 Frankis chillingPremium
join:2000-11-03
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1 edit | specs and price? anybody know the specs and pricing? ie:
-- storage limit in sd hours
-- storage limit in hd hours
-- pricing? |
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1 edit | Re: specs? Not announced yet, though Cablevision has previously stated they hoped to keep it somewhere around current DVR service pricing, with 160 GB of storage to start (which I noted above in the article). |
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| Supreme Court "...the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, granting Cablevision the green light to deploy the service."
So if the Supreme Court doesn't want to review the case, the "defendant", Cablevision in this case, gets the green light?
That's interesting... Good for Cablevision and maybe the customers.
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DodgePremium
join:2002-11-27 | What a load of crap So essentially they will add a broken DVR service to the broken VoD service. At least now when their iO crap is malfunctioning left and right during peak hours, I can watch what I have on DVR, now I won't be able to watch anything??? And all for a bargain price of $10 a month! |
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Re: Supreme Court Yes. The case was to prevent CableVision from rolling out the service. Since the Supreme Court won't hear the case there is nothing (legal) preventing CV from starting the roll out.
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said by Nsane_icemanCa :
So if the Supreme Court doesn't want to review the case, the "defendant", Cablevision in this case, gets the green light?
~snip~ When the Supreme Court refuses to review, the latest judgment/ruling from the previous court (typically an appellate court) then stands and takes effect. In this case, Cablevision had won it's last round, so that's the ruling that takes effect. |
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brownk
join:2000-06-08
Katonah, NY | Bandwidth They barely have the bandwidth to support their current offerings (in fact, I would argue they're already squeezing too much on). This should be fun to watch.  |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Beautiful Picture As someone who has really come to despise Scientific Atlanta based DVRs, all I can say is, you made me really happy. 
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 DreadOn coursePremium
join:2005-02-28
Bronx, NY
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Re: What a load of crap said by Dodge:So essentially they will add a broken DVR service to the broken VoD service. At least now when their iO crap is malfunctioning left and right during peak hours, I can watch what I have on DVR, now I won't be able to watch anything??? And all for a bargain price of $10 a month! This man speaks the truth, IO is a terrible service this day in age.
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| And probably can't skip commercials, no 30-second skip, you name it. Network DVR blows.
Get a $69 Avermedia card and put it in your PC and you control the shows without your a$$ being tracked and monitored. Record two channels at once (per card). |
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| ...or turn off the TV and read a book. |
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b10010011Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA Reviews:
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1 edit | Well this is dumb... Because one of the advantages to having the DVR located in the home it it still works when the cable is out.
Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket... TV, internt, phone, and now your DVR all dependent on that one cable connection to work. 
Not me... |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to TwoCpus4me
Re: And said by TwoCpus4me:probably can't skip commercials, no 30-second skip, you name it. Network DVR blows. That would be a concern. Once the DVR is on the network, it will be real easy to make sure users can no longer have control of skipping commercials. Cablevision could make deals with TV Networks to prevent that and also prevent the recording of shows they don't want recorded at all. |
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 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA
kudos:1 | reply to pnh102
Re: Beautiful Picture Maybe, but I would be skeptical.
Will you be allowed to use fast forward or skip ahead features? Similar to VOD, will NBC allow customers to be able to skip past the commercials, or will the remote DVR be locked down? Will the media server further compress the HD signal for storage and distribution, or is it the exact same signal you could expect to receive by watching live TV? How might this impact the overall network performance?
If anything, perhaps this move might generate more interest in third party DVRs that give the consumer more control. It doesn't appear that Cablevision will be passing any savings along to the customers, as they seem content on charging about the same amount for the remote DVR as they would for a local version.
I wonder if there will still be charges for HD set-top-boxes? The channels have to be unscrambled, so a box or cable card will still be required. This move is all about making more money, and very little to do with creating any real value for the customers. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to Nsane_iceman
Re: Supreme Court The case was heard by other courts... you just can't file with the supreme court.. that's just the last step in other courts on the ladder. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to viperlmw
you beat me to it.. |
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 joebarnhartPaxio evangelist
join:2005-12-15
Santa Clara, CA | reply to TwoCpus4me
Re: And Yep, commercial skipping will never be implemented. Already my Comcast box implements FF/Rew so poorly that it's a real effort to skip commercials. I soooo much prefer my mythbox.
But guess what? Since cable began encrypting the signals of all content that isn't freely available over the air, I can't USE my mythbox to record cable HDTV shows. And FCC is in the pockets of the cable companies and will do nothing to preserve my right to time-shift programming.
In time the cable companies will make our living rooms into their own pay-per-view theaters and I'll just get rid of the whole mess. Frankly if I never saw another TV show or DVD it wouldn't bother me. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to b10010011
Re: Well this is dumb... On the flip side, there is the same advantage of having the DVR on the network.. if the cable lines go down, you'll still record. If the power goes out, you still record.
I see what you say about all eggs in one basket, IF you are on a triple play, however, a DVR is a non-essential piece of equipment or service. If the DVR goes out, which they also do die, life goes on.
I see pros and cons to both methods.
Con - functionality is less responsive. Fast forward, etc. It's prolly going to be a lot like Ondemand service.
They can likely control your content more. however, they already can with boxes now. They already have the ability to expire programs recorded and simply delete them as it is.
Some boxes guide's can only go a few days unlike DVRs which usually can see 2 weeks in advance. This will make setting recordings harder on older boxes. (But there is likely a pro as well, see below)
Pro - what I said above.
Easier access and quicker deployment to controlling your "DVR" over the web.
Probably cost less than having multiple DVRs and all boxes can have access to the content and record functions.
Less equipment failures.
You'll likely be able to expand storage easier than you can now by simply purchasing extra space. Even today, they are capped out on the hardware they make available.
But still, recorded TV is not essential nor should it be. |
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said by b10010011:Because one of the advantages to having the DVR located in the home it it still works when the cable is out. Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket... TV, internt, phone, and now your DVR all dependent on that one cable connection to work. Not me... But don't most provders end up putting all their eggs in one basket in someway?
Can you go online, text or talk to someone if your cell phone provider's network is down? |
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Re: And I switched to OTA (Antenna) and use the Win7 Media Center as my DVR. All my content is free, mostly HD, and I control all of it.
Oh, forgot, NO MONTHLY BILL EVER. |
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