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I've heard rumors of no new DirecTV STB's with firewire. Currently there is no STB (besides the 169time thing, which is insanely priced in my opinion) with firewire out. The only way to record HDTV at the moment is with either a firewire or 8VSB rf output - neither of which any current STB has. I know about the Dish 5000, but I'm talking about DirecTV, and I'm talking about equipment that is currently available (they are even talking about making it so the 5000 doesn't work, am I right?).
Are any of you worried? I know some people have good recording rigs going, and thats great, but I just don't care about anything on OTA TV. I want to tape HBO and Showtime movies, and I want to tape HDNet. Not only for timeshifting, but for archiving, to watch it again later, perhaps with friends.
Now.. don't get started with me on any ethical issues of taping off of satellite. They offer PVR's for SD material, and sell VCR's by the truckload. And don't give me any "the studios don't want you to have a near-master-quality copy.." or any crap like that.
This seems to be a disturbing trend. It appears to me that they are trying to edge out the PVR/VCR market and using digitalTV as the vehicle. Are any of you worried? I am, and I think you should be. I'm hoping the market corrects this behavior when the first STB with firewire comes out, and everyone buys one, and everyone ignores the ones without firewire. Oh, how I hope this happens. I will buy one.
Tell me your thoughts. Thanks.
Are any of you worried? I know some people have good recording rigs going, and thats great, but I just don't care about anything on OTA TV. I want to tape HBO and Showtime movies, and I want to tape HDNet. Not only for timeshifting, but for archiving, to watch it again later, perhaps with friends.
Now.. don't get started with me on any ethical issues of taping off of satellite. They offer PVR's for SD material, and sell VCR's by the truckload. And don't give me any "the studios don't want you to have a near-master-quality copy.." or any crap like that.
This seems to be a disturbing trend. It appears to me that they are trying to edge out the PVR/VCR market and using digitalTV as the vehicle. Are any of you worried? I am, and I think you should be. I'm hoping the market corrects this behavior when the first STB with firewire comes out, and everyone buys one, and everyone ignores the ones without firewire. Oh, how I hope this happens. I will buy one.
Tell me your thoughts. Thanks.