[opendtv] Re: Scrambled channels irk cable viewers
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 17:24:36 -0400
> I am (and was at the time) a Time Warner subscriber paying for
> extended-basic service and a set-top box. The basic channels being
> transmitted in the clear allowed me to watch one program
> while recording another. Time Warner then scrambled the basic (and
> extended-basic) channels, and I could no longer make a recording
> without using their box (not a rights issue). Tht screwed up my
> connections and timer-recording capability. Not even their
> more-expensive "Watch-&-Record" box would restore the functionality
> I originally had.
Which is another one of those to-be-expected results. It is to be
expected that when STBs become a requirement, timed recording becomes
a relative pain. Of course, you can always "fix" this problem by
adding even more cost, such as the cable-specific PVR with dual or
more built-in tuners.
Bert
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