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Digital TV Still Indecisive

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the your-tv-is-obsolete dept.

/dev/trash writes "The logjam between Hollywood and Silicon Valley seems to be over. According to this article on cnn.com. It looks like they want to just add a flag that says "this is a broadcast, do not allow more than one copy"" If it was only that simple- the article makes it sound like there isn't a lot of progress being made.

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  1. Re:And no, its not a a piece of flamebait. by Yarn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    a) digital doesn't necessarily mean hdtv
    b) it is actually easier to timeshift digital TV, the BSkyB Sky+ package does this, just capturing the transport stream, no messy analogue stage.
    c) You can build your own digital tv shifter, google for 'VDR'

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    -Yarn - Rio Karma: Excellent