[opendtv] Re: HDMI issues

Bert,

Honestly, I have no idea what the real problem is, but unless someone else 
comes on this list and says "yes, it is being done," I can't believe that 
the true, actual, real Macrovision (TM) encoded video is being broadcast. 
The Macrovision system plays tricks with the vertical interval sync pulses, 
which would also play havoc with most transmitter exciters to the point of 
not functioning.  It certainly would mess up a Klystron transmitter's pulser 
circuit.

Maybe there is some sort of copy protect flag included in the closed 
captioning data standard, but I do not know of any for the U.S.  I will 
admit ignorance on this subject and defer to more knowledgeable opinions.

I'd sure like to see the demodulated NTSC baseband video during your problem 
programs.  Saying you have a problem with your PVR is one thing, but saying 
that a true Macrovision encoded video program is being transmitted is almost 
impossible to believe.  The real test would be to simultaneously record the 
offending program with a VCR.  If Macrovision is to blame, it too would blow 
the recording (that is what Macrovision is for, after all.)

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>

> The symptom is clear as can be: the LED display on the DVDR says: "COPY
> PROT," soon after the recording session begins.


 
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:

- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at 
FreeLists.org 

- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word 
unsubscribe in the subject line.

Other related posts: