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Nothing they do will stop people from getting to the content and bypassing their rules]]>Apr 29th 2009 4:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/Apr 29th 2009 4:48PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/
Or, if you are going to sell your PID on Ebay with your DCTs...use your unique PID not the OEM PID.


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1.) There are only so many PIDs in the wild (and I am sure Cablelabs would insist that Microsoft shutdown PIDs that are known to be comprimised/cloned)
2.) There are only so many DCTs in the wild. You still can't just go buy them in a store AFAIK and that can easily be restricted back to you can only buy them from your OEM as it was in the beginning.)

And this really doesn't solve the DRM issue. This is similar to cloning DirecTV cards back in the day other than Microsoft does have a way of revocating the PIDs.


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You know I sat down and thought about this. I don't see how this hurts Cable at all.

1.) You still have all the DRM
2.) You still have to subscribe to the services
3.) You still have to rent the cablecards themselves.

If this hurts anyone, it's the OEMs. It hurts them in two ways.

1.) Obviously the loss sale.
2.) Loss of "legitimate" customer satisfaction as I will all put guarantee that PIDs will be shutdown and "legitimate" customers will suffer some loss of service (until the PID issue is resolved by using the one on the sticker if it is an OEM PID that gets revo'ed or a new PID is issued).

Yep, you guys sure stuck it to cable...


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The key that has been posted is the DELL key. It's sure to get revoked now. ]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:45PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/
Thanks Ben, I'm sure Dell is pleased. But for the rest of us, what are you going to do if all our systems are shut down?]]>Apr 29th 2009 11:10PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/Apr 29th 2009 11:24PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/Apr 30th 2009 11:27AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/Apr 30th 2009 11:32AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/04/29/diyers-successfully-build-their-own-cablecard-equipped-htpc/
Also, If Dish gets is right with Microsoft in Windows 7 cable companies will lose so much business they will be forced to evaluate what went so wrong. PLEASE Dish, make it happen. Dish is lagging behind Direct TV in subscribers, so I think they really would like to open up the DIY HTPC.

I don't think the FCC is doing their job idley accepting Cable Labs practices. Ironically, I don't care if my content is DRMed like many of use here, but there insistance on using an OEM HTPC is going to make me go to satellite. ]]>May 1st 2009 2:57PM