Hi,

I want to use the HDMI output from my sky digibox to connect to my PC
via a PCIe card or external unit, so that I can record HDTV on my PC.
As far as i know my graphic card is HD DRM compatible, but does
anybody know who makes hardware in the form of thePCI express card or
similar.... or has anybody done this?

Or am I just being hopeful?

TIA

Peter

strongp@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to use the HDMI output from my sky digibox to connect to my PC
> via a PCIe card or external unit, so that I can record HDTV on my PC.
> As far as i know my graphic card is HD DRM compatible, but does
> anybody know who makes hardware in the form of thePCI express card or
> similar.... or has anybody done this?
> 
> Or am I just being hopeful?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Peter
> 
Hardware exists, eg:

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/

but the card doesn't allow capture from a copy protected source.  HDCP 
will always get in the way of what you're trying to do as it's precisely 
what it is designed to prevent!  DRM != HDCP

Peter

In message <QHtYh.1778$u92.559@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, Peter Watson 
 writes
>strongp@hotmail.com wrote:
>but the card doesn't allow capture from a copy protected source.
Is it that the card won't record HDCP media or that the source won't 
recognise the card as an HDCP compliant destination and therefore won't 
provide HD content? I don't know too much about HD stuff, but I'm led to 
believe that's one way HDCP works, do you know if the HDCP stuff is 
embedded in the video signal too?
> HDCP will always get in the way of what you're trying to do as it's 
>precisely what it is designed to prevent!  DRM != HDCP
>
>Peter

-- 
Clint Sharp

In message <QHtYh.1778$u92.559@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, Peter Watson 
 writes
>strongp@hotmail.com wrote:
>but the card doesn't allow capture from a copy protected source.
Is it that the card won't record HDCP media or that the source won't 
recognise the card as an HDCP compliant destination and therefore won't 
provide HD content? I don't know too much about HD stuff, but I'm led to 
believe that's one way HDCP works, do you know if the HDCP stuff is 
embedded in the video signal too?
> HDCP will always get in the way of what you're trying to do as it's 
>precisely what it is designed to prevent!  DRM != HDCP
>
>Peter

-- 
Clint Sharp