I just received an update to the HDHomeRun app on my iPhone. All the What's New says is a terse DRM update. I gave it a try and all I get is the Unable to play channel: etc. message on the DRM encoded channels. So, whatever this update is intended to be, DRM decoding isn't one of them.


If you ...

Would be good to see an official response to this issue, any dependencies that need to be resolved, who is doing what and if so, expected timing on when we will see the encryption addressed.
Thank you,
Ian


Yeah... good luck with all that! :roll:

What they can share has been shared. Try the ...

Frank Hagan wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:43 pm I love Bluesky ... what is Nick's handle? Any other SD folks on Bluesky?

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zaytar wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 7:00 pm I’m annoyed by all of this like everyone else here, but this endless request for updates , demanding answers from SiliconDust, or somehow believing the FCC is going to save us is endlessly tiring.

+100

Please feel free to get this thread back on topic with:
Whatever you can tell us about recent or planned discussions with A3SA.
Progress on DRM viewing for the Android app (since that is the only item not listed in Nick's post above, and some of us are already mostly android as a result of the ...

Which is why I asked a while back why the HD Homerun could not be modified so it could at least tune and receive encrypted ATSC 3.0 stations so they could be at least viewed on the TV but not record them until the legal stuff is resolved. Seems like an easy change to me.


Which is why a while ...

From some of the things I've read it sounds like these may just be the 1.0 versions of the channel and not the actual 3.0 version, is that right?
You can use web interface to your HDHomeRun to see if it's ATSC 3.0 or not by turning a 1xx.x channel that has content, then going to the web ...

Does a network really tell a broadcaster that unless they encrypt the signal, the broadcaster cannot have the show?

It's called licensing agreements and contracts are involved. So yes, the network / content OWNER can make any kind of LICENSING agreement they like and the broadcaster gets to sign ...

How do you use the tuners web interface for signal strength?
Larry


Tune a channel, go to the web interface, select Tuner Status, select the tuner that is in use and there it is

Tuner 0 Status
Virtual Channel none
Frequency none
Program Number none
Modulation Lock none
Signal Strength none ...

If your attitude is wanting answers, I wouldn't look for them here as until it actually happens there isn't much to mention that hasn't already been said a million times so there is no reason to ask yet again.


This. A million times over. Reading this thread is like reading posts from ...

As for Plex and Channels, I know they will have to provide approved apps, but the question is, are there any restrictions in the specifications that doesn't allow their apps from using SD hardware like they do today.

Considering that Channels can stream content outside of the home, I assume ...

Once niikk has a chance to review and digest the specifications/blueprints, I, like most of us out on the thread, hopes he'll provide a breakdown of what the A3SA specs are Assuming it's public information; it may be licensed only to developers (at a cost, I would imagine) and quite possibly under ...

danieljlevine wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:02 pm Thanks for setting me straight. So what is the plan and is there some sort of timeline?

Plan: viewtopic.php?t=78888

Timeline: none

I'm not sure I understand what Ned is saying here, about the possible someday eventual maybe usability of an $20 ONN Android-based Widevine-based ATSC 3.0 box at Walmart that "will eventually get DRM ATSC 3.0 channels". Does that mean he's predicting that the device itself will someday be ...

So exactly what does Silicondust plan to offer their customers in regard to DRM encryption? I see a lot of what you can't do, but nothing about what you can do.


From the first post in this thread:

Will DRM encrypted ATSC 3.0 channels play on my Android or Fire TV device?
Using a gateway ...