The biggest issue is with the move to digital from analogue TV signals. Then you have the issue that any significant high resolution image manipulation requires decent processing power.
Even more complications arise when you also factor in control technologies like HDCP.
I was about to mention work that had been done by a guy "bunnie" and discovered it's actually advanced from a hack to an actual product:
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The biggest issue is with the move to digital from analogue TV signals. Then you have the issue that any significant high resolution image manipulation requires decent processing power.
Even more complications arise when you also factor in control technologies like HDCP.
I was about to mention work that had been done by a guy "bunnie" and discovered it's actually advanced from a hack to an actual product:
* http://kosagi.com/w/index.php?title=NeTV_Main_Page
* http://adafruit.com/products/609
Looks like that could be exactly what you're looking for. :)