Well, Gentlemen,
My enquiry seems to have triggered a dispute over nomenclature. I think that's the right word, if it isn't please don't get heated about it.
I am retired now, after forty-five years in the electronic computing and machine controlling business, so here are my six eggs worth.
I would call a codec a data compressor whose aim is to reduce the amount of data to be stored and /or transmitted. Compressor's were used on a wide range of data transmissions (not only video and audio). Windows will compress the data on your HD to get more space. Once compressed you need a de-compressor to be able to read it again.
Encryption is an entirely different thing. Audible, for example, encrypt their audio books so that only their decryption (built into the Audible player) can read and play the data that you have bought. The reason for this is simple "Thou shalt not make numerous copies after paying for only one".
The recorded programs on Humax are unintelligible to any other device, as you have pointed out. The Humax encryption no doubt includes a compressor to save space.
As soon as I saw the word 'encryption' in the first answers to my original post I understood the nature of my problem. In fact, what I had hoped to do was not possible.
The users handbook for my Humax gives no info' about the 'ENC' note in the file list nor is there anything about the Black disc with a red cross. As I said before my Box will not work with a FAT 32 formatted disc - only with EXT3. Something I had to find out for myself - probably from a forum like this one - if not this.
There seems to be no support from Humax for any of their products. An e-mail to them about using the recorded USB discs that I have, with a new Box produced no answer except a recommendation to buy the latest. No warning that it wouldn't work.
Thank you for your warning about 'Smart TV's'. In the past I looked at the possibility of using one for internet access but wasn't impressed with the Browser (was that called Opera?) which seemed to be common to all makes.
Perhaps this is drifting away from the original subject of my post.
My thanks to all for their contributions
Ted
My enquiry seems to have triggered a dispute over nomenclature. I think that's the right word, if it isn't please don't get heated about it.
I am retired now, after forty-five years in the electronic computing and machine controlling business, so here are my six eggs worth.
I would call a codec a data compressor whose aim is to reduce the amount of data to be stored and /or transmitted. Compressor's were used on a wide range of data transmissions (not only video and audio). Windows will compress the data on your HD to get more space. Once compressed you need a de-compressor to be able to read it again.
Encryption is an entirely different thing. Audible, for example, encrypt their audio books so that only their decryption (built into the Audible player) can read and play the data that you have bought. The reason for this is simple "Thou shalt not make numerous copies after paying for only one".
The recorded programs on Humax are unintelligible to any other device, as you have pointed out. The Humax encryption no doubt includes a compressor to save space.
As soon as I saw the word 'encryption' in the first answers to my original post I understood the nature of my problem. In fact, what I had hoped to do was not possible.
The users handbook for my Humax gives no info' about the 'ENC' note in the file list nor is there anything about the Black disc with a red cross. As I said before my Box will not work with a FAT 32 formatted disc - only with EXT3. Something I had to find out for myself - probably from a forum like this one - if not this.
There seems to be no support from Humax for any of their products. An e-mail to them about using the recorded USB discs that I have, with a new Box produced no answer except a recommendation to buy the latest. No warning that it wouldn't work.
Thank you for your warning about 'Smart TV's'. In the past I looked at the possibility of using one for internet access but wasn't impressed with the Browser (was that called Opera?) which seemed to be common to all makes.
Perhaps this is drifting away from the original subject of my post.
My thanks to all for their contributions
Ted
