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Comcast Disables VCR Scheduling In New Guide
An anonymous reader writes "Comcast has quietly launched a new on-screen guide for its cable boxes. What they're not advertising is that they've removed the ability to schedule VCR-compatible channel flipping any time more than a few hours in advance for people who don't buy the $20/month DVR service. What this means is that VCR owners are now forced to pay for Comcast's $20/month DVR service or else start their recordings manually. For us techies there might be a way around this, but ordinary VCR enthusiasts and owners of other recorders are left in the dust. Anyone know a good antitrust lawyer?" Raise your hand if you regularly use a VCR these days, too.
That article was published back in 2000, when not owning a TV was pretty unusual. My father was one of those people, and it was irritating. Now though? With iPlayer and similar services, along with DVD rentals through the post, owning a TV is a lot less common. It's still usual, but not owning a TV is no longer weird. I don't own one anymore, but I watch a lot more TV shows than I did back when I owned one.
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Surely not watching TV is an option, or is that something you would never ever consider?