nickk wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2025 9:13 pm The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max Gen 2 has built in AC4 support. If the A/V sync is drifting it may be an issue with the built in codec.

there may also be a misconfig in the codec relating to the audio handler of the Amazon fire tv.

Does anybody else find it hilarious that apparently the broadcast industry, after blasting SiliconDust with the chip nonsense, is now admitting through their actions that SiliconDust is the best possible group to figure out the certification process? I freely admit I don't understand DRM OR ...

I'll reiterate that, for me, this functionality isn't high on my list of desired features. Now, if DRM was removed from some of the IP channels in my area that would change overnight.

I'll also echo what the previous posters suggested above - if there's a way to allow the user to opt-in I think ...

this is more like "mud in the palms" of a3sa who tried to silence kick Kelsey and the entire crew at silicondust for providing a product that lives up to the expectations of those who already own an silicondust product, the hdhomerun.

congratulations Nick job well done.

What will happen to the substations that are ATSC 1.0 only like MeTV and Cozi? I watch these more than all the major OTA channels. I am afraid they will die.


as with everything else in atsc 1.0 those sub-channels will be carried in atsc 3.0 the station engineers will have to build out the ...

according to the last video uploaded to you-tube lon seidman revealed some good news regarding drm and the broadcasters, nab, pearl and the a3sa are going to have to answer some hard questions from the fcc with regard to encryption among other things.

joblo wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 12:43 am

roadhazard wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 8:04 am

Steady as she goes... https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-789A1.pdf

looks like that roadhazard is looking for a wreck.

anyone been stockpiling movies or tv progs?

Sounds like racketeering to me.

Pay up competitor because it would be a shame if you're suddenly unable to broadcast. Would be a terrible if no one could see your channel!

How can this possibly be legal?


IT IS....

not legal, it is blackmailing a practice used by the mafia.

UNLIKE DRM ...

nickk wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:34 am howardc1243 - do you mean AntennaMan rather than Lon?

you're right nickk it was antennaman - sorry.

I've read much hand-wringing about DRM causing concern during emergency situations. But I cannot fathom the issue. If there is an emergency the broadcasters can always turn DRM off. Pure ATSC 3.0, no certificates, no internet required. Then they turn DRM back on after the emergency is over ...

I've read much hand-wringing about DRM causing concern during emergency situations. But I cannot fathom the issue. If there is an emergency the broadcasters can always turn DRM off. Pure ATSC 3.0, no certificates, no internet required. Then they turn DRM back on after the emergency is over ...

they basicly can... hevc came out in April 2013.
so figure in 2015 and newer tvs can handle hevc. He also specified any of those tvs that dont come with tuners can handle atsc3.0 with a tuner like hdhomerun... as long as no drm


Exactly - that was the whole point of that section of my ...

if nickk can show and i believe nickk can show that there is collusion between pearl and a3sa to keep gateway devices from decrypting the signal then the next step would be to involve the legal system.
Pearl was a founding member of A3SA. I'm not sure one can collude with themselves.


it can ...

So what are the next steps Silicondust can do? Are you still having dialog with A3SA? Anything legal wise you can bring to the table and force their hand? I understand this whole issue is very complicated but it's also very frustrating as an owner of a flex4k and not getting everything I can out ...

techpro2004 wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 7:44 am Again I ask which is easier/cheaper a redesign or being dragged through the muck.

Techpro2004: when it comes to satisfying the masses with a cheap solution or the muck, i choose the muck, thank you