Comments on: Is HBO a DRM whore? http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/ We celebrate all facets of geekiness, including Tech Geek, Science Geek and Gaming Geek... coming to you straight from Boston. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:13:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Carl http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/comment-page-1/#comment-5417 Carl Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:23:34 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/#comment-5417 yes, and nightly colonoscopies as well. yes, and nightly colonoscopies as well.

]]> By: Dave http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/comment-page-1/#comment-5415 Dave Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:58:40 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/#comment-5415 oof. sounds like it's time to schedule nightly reboots, then. oof. sounds like it’s time to schedule nightly reboots, then.

]]> By: Carl http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/comment-page-1/#comment-5414 Carl Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:09:41 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/#comment-5414 UPDATE: Okay, thought technically I suppose it is still fixed, apparently an occasional reboot will be required, as last night I got the warning again. After I rebooted, everything worked fine. Needless to say, this is a mega-mega pain in the balls. UPDATE:

Okay, thought technically I suppose it is still fixed, apparently an occasional reboot will be required, as last night I got the warning again. After I rebooted, everything worked fine.

Needless to say, this is a mega-mega pain in the balls.

]]> By: Carl http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/comment-page-1/#comment-5403 Carl Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:41:06 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/#comment-5403 Well, see, that would be part of the problem. As far as I can tell, current versions of BeyondTV and Sage both use components that allow for this DRM stuff to affect them as well. Linux, on the other hand, does not. I dont know if older versions of Sage or BeyondTV are affected by DRM. But then, even if they weren't it's a bit of a cludgy solution as a) older versions have horrifically bad Blaster control, and b) have no support for HDTV or newer tuner cards. Well, see, that would be part of the problem. As far as I can tell, current versions of BeyondTV and Sage both use components that allow for this DRM stuff to affect them as well.

Linux, on the other hand, does not. I dont know if older versions of Sage or BeyondTV are affected by DRM. But then, even if they weren’t it’s a bit of a cludgy solution as a) older versions have horrifically bad Blaster control, and b) have no support for HDTV or newer tuner cards.

]]> By: Dave http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/comment-page-1/#comment-5402 Dave Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:38:20 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/#comment-5402 Definitely blame HBO. They're the ones pushing hard for the "Record Never" parts of the latest round of DRM nastiness. I refer you to pretty much every Ars article on the topic in the past year as reference. :) Definitely blame HBO. They’re the ones pushing hard for the “Record Never” parts of the latest round of DRM nastiness. I refer you to pretty much every Ars article on the topic in the past year as reference. :)

]]> By: Colin http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 Colin Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:03:56 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/02/21/is-hbo-a-drm-whore/#comment-5401 So, is it about time you go back to BeyondTV or SageTV? I mean, I like most of what MCE has done with their software, except for the DRMified WMV files that the recordings produce. And now this? So, is it about time you go back to BeyondTV or SageTV? I mean, I like most of what MCE has done with their software, except for the DRMified WMV files that the recordings produce. And now this?

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