BeyondTV RC 4.61 Has Unencrypted QAM Support Articles / HDTV Posted by rampy on Mar 26, 2007 - 09:00 AM W00t! BeyondTV Release Candidate 4.61 has unencrypted QAM support [1] and they could use your hand testing it. That's awesome! I'm totally getting an HDhomerun [2] now. For those that are saying "Unencrypted QAM, huh? What?!" You cable company often provides local HD channels that aren't "scrambled" and a QAM enable ATSC/HDTV tuner can decode the digital signal and you can record/watch local HDTV channels. This doesn't help with pay HDTV channels like ESPN, HBOHD, HDNET, etc... you'd need a cablecard for that, but it's still handy if you like HD content but are on a budget :) This article is from Build Your Own PVR   http://www.byopvr.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.byopvr.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=674 Links in this article   [1] http://blogs.snapstream.com/2007/03/23/help-us-test-beyond-tv-461-release-candidate-1-includes-qam-support/   [2] http://www.silicondust.com