Directivo, TivoNET, and ExtractStream

[benr@e...]

But if you're extracting the saved stream digitally, before it goes 
through an A-D conversion, then Macrovison, on or off, should have no 
effect as it is an analog copy protection scheme.

--- In ExtractStream@y..., "Giles Douglas" <giles@v...> wrote:
> --- In ExtractStream@y..., tivo_extract@p... wrote:
> > As for DirecTV supporting macrovision, I am pretty sure that all 
of 
> > the directv broadcasts are encoded with macrovision.
> 
> I'm not sure this is true. Some of the output from my directtv 
> receiver (PPV movies for example) has macrovision and can't be 
> recorded onto VCR. However, the normal programs can.
> 
> So if they do, then they add it back in on the receiver when 
sending 
> out PPV movies? That seems rather unlikely.
> 
> Giles