[hamiltonguy]

Hi All, first off let me apologize if this post is extremely naive. I recently picked up a new HD STB from Cable company. It's a Motorola DCX-3200-M. It has a cable card inside. The slot is covered but I was just wondering? If I picked up an ATI or Ceton CableCard receiver, Is it techincally possible to get this working with media center. I understand that there is a registration component with the cable company that is a huge obstacle. But from a technical perspective, would it work? Thanks.

 

[ericball]

I believe you answered your own question. Part of the CableCard setup requires the Host_ID from the device to be provided to the cableco who then relay it to the CableCard for everything to work. (Chain of trust to ensure only authorized devices are able to obtain the unencrypted data.) See: http://www.cablelabs.com/opencable/downloads/specs/OC-SP-MCCP-IF-C01-050331.pdf