pchdtv (Score 1)

Why not build your own set top box using video capture cards that *do not* respect the broadcast flag? Ala http://www.pchdtv.com/ Outputting from your set top box via dvi/hdmi cable would not be an issue. Granted, my mother would not be able to build her own set top box and install mythtv, but I think the majority of the readers here could.