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The Plex DVR works with cable too-- get a HDHomerun Prime and slot in a cablecard. Of course some cableTV providers (Time-Warner/Spectrum in particular) mark e

The Plex DVR works with cable too-- get a HDHomerun Prime and slot in a cablecard. Of course some cableTV providers (Time-Warner/Spectrum in particular) mark every program with CCI 0x02 "copy-once" DRM, and very few DVRs other than TiVo and Windows Media Center (RIP) allow you to record that due to standard cable company evil.

WorldMaker 9y ago
At this point you are more likely to get a response of "What's a cablecard?" or "We don't support those anymore, we have our own great DVRs now" if you ask for one from a cable company. (I heard that's part of why Microsoft dropped CableCard support in Windows 10 because the cable companies decided to not-so-quietly kill it and have made it almost impossible to get them if you don't already have one and have been slowly dropping support even for those that already have them.)
- ascagnel_ 9y ago
  The cable companies can't kill it (the FCC requires them to be made available), and Tivos are still somewhat popular. It's total install base is also likely small enough that it's not worth the effort to kill it.
  - WorldMaker 9y ago
    The FCC hasn't really enforced it well, and under the current administration isn't likely to enforce it at all. As I said, it's easy enough for them to play dumb and act like such cards don't exist and Tivo is an inferior option to their overpriced, nowadays "mandatory" DVR options. Who is going to take them to court for playing dumb?
hbcondo714 9y ago
I wonder if it works with the ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable CableCARD Tuner. I'm still running it with Windows 8 Media Center Edition w/o any problems after 7 years of continuous use! Edit: I just saw their Supported DVR Devices and Antennas web page[1] and ATI isn't listed :( [1] https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/225877427 https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/225877427
- dawnerd 9y ago
  I'd give it a shot. If it works you can have them update the compatibility.

WorldMaker 9y ago

At this point you are more likely to get a response of "What's a cablecard?" or "We don't support those anymore, we have our own great DVRs now" if you ask for one from a cable company. (I heard that's part of why Microsoft dropped CableCard support in Windows 10 because the cable companies decided to not-so-quietly kill it and have made it almost impossible to get them if you don't already have one and have been slowly dropping support even for those that already have them.)

ascagnel_ 9y ago
The cable companies can't kill it (the FCC requires them to be made available), and Tivos are still somewhat popular. It's total install base is also likely small enough that it's not worth the effort to kill it.
- WorldMaker 9y ago
  The FCC hasn't really enforced it well, and under the current administration isn't likely to enforce it at all. As I said, it's easy enough for them to play dumb and act like such cards don't exist and Tivo is an inferior option to their overpriced, nowadays "mandatory" DVR options. Who is going to take them to court for playing dumb?

hbcondo714 9y ago

I wonder if it works with the ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable CableCARD Tuner. I'm still running it with Windows 8 Media Center Edition w/o any problems after 7 years of continuous use! Edit: I just saw their Supported DVR Devices and Antennas web page[1] and ATI isn't listed :( [1] https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/225877427 https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/225877427

dawnerd 9y ago
I'd give it a shot. If it works you can have them update the compatibility.