[PLUG] HomeRunHD / encrypted cable and media boxes

Larry Brigman larry.brigman at gmail.com
Tue Jan 11 17:44:15 UTC 2011


On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Rogan Creswick <creswick at gmail.com> wrote:
> A friend (and former PLUGer) is looking into media PC solutions, and I
> pointed out the HomeRunHD since it seemed to have good reviews when I
> was looking my self.  However, I think things have changed with
> respect to cable transmission since I was interested -- do you need
> extra hardware to decrypt a signal (compared to using a new LCD tv?)
> or can you just plug the video in device into the cable as though it
> were a TV?
>
> Any insights would be great!  His email to me is below, for some context.
>
> Thanks,
> Rogan
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jason Dagit <dagitj at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:13 AM
> Subject: HomeRunHD
> To: Rogan Creswick <creswick at gmail.com>
>
>
> Rogan,
> I was looking at the HomeRunHD that you linked to.  It says it doesn't
> work with "encrypted" cable channels.  I'm not sure what that means,
> but I suspect it only supports basic cable.  Although, it may mean it
> just doesn't support pay per view, hbo, on demand, etc.
> Do you know much about that?  Or how we might check how well it will
> work before buying it?
> Jason

Ondemand and pay per view is not supported with these boxes.



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