Originally posted by: Karyudo
Yes, and where does that manifest itself? Right: at the PVR. Why get all esoteric about 5C being part of the incoming bitstream, when it's whether or not the PVR will dump the stuff out via 1394 (for whatever reason) that matters? Do you really think that irrelevant technical distinction makes any difference to a self-professed noob? He's got a PVR that will either allow or disallow the trilogy out via 1394, end of story.
I suggested posting the model of PVR and the location, which should determine which cable company, and whether or not they have a history of using 5C encryption on Cinemax. With the location and model, one could also do a very thorough search (on AVS Forum, say) to find out exactly what the deal is. There are a lot of clever HD-capping people out there, and most of them are not on this forum.
Might I remind you, DFnyc, you were wrong about being able to cap HBO-HD. So I don't think you're in such a good position to be deciding who "really [has] no idea what you're talking about." Let's keep it civil, shall we? And focus on determining whether or not it's ever going to be possible to find a 5C-less cap of our fave trilogy in HD from Cinemax?
Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
Dude, you really have no idea what you're talking about. It has nothing to do with his PVR. It's encoded by the cable company.
Dude, you really have no idea what you're talking about. It has nothing to do with his PVR. It's encoded by the cable company.
Yes, and where does that manifest itself? Right: at the PVR. Why get all esoteric about 5C being part of the incoming bitstream, when it's whether or not the PVR will dump the stuff out via 1394 (for whatever reason) that matters? Do you really think that irrelevant technical distinction makes any difference to a self-professed noob? He's got a PVR that will either allow or disallow the trilogy out via 1394, end of story.
I suggested posting the model of PVR and the location, which should determine which cable company, and whether or not they have a history of using 5C encryption on Cinemax. With the location and model, one could also do a very thorough search (on AVS Forum, say) to find out exactly what the deal is. There are a lot of clever HD-capping people out there, and most of them are not on this forum.
Might I remind you, DFnyc, you were wrong about being able to cap HBO-HD. So I don't think you're in such a good position to be deciding who "really [has] no idea what you're talking about." Let's keep it civil, shall we? And focus on determining whether or not it's ever going to be possible to find a 5C-less cap of our fave trilogy in HD from Cinemax?
I was not wrong, to be honest. I never said it's impossible. MOST cable movie channels have the encryption on them.
Civil? How about logical? you get logical and i'll get civil. You really don't know what you're talking about. It doesn't manifest itself at the DVR. The model has nothing to do with it. It has everything to do with the cable company and the location. THAT is the origin. They decide whether it's turned on or off.
And btw...i wouldn't touch the German broadcast. Watching any Star Wars movie with PAL speed-up is atrocious.
And do we know if the original broadcast was in MPEG4? I'm 95% sure it wasn't. AFAIK, all broadcast HD would be MPEG2. If you're finding other versions, it's because people have re-compressed it. So that wouldn't be an advantage.