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Old 18th Jul 2021, 10:17 am   #14
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Default Re: Freeview/iPlayer With Modulator

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Originally Posted by terrybull View Post
I have a spare pi b that has a yellow composite out socket. You can have it cheaply if you’re interested. PM me.
I wonder if it has the ‘legs’ to play video very well though. They’re pretty low spec.
They will play unencrypted video including iPlayer streams, but not streams which use DRM encryption. The DRM decoding is done in software on a Pi, resulting in unwatchably stuttery video. This applies to All4 and ITV Hub amongst other things.
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