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 ...

These issues seem to have corrected themselves now. Channel and show content images now render for all my channels including the two WBFF ATSC 3.0 stations in HDHR and Channels apps.

If you did something on your end, thanks!


yes djl for the most part mobile conscripts of channels referenced ...

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

Pardon my complete lack of understanding here... but is that why the CableCard HDHR won't work on AndoridTV devices? The same thing that's preventing getting A3SA certified is preventing get recertified at the correct level because of the chip?

So basically we are now very limited to using a ...

More like just a "bare-bones minimum" ATSC 3.0 solution for the 95% of OTA viewers wouldn't you say?

Oh, for sure. I only meant "viable" in the eyes of Pearl and possibly a misinformed FCC. Not at all viable for those of us with a DVR mindset.


Hollywood would rather us to watch their mud ...

I installed the new update (103 build 20250718) on both my "Roku Ultra" and "Roku Streaming Stick Plus 2025". This update fixed the problem on the Roku Ultra, but created a new bug with the "Roku Streaming Stick Plus 2025".

On the Streaming Stick I get the splash screen and then the channel ...

Plex can get confused if, for example, the tuner's IP address has changed. When it performs its discover it sees the same device but at the new address. For whatever reason it seems to disregard what it considers to be a duplicate. That's my experience at least.

Depending on your router's ...

Good morning.
Our Connect Quatro stopped working through PLEX. It works through the HDhomerun app, but not showing in the connected devices on the router. Network LED is solid green. Now, every now and then I get a screen when I start the app, that says something about error 227 (or 277) I think ...

Plex can get confused if, for example, the tuner's IP address has changed. When it performs its discover it sees the same device but at the new address. For whatever reason it seems to disregard what it considers to be a duplicate. That's my experience at least.

Depending on your router's ...