"can receive" has a different meaning with encrypted ATSC 3.0 signals. My HD Homerun TV tuner happily displays ATSC 1.0 signals and also the single unencrypted ATSC 3.0 signal from PBS. The rest of them are infected with Widevine DRM and unwatchable on a network tuner. Obviously DVR functionality is disabled as well.
Public airwaves carrying TV channels that can only be viewed with an Internet connection to deliver a decryption key is one of the dumbest things I have ever encountered. It is a blatant privatization of a public resource, so naturally I expect the current administration's FCC to bless it despite lawsuits and public comments ahead of their final rulemaking.
Check out Lon Seidman's coverage of the issue for more information. https://blog.lon.tv/
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"can receive" has a different meaning with encrypted ATSC 3.0 signals. My HD Homerun TV tuner happily displays ATSC 1.0 signals and also the single unencrypted ATSC 3.0 signal from PBS. The rest of them are infected with Widevine DRM and unwatchable on a network tuner. Obviously DVR functionality is disabled as well.
Public airwaves carrying TV channels that can only be viewed with an Internet connection to deliver a decryption key is one of the dumbest things I have ever encountered. It is a blatant privatization of a public resource, so naturally I expect the current administration's FCC to bless it despite lawsuits and public comments ahead of their final rulemaking.
Check out Lon Seidman's coverage of the issue for more information. https://blog.lon.tv/