#Elgato eyetv netstream review tv
#Elgato eyetv netstream review download

This works for both Clear-QAM and encrypted QAM channels. The only thing that is restricted is the Copy-Once channels. Likewise, with MythTV I can watch and record anything that is marked Copy-Freely on ANY platform, OS X, Linux, Windows. I'll say it again, and also a few more times, the PRIME handles the decryption and initial Copy-Protect enforcement. This is the crux of the issue CableLabs would never have certified the Prime if this violated the Copy Protect protocols. If a channel is marked as copy-once, VLC will not display a stream, as the HDHOMERUN PRIME pretty much says 'NOPE, No can do.' This works for both Clear-QAM and encrypted QAM channels. If a channel is marked as copy-freely I can open VLC on OSX and watch it. This small app is not very graceful, but allows for quick viewing via VLC if you know what QAM channel your programs are on.

#Elgato eyetv netstream review download

I can download the HDhomerunconfig_gui app and connect to any of my Primes tuners and tune to a channel. Now, on my OS X machines I can do the following with my Prime. WMC will allow me to record ANY channel that is marked copy-freely by the cable company. I am now able to watch any program that my CAM card allows me (Conditional Access Module, or CableCard) to tune to this is based on my cable subscription if I don't pay for HBO, I don't get to tune to HBO. I can connect to the prime and configure WMC to connect to the Prime during this process the computer and prime figure out what can be streamed to the computer.

Once Prime is connected and paired with cable company, I can go to the Primes webpage, and check to see tuner status from ANY computer on the network. The DRM/copy protect compliance checks take place within the HDHomeRunPRIME it communicates with computer to see what OS it has and what it is allowed to stream to it. But ANY channel that is marked Copy-Once will not be streamed from the HDHomeRun Prime, except to devices that have support for the CCI flags. Right now Elgato/EyeTV could, without any help from Apple, allow for users to tune to and record channels from the HDhomerun Prime. I hate to call people out on things, but you are incorrect as to where the copy-compliance happens with this product. So, while it may be technically feasible it's not economically feasible given the low demand for such a product. OSX does not do this so it's unlikely Elgato would even try due to the costs of compliance and certification.

#Elgato eyetv netstream review tv

Windows provides, as part of the OS, the proper controls to enface the DRM and as such manufacturers can use that to build products that stream TV channels. Elgato would need to ensure they can properly operate with the flags as well as satisfy the content owners / providers that their solution will honor *all* the restrictions which necessitates having the proper protections in place. Even the copy freely have a broadcast flag, even if imposes no restrictions. It's not that some channels are streamed freely or the DRM itself, it's that there is a DRM scheme that must be considered in order to access channels from the Prime, regardless of which ones they are. You are only considering one subset of the entire spectrum of possibilities. I don't think you understand what is being said about DRM. I originally posted to AVS because I didnt see a ton of traction on MacRumors on this topic, but its nice to see this topic has others interested in it as well. Esp since Elgato sells a European cable card-esque device cable of showing encrypted channels that works through EyeTV. Obviously this is to prevent showing garbage, but in the Primes case because it can decrypt encrypted channels through the cable card it still seems possible if I can figure out where EyeTV stores its device config info. It seems EyeTV scans that channel, sees that its encrypted and based on the connected device config will/won't show you the channel.

The Prime will support the channel : program tuning model over the newer preferred Prime vchannel method, tuning definitely works with EyeTV.ĮyeTV has limited support for displaying encrypted channels, at first I thought this information was stored in the channel information EyeTV keeps, but it would appear after some testing this weekend that its actually a little trickier. 3.5.4 is using a different compile of libhdhomerun (a linux lib used to communicate with HDHR devices) and I believe the less modified version in 3.4.3 is what provides it better compatibility. Interestingly enough it seems like 3.4.3 does a better job at tuning and accepting channels than 3.5.4 does. If you have a strict firewall setup you'll have to unblock a UDP port I figured out: UDP port 65001 to 127.255.255.255 I'm working to figure that issue out as we speak. I have 2 HDHR-Primes, right now it can only receive unencrypted channels through EyeTV. As the person that posted the question I can say it will work.