[LUNI] OT: Linux-friendly TV Tuners for sale

[Mike Scott]

This blows.  I recently upgraded to a Series 3 TiVo and was going to
give my old Series 1 (service paid up until March) to my brother who is
on Commie-Cast.  But if it will soon be rendered useless, then there's
not much point.
Also, I know of more than a few Commie-Cast subscribers who have
multiple televisions with no boxes (they just watch basic and don't
even have a roof antenna).  That will cause a bit of a problem for
them.
Maybe you guys need to look into a class-action against them (I have WoW
and they still broadcast analog with no announcement to change), since
this looks like a way for the cable co to:

1.  Generate more revenue
2.  Free up bandwidth for more PPV channels in their lineup (see #1).

- Mike Scott


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [LUNI] OT: Linux-friendly TV Tuners for sale
> From: "Andrew Close" <aclose at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, June 11, 2007 9:21 am
> To: "Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion"
> <luni at luni.org>
> 
> On 6/11/07, Michael Labowicz <mlabowicz at gmail.com> wrote:
> <snip />
> >
> > Do both of you have digital cable receivers in your homes already?  I'm
> > wondering how comcast will handle an analog only setup like I
> have... If
> > they tell me that my analog signal is going away, then they'll lose a
> > customer.
> 
> no, i don't. they didn't even warn me (that i know of).  one day i
> turned on the tv and it was just snow. :(  i've debated upgrading to
> the digital box, but i really don't want to rent one more thing.  and
> even if i did rent their box my Mythbox wouldn't be as useful as it
> had been since you'd need a separate digital box for each tuner card
> you had.  so no more recording three programs at the same time.
> of course, you can pay a little more in your monthly rental fee and
> get a Comcast dvr without as many features...
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