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pcHDTV Card Available, Legal for Now

Posted by michael on from the war-on-hardware dept.

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."

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  1. I just don't get it by black+mariah · · Score: -1, Troll

    WHO FUCKING CARES? Whose life is so fucking empty that the ability (or inability) to record shit on TV is A FUCKING FRONT PAGE STORY? I really do not understand why the hell this is important to anyone.

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  2. Re:pcHDTV by CountBrass · · Score: -1, Troll
    and here is the government messing with it again.

    You guys elected a President who puts tax cuts for the rich and the rights of corporations to make profit before everything else, what did you expect?

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  3. In a time like this?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What the hell is wrong with you people? There is mounting evidence of voter fraud in the election and you people can only talk about pcHDTV cards? Get some priorities for fuck's sake!

  4. Re:Cognitive Dissonance by TummyX · · Score: 2, Troll

    Being free doesn't guarantee you the right to steal from others.

  5. Re:Why? by EvilAlien · · Score: -1, Troll
    I think he blames Shrub for it because it is very fashionable around the worldto blame Bush for everything that is wrong with the US now. Instead, we should all blame a slim majority of Americans who keep voting for these assclowns.

    *golf clap*

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  6. Re:I dunno .... by Zorilla · · Score: 0, Troll

    This will free up part of the UHF television band for other uses.

    More channels? (Actually, that would be a bad thing if you live in the bible belt - Robert Tilton and Billy Graham 24-7)

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  7. Windows? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who the hell is going to waste their money on this crap? It's not even supported under Windows!