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Comcast/Mythtv (OT?)



On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 01:39:28PM -0500, Rajiv Aaron Manglani wrote:
> >>One question, can MythTV boxes use the Cable Card?
> >CableLabs refuses to allow licenses for use of the CableCard
> >except in complete products; i.e., you cannot buy a CableCard
> >reader separate from a Windows Media Edition PC. There is no
> >published API.
> 
> at least one company is still selling them separately:
> 
> http://www.cannonpc.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=235

Which you are not authorized to use except as a replacement or
upgrade part. No drivers are supplied, and no API is present.

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