> I have great faith (tm) that by the time the big roll-out happens,

Digital broadcasts are here today, at least in the US.

> for the USA at least, all cards will have such restrictive DRM that  
> there will be little point in trying to capture on the fly. I'd love  
> to be wrong, but I don't see any signs of the corps. that run our  
> politicians losing control here,  yet.

Which is a reason to get digital tuner cards *now*, before the
lobbyists sneak a new broadcast flag law into some "must pass" bill.