Deep links are not needed ADBTUNER uses the Channels numbers to change Channels. I use it to record Cable DRM Channels.
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Yes, on target for 2027 or 2028.
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Zapperbox has announced a client box, and a cheaper gateway tuner/DVR. These products are not for most of us here, but this company's slow-and-steady progress is good to see.
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It appears Apple TVâS lack of DRM support for ATSC 3.0 is a roadblock for SD HDFX gateways that many of us use. I would hope the DEVâS can provide guidance since almost all ATSC 3.0 is DRM encrypted.
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The Devs have no control over ATSC 3.0 encryption or over hardware. The current Atsc roadmap in CDVR primarily appears to be "wait and see." Unless a ATSC 3.0 DRM network gateway device hits the market, CDVR cant do anything. The devs/community have been focusing on ATSC 1.0 (since it actually works), FAST, Local Media, and Streaming integration. There is NOTHING CDVR devs can do to help the situation shy of lobyist and a big bag of money. Do you have any lobyist friends and a spare big bag of money?
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Or any other devs in this space. Hell, LG quit making televisions with ATSC 3.0 tuners because of the patent situation, among other things. It's now a political matter, urge your congressperson to make the FCC do what they are supposed to do, support the public taxpayers.
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This was published nearly a year ago
ATSC 3.0 Nextgen OTA TV Makes Changes to Its DRM to Help DVRs like Tablo & HDHomeRun
For months now, ATSC 3.0 has had a serious issue with DRM, preventing it from being able to work with network DVRs like the Tablo or HDHomeRun. This meant if a channel had DRM on it you wouldnât be able to stream it over your home network through a DVR. Now, though, the team behind ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV announced new DRM changes that will help make networked DVRs work with the new standard.
âFor the past year, weâve been working in consultation with several electronics companies who are developing devices designed to add new features for NEXTGEN TV viewers, from simple DVRs to more advanced home networking systems. After considering the various home scenarios, A3SA is pleased to release detailed specifications that will guide companies and soon provide consumers with a wealth of new options for digital video recording and more,â said Ron Wheeler, managing director of A3SA.
This change means that Tablo DVRs and HDHomeRun amount others could build DVRs for ATSC 3.0 that support the new DRM standard. This change will let them stream OTA TV channels to a long list of supported devices. âThe new A3SA DVR specification supports in-home streaming to applications hosted on common media consumption platforms such as Android, Fire, Roku, WebOS, and Tizen, with iOS support in process. The spec supports dynamic memory provisioning for media playback (an advantage for consumer devices) and enables developers of new NEXTGEN TV platforms to bring to market innovative new options.â A3SA said in a statement sent to Cord Cutters News.
This is great news for fans of OTA DVRs that stream their recordings to multiple devices. Now we just have to wait for them to build these DVRs for customers.
That announcement said nothing about allowing third-party apps like Channels DVR to freely access DRM content via an HDHR. It's likely that content will per A3SA rules remain encrypted and restricted to HDHR Flex devices' attached storage, and viewable only with HDHR client apps.
I gave this Cordcutter article you quoted a thumbs down because a lot has happened in the last year and none of it is good for the consumer. Not meant for you personally. The comments on that page pretty much tell the story and nothing has improved from a consumer's POV.
While I agree in principle on the A3SA control of DRM, the 4 largest TV groups just signed a deal for data transmission. They are also moving to DRM with an understanding that affordable decoding and new sets are readily available. They donât see a valuable pay stream for OTA signals. I suspect we will see more movement by NAB this spring. I believe there will be more set top boxes released and likely a hub this year. I just hope Channels remains a player and can interface with HDFX.
I'm not OK with the media cartels calling the shots on my* airwaves.
*as a taxpayer.
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Tough sh!t. If you canât figure out how to make a profit either improve your programming, build your own delivery infrastructure, or shutter your company. The airwaves are owned by the taxpayers for the benefit of general public. When you DRM you are limiting access to the general public and that could prove to be fatal in emergency situations.
Ask LG how thatâs going. They are being sued by some clowns with a patent on a tiny portion of the tech.
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We are not putting any development resources into ATSC3.
They do not mention tvOS in this statement, and have no plans to support Apple TV.
AFAIK the iOS support that was promised was never delivered.
SiliconDust was previously collaborating with the A3SA, but I'm not sure what the status is anymore. If they come up with a working technical solution then we may investigate further. But at this point I would not personally bet on ATSC3
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Thanks for the update and your work.
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SilicondustPost by NedS » Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:24 pm
[email protected] wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:20 pm I have seen the 2024 roadmap. Does this imply no movement since then? Just looking for insight.
Little or no movement from A3SA, who is the organization overseeing ATSC 3.0 DRM. It's not like there's something we can do today to make this possible. Anything decrypting ATSC 3.0 DRM requires A3SA's approval.
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Well...I guess we won't be getting any DRM-proof HDHRs then
I hope ATSC 3 just die a quick death. Theres more potential with ATSC 1 with AVC and HEVC
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They will offer OTA Internet .....
That doesnât say anything about how upstream internet would work.
Or what they'll charge for it.
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I doubt this. They will likely use the very limited bandwidth for mass broadcasts to smart cars and other smart devices. They may also do a pay wall for content. Elon Muskâs Starlink and Cellular internet delivery is more effective and faster. I believe streaming content will become the primary delivery method in the next decade. Exciting times but not consumer friendly for those of us who were around before Color TV!