reviews.cnet.com — Connecting a TiVo Series3 to a JVC A/V receiver via HDMI seems to awaken an otherwise dormant copy-protection feature in the DVR: "COPY NEVER." All we wanted to do was watch TV, and connect our gear with a minimum of cables and wires. Thanks to DRM, that simple task becomes more difficult all the time.
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nightstrmOct 11, 2006
You can't record premium channels with MythTV. I switched back from MythTV to Tivo when they released the series 3 for that very reason. Absolutely no problems with being able to record any programs that I want.
zennzeroOct 11, 2006
Greetings! I visit you from the distant future (approx. 1 hour).In my time, a company called Spatz-tech makes DVI amps that function as HDCP removers. You may need a HDMI to DVI cable, but these should do the trick.Search google for more details on their products. Note that if you were using HDMI for the audio signal, you may have to route the audio to your amp on a different cable.
skywiseOct 11, 2006
I don't understand why having a JVC HDMI switch makes the Tivo think you're watching protected content..."Our initial test was smooth: we got high-def HDMI output to the JVC receiver and the attached HDTV, and a simultaneous standard-def signal from the TiVo's S-Video and composite outputs...""He suggested that the problem was twofold: ... and/or the JVC receiver was not properly interpreting the copy-protection flag."They're trying to record analog video from the Tivo, but the Tivo is saying the content is protected... but that's BEFORE it hits the JVC receiver? So the Tivo is saying the "Copy Never" flag is set not because it recorded the HD program from Comcast but because it asked the JVC receiver and the JVC receiver said "no copy"?DRM makes my head hurt...
cgbaleOct 11, 2006
Theoretically, HDMI devices should all be compatible with one another. However, if you read through AVS Forum, you'll find that there are a huge number of similar HDMI compatibility issues. Even two devices from the same manufacturer will have issues. Compatibility seems to have improved over the past year, but this proves that there are still problems with HDMI (and the HDCP DRM it requires).
someblackguyOct 11, 2006
I watch "The Wire" and the Bill Maher show. When "The Wire" ends so will my HBO subscription.
nailerOct 11, 2006
I've read from repuable sources that HDMI had DRM inbuilt into it. They're not 'compatibility issues', they're specifically designed that way.Could someone who knows about this stuff please let the rest of us know what the best way to move 1920 x 1080 video without DRM is?
sophiaperennisOct 11, 2006
Right, as the article mentions as the bottom line: "For whatever reason, the JVC receivers and the TiVo Series3 don't seem to be a perfect match."Nevertheless, what the content providers don't understand, is that DRM restrictions are only going to annoy the people who are already willing to pay for the technology and the content. The DRM restriction is just the content owner's way of slowing down the inevitable: All digital content distribution.
mechafenrisOct 12, 2006
This underscores yet another in the long list of reasons why HDTV, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray and the like will stay at the store for me.The hassle is a waste of time. The DRM is a sick joke taken too far. And the content wasn't that good in the first place on regular 4:3 TVs.... so why is it suddenly going to be magically "awesome" in HD?They can keep it.
nohonorOct 12, 2006
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