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Most Hackable Coupon-Eligible DTV Converter?

Posted by timothy on from the least-locked-down dept.

An anonymous reader writes "So I've finally gotten my DTV coupons, now I have to choose a converter before the analog signals go dark. I'd like to get one that is hackable, but haven't had much luck finding information about the internals of the units available. My question is: What chipsets do the different coupon eligible converters use, and which one is the most hackable? It'd be great to be able to send my own MPEG stream and have it displayed, or to grab the raw stream out of the device."

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  1. Coupons? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So I've finally gotten my DTV coupons

    If you're so hard pressed for cash that you had to get a coupon for a converter unit then MPEG streaming should be the least of your concerns.

    I thought that's what the coupons were for, poor disadvantaged people who couldn't otherwise afford them. Not slashdot hackers looking for some free stuff to mess with.