[opendtv] Re: Silicon Image rolls HDMI transmitters for PCs

broadcast flag compliant because of what?  (appeals court ruled the FCC didn't 
have the authority, and sacked it; haven't paid attention to the process, but 
broadcast flag is now dead, until Congress gives the FCC the authority.)

John Willkie

-----Original Message-----
>From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Oct 24, 2006 4:04 AM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: Silicon Image rolls HDMI transmitters for PCs
>
>At 3:56 PM -0400 10/23/06, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>>There you go. Now a laptop with tiny USB TV receiver can easily become
>>the DTV PVR/STB for a home theater system, even if the broadcast flag is
>>used.
>>
>
>That's quite a leap Bert. These devices simply give the PC the 
>ability to hook up to the HDMI input of a display. To turn the PC 
>into a PVR you will still need a tuner and the implementation will 
>need to be HDMI and Broadcast Flag compliant. All of this is 
>possible, but non-trivial.
>
>Regards
>Craig
> 
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