Todd- Not sure what you mean, technically. Are you saying that if I have HDTV cable here or Star Choice in Canada, that buying a Sony HDD200 with a proposed 169Time HDVR would automatically allow that receiver to connect to cable for HDTV recording? Can you explain that in more detail?
TIA
leszek1- Many people have made similar statements over the years, starting with the first of us recording to 3/4Umatic back in the 70's. However, these claims like you make are just not valid because they assume many things will happen that in some respects not only violate actual 1394 licensing agreements but also are not based in current practice or policy direction or insider info. Dishnetwork is well aware of the current usage of the 5000/HDTV modulators and assumes that all current owners of these systems keep them because they are recording. Dish not only has no intention of crippling their transmissions by making special requests of licensed providers but is actually encouraging time shifting through continued development of products to achieve this. In the words of one insider I spoke with about this very subject- To think we would sell a product that will time shift and allow for user recording and then shut it off by an illegal signal encryption would not only violate our license agreements but also sabotage our own product. If there will be copy protection encryption it will be done by the provider, not DishNetwork.
The whole issue about this subject is totally out of the mindsets of the doomsday crystal ball gazers. This doomsday prediction has been with us ever since we began recording TV programs by people who spend their time dreaming up reasons why they won;'t be able to do something tomorrow. Meanwhile the rest of us just continue doing it and continue to smile at the doomsday crusaders. Yes, your post brought one of those smiles to my face.
Besides, IF the 5C were to be implemented, then by pure technology even the 6000 + an HDVR would not work either because there is no DVHS VCR hi def that is made that has not implemented 5C code. Therefore, the HDVR connected to a DVHS where 5c is only at one end of the 1394 connection would disable it as well. 5c requires that the system be implemented at both ends of the 1394 connected devices. The only reason why our 169Time systems work today is because, contrary to all the doomsday predictors, no one has yet implemented 5c on HBO, Showtime, CBS HD, DishPPV, DirecTV PPN and HDNet. Did I miss any that we do now with 169Time? Nope! We are still recording every day, contrary to what the Doomsday predictors said years ago. You know what I say- If you are a doomsday worshiper, go up on that mountain top and wait. I'm busy having fun with my toys!