Success with German DVB-T2?

[Nils Kassube]

Ingolf Steinbach wrote:
> and maybe Nils' guess wrt encryption could be an explanation.

Well, I think this excerpt from 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Interface> confirms it:

| As the full MPEG-2 transport data stream comes out of the demodulator,
| and error correction units, the DTV Receiver sends it through the card
| plugged into the Common Interface, before it is processed by the MPEG
| demultiplexer in the receiver. 

While this snippet describes a standard receiver, not a USB or PCIe 
component for a PC, the data path should be the same. With a PC the MPEG 
demultiplexer is done in software, e.g. by vlc.

> Unfortunately there is only sparse information on the unencrypted
> programs (which are the only ones I am interested in). You only get
> the information that you need components with the "DVB-T2 HD" logo if
> you want to receive the *encrypted* programs. I have yet to find some
> statement if you really need CI+ support if you want to watch the
> unencrypted programs only.

On the product page of one DVB-T2 USB or PCIe receiver was the info that 
you can use it for the German free chanels if you use a HEVC capable 
media player - and maybe they even promised to deliver such a media 
player in the future. So there is some hope that you don't need CI+ 
support. Of course the info was related to their Windows program. Sorry, 
I don't remember the details (not even the receiver type) but it was not 
supported by Linux anyway, so I didn't really care.


Nils