2012-04-06, 03:01
Don't confuse Windows with Windows Media Center...
CableCard truly only works as its billed under Windows Media Center...
XBMC needs a backend for TV (aka TV Server) something like Mediaportal, TVHeadend, Myth, VDR, etc., that controls the tuners and then exposes the tuner back to the XBMC. None of them, even Mediaportal which is windows based, can do anything with the DRMd content.
Same CableCard tuner with same cable card on the same machine will work almost flawlessly under Windows Media Center, problem is, WMC can't be a backend for XBMC.
CableCard truly only works as its billed under Windows Media Center...
XBMC needs a backend for TV (aka TV Server) something like Mediaportal, TVHeadend, Myth, VDR, etc., that controls the tuners and then exposes the tuner back to the XBMC. None of them, even Mediaportal which is windows based, can do anything with the DRMd content.
Same CableCard tuner with same cable card on the same machine will work almost flawlessly under Windows Media Center, problem is, WMC can't be a backend for XBMC.
