Originally posted by: BountyHunter
Well considering the fact that I don't even know what a 5C encryption is...I'm probably gonna need help.

Ha! Yeah, maybe...

I don't know precisely what 5C is (it's encryption of some sort), but I do know what it does: it disables output of the raw data by Firewire (aka IEEE 1394), which means you can't dump the movie to your harddrive unencrypted.

Probably the easiest route forward is to give the make and model of your PVR, your location (city, state), and the name of your cable provider. From that, someone can sort out if it's likely you've got 5C applied or not. Saves you the hassle of sorting out a bunch of cables and applications, only to find it was a hopeless task to begin with.