is there no chance somebody
> can find a way to tap directly into the internal MPEG stream?

It's a nice idea, but I doubt it's a simple as running a couple of wires 
from the relelvant IC on the board =)

gdh


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