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pcHDTV Card Available, Legal for Now
corby writes "pcHDTV has announced that their new HD-3000 Hi Definition Television Card will be shipping tomorrow, November 8th. The card is supported under Linux, and captures NTSC and ATSC video streams. It also ignores the Broadcast Flag, which means that it will be illegal in the States starting July 1st, 2005, under a recent FCC Order. If you are interested in being able to make your own decisions about what you can do with broadcast HDTV content, this is your last, best, chance."
Once the feds find out I own this card and ripped the tag off my mattress I'll be off to the big house.
Those who have their doubts, please report to school for your free re-education. Don't forget to pledge allegiance to the flag on the way past. But try not to smoke any dope, or attempt to gamble on a sporting event.
Thank you.
Message ends.
Not as bad as showing in court without wearing any pants.
Shouldn't that be "last, best, hope"?
Yeah 'cause there is no way that we won't see hacked firmware released for TV capture cards like we do for dvds.
I'm sure we also won't see someone using a felt tipped marker thanks to the wonderful people protecting the world with great laws like this..
Of course all the people using such things will be terrorists, so I guess that's ok. I hear there are other bits of Cuba to fill anyway.
Bow to your Canadian overlords and get one from North of the border when you come for cheap medicine, flu shots, abortions, cuban cigars and maple syrup! Bwahaha, eh!
Didn't you get the memo? It's ALL Bush's fault! Even the fact that the leaves fell off the trees suddenly last month is due to Bush ignoring Kyoto!
Presumptious that is! Next month may a better card be released. Bringing better technology every day is. But article does some wisdom contain - error it is till last minute to wait !!
See that long UID - that's what you get for lurking too long
Yum, can I record a butchered version of Top Gun laden with commercials and blank out curse words? At least it will be in perfect quality so I can feel the full effect of how Dawn takes grease out of my way.
Even the fact that the leaves fell off the trees suddenly last month is due to Bush ignoring Kyoto!
Really? I thought he started to use breader reactors for white house x-mas lights and just dumped the waste in the swamp, and that's why the leaves fell off and formed that walking thing that wonders around.
You've got to see the cute freckles on Jennifer Garner on Alias!
Those aren't freckles, those are her tits you insensitive clod!
According to a quick google search, about 61 million Americans, last Wednesday during prime time.
But I'm sure the 10 people watching the Discovery channel during the same time period all feel vastly superior.
Don't blame me; I'm never given mod points.
Moderators: He is making too much sense. That is not allowed on /.
Here, take ours. We don't seem to be using it anymore.
Why is it that the proponents of "one nation under God" are so eager to get rid of "liberty and justice for all"?
I love this. I just watched Pixar's The Incredibles (i.e. the superheroes were forced by lawyers & government). Everything has a legal spin to it nowadays. Makes the current administration's so called "tort reform" so yesterday. As one corporate lawyer told me when I asked him who would win my specific Chap 11 case against an old company, he said,
"Lawyers always win".
The urban legend called the culture wars is over (a stalemate), welcome to the psychological wars fellas.
"The tighter you squeeze, the more video signals will slip through your fingers."
"Where are these cards manufactured?"
"Somewhere in Europe, maybe in Algeria, someplace like that."
"See, I told you they could be reasonable."
"Continue targeting the Korean card manufacturers."
"No. You cannot! They are peaceful, they have no malice.. they only want to record television to see it later! You cannot disrupt their..."
"We are onto their little KaZaA games."
"You cannot!"
"Then tell me another target, a military target!"
"Sealand. They make the cards on, Sealand."
"Thank you. Continue targeting the Korean card manufacturers."
"I just, wait!"
"Sealand is too sparsely populated to manufacture cards of that sophistication.You may target when ready."
"Nooooooo!"
I cry foul too. Moderates aren't allow on Slashdot. Go preach to the masses elsewhere, you non-polarized non-extremeist non-bigot!
no matter how they whine, the copyright cartels cannot deny you your LEGAL fair use rights.
Apparently they can.
>It would be nice if they supported open source.
What do you think Linux is, dork?