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Time Warner Cable NYC Begins DVR Distribution

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the cable-catches-on dept.

MikeTRose writes "Today's NYT Circuits section has an article about the proliferation of digital television choices for cable and satellite customers. They mention that Time Warner Cable will be starting to offer DVR cable boxes to New York City subscribers in September 2003. Apparently the time-shifting features of the new Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 (flash demo) set-tops are unusually powerful, as I got mine in Brooklyn this past Tuesday. 80 GB drive, which equals an estimated 50 hours of digital cable programming (no quality controls a la TiVo or ReplayTV, everything is as-broadcast). Programming interface is integrated completely into the slightly-updated channel guide, and you hit one big ol' record button to save a show. The tuner can handle two channels at once, so you can watch one/record one, or record two programs while watching a prerecorded show (similar to the DirecTV TiVo units if I recall correctly). Works great so far, and there's no quality problem with recompressing the digital cable as there is with standalone DVRs, nor is there the annoying 2-3 second channel change lag while it caches video. At less than $10 a month -- no cost to the subscriber for the box -- that money we were saving for a TiVo is up for grabs."

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  1. In other news... GNAA adds DTCP support to GNAADVR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    As previously reported on slashdot, GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) released their own version of DVR, following successful products such as TIVO and ReplayTV. What we failed to mention in the previous article is that the unit was temporarily shipped without DTLA approval, therefore making it completely useless for recording copy-protected broadcasts.
    After countless hours of debugging, GNAA engineers added required DTCP functions to the DVR, while still making it appeal to GAY NIGGERS everywhere, that is allowing unrestricted recording of any type of content.
    In order to implement this, we had to develop 2 versions of the DVR side-by-side. One version, the one that we would have to ship to DTLA for approval, was compiled with #define DTLA_SUCKS, and another, had all the recording features.


    And now we return to our usual scheduled programming...

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  2. GNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which
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    Are you GAY ?
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    Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!

    First, you have to obtain a copy of GAY NIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it.

    Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA "first post" on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website

    Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on EFNet, and apply for membership.
    Talk to one of the ops or any of the other members in the channel to sign up today!

    If you are having trouble locating #GNAA, the official GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA irc channel, you might be on a wrong irc network. The correct network is EFNet, and you can connect to irc.secsup.org or irc.isprime.com as one of the EFNet servers.
    If you do not have an IRC client handy, you are free to use the GNAA Java IRC client by clicking here.

    If you have mod points and would like to support GNAA, please moderate this post up.

    This post brought to you by Penisbird , a proud member of the GNAA

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  3. I love to poop in my pants. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I shit my pants, sorry.

  4. In Japan... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    People don't append "san", "chan" or "kun" to their own names. That's how you can tell that these crazy anime freaks are just fat assed losers who think anime is real only to escape their own boring world.

  5. you fail it to the gnaa! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which
    gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.

    Are you GAY ?
    Are you a NIGGER ?
    Are you a GAY NIGGER ?

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    Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
    GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America. You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!

    Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!

    First, you have to obtain a copy of GAY NIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it.

    Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA "first post" on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website

    Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on EFNet, and apply for membership.
    Talk to one of the ops or any of the other members in the channel to sign up today!

    If you are having trouble locating #GNAA, the official GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA irc channel, you might be on a wrong irc network. The correct network is EFNet, and you can connect to irc.secsup.org or irc.isprime.com as one of the EFNet servers.
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    If you have mod points and would like to support GNAA, please moderate this post up.

    This post brought to you by CaptBDick, a proud member of the GNAA

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  6. Re:In other news... GNAA adds DTCP support to GNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    MOD PARENT UP!

    I own one of these GNAA DVR's and they absolutely own. I heard the DCTP function can be implemented with just a simple firmware upgrade - Contact GNAA for more info if you own one of their previous units.

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  8. I am in #BPAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Where the fuck is your "group"? Oh thats right, you all are busy "raging" over the GNAA. At any rate, the GNAA owns #BPAA/

  9. Re:And? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow. You and your "friend" (read homosexual life partner) are really cool. Now why don't you get back to sucking the lint from his nutsack.

  10. Screenshots! by Billly+Gates · · Score: -1, Troll
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