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<blockquote data-quote="JoeSmith" data-source="post: 526931" data-attributes="member: 60415"><p>the htpc will not die because of that. First of all there are still channels to watch. I think it will take a long time till ci+ will have penetrated (if ever) the market.</p><p>Still, even if it does, a htpc is of great value if you use all of it's capabilities. The online market for video content is still rising, plugins like MovingPictures and TvSeries are keeping the htpc (MP) alive for me. </p><p>Most of the people that i have showed my htpc didn't give a crap about tv - it was all about music, movies, series and how they were presented - and they all loved it.</p><p>Maybe even CI+ will be hacked (don't know any specifics about ci+) so that you can use a normal ci card. There are so many possiblities. Right now we should be happy that htpcs are great and might be even more great in the future.</p><p></p><p>Ci+ overview : </p><p></p><p>recordings can be forbidden (the tv station can decide wheather you are allowed to record or not)</p><p>playback time of recordings can be limited (six hours - 61 days)</p><p>timeshift can be disabled or limited</p><p>recordings can be connected to the key of the recorder and will only play on that device</p><p>fastforward can be disabled</p><p>it will not be possible to decode more than a single stream (no multituners, pip,...)</p><p>it will not be possible to decode different pay tv providers if the use different encryption</p><p>hd signals will only be send to hd-ready certified devices (hdcp)</p><p>ci+ compatible devices can be shut down remotely if they compromise the protection</p><p>price might be 150€ higher due to licencing and high hardware demand</p><p></p><p>wow, that is some serious bullshit</p><p></p><p>but we still need to remember one thing. How man Ci Cams are out there now ? maybe millions</p><p>They want you to buy a new receiver and pay 50€ a year for some crappy hd tv. Right now i don't think that a lot of people will order that. i really hope that astra gets a good kick in the nuts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeSmith, post: 526931, member: 60415"] the htpc will not die because of that. First of all there are still channels to watch. I think it will take a long time till ci+ will have penetrated (if ever) the market. Still, even if it does, a htpc is of great value if you use all of it's capabilities. The online market for video content is still rising, plugins like MovingPictures and TvSeries are keeping the htpc (MP) alive for me. Most of the people that i have showed my htpc didn't give a crap about tv - it was all about music, movies, series and how they were presented - and they all loved it. Maybe even CI+ will be hacked (don't know any specifics about ci+) so that you can use a normal ci card. There are so many possiblities. Right now we should be happy that htpcs are great and might be even more great in the future. Ci+ overview : recordings can be forbidden (the tv station can decide wheather you are allowed to record or not) playback time of recordings can be limited (six hours - 61 days) timeshift can be disabled or limited recordings can be connected to the key of the recorder and will only play on that device fastforward can be disabled it will not be possible to decode more than a single stream (no multituners, pip,...) it will not be possible to decode different pay tv providers if the use different encryption hd signals will only be send to hd-ready certified devices (hdcp) ci+ compatible devices can be shut down remotely if they compromise the protection price might be 150€ higher due to licencing and high hardware demand wow, that is some serious bullshit but we still need to remember one thing. How man Ci Cams are out there now ? maybe millions They want you to buy a new receiver and pay 50€ a year for some crappy hd tv. Right now i don't think that a lot of people will order that. i really hope that astra gets a good kick in the nuts. [/QUOTE]
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