Have any of you thought of if someone set this up in the window of a bulding in dense population with a high speed internet connection, and then connected to it from somewhere else and started going rampage on people, how can they allow such home made remote shooting machine to even be used for comercial ends ?!
This is wrong on so many levels
I used to work for a company that would track cars with a GPS/Cellphone tracker, installed in the vehicles of people who bought them, the service was primarily to give courtesy services, such as directions and locate businesses in proximity, Through a radius search in a database which was merged with Navtech data.
The Tracker was superior technologically to that of OnStar, in fact the service was called OnGuard, the main advantage of their tracker is that you did not have to put the customer on hold to get an update on their location (OnStar does). If the vehicle is running we could get a location on it when we would call the cell, if the car was off we would have a 7 minute window every 1 hour to call it if it was in a cell area.
There were other uses for the trackers. Police agencies throughout the States and Canada used them in "bait" cars where they'd leave the keys on the seat of the car, and wait for someone to take it for a ride, with the door handles triggering a switch that'd call us.
Unfortunately they ceased operations in our area, and moved else where. It was a great pioneering technology.
I remember when Yahoo used google to search their "non-category" web results.. and before google it was "Inktomi" Do any of you remember?
But then Yahoo let go of google, and google took the search engine world over.
I'm not exactly sure who dumped who, but if it was Yahoo, I bet they're regretting it now that google has most of the search engine marketshare.
I had my DVR unplugged for 2 days (moved) and all the shows i had recorded were still there, it didnt give me any errors about the shows that were scheduled to record but didnt recoause cause it was unplugged (that would be a feature they should think about).
I've also had som problems with scheduling a manual recording, the darn thing would jsut not take, and it would not even tell me why, but thats something I can live with. I wonder how many people are working on the box right now.
I know that all the special connectors everyone is raving about are disabled, even the AUDIO IN chinch plugs. *dissapointed* but they're saying they're developing for those connectors soon.
The box also has a SIM card slot. I don't know why tho.
Actually it depends how much TV you watch usually, I find myself in habit of actually watching the show in its entirety, before the DVR i was always scanning channels when commercials were on, then if I found something else to watch then I'd forget about the previous show, so with this system you'll watch show's that you'd usually not watch (just becasue they come on too late, the commercial breaks are too long...) So I'd say you'll watch more TV that matters, you'll cut a show that lasts an hour into one that is 45 minutes (minus the commercials) so i dont know if that qualifies as spending less time in front of the TV. I'd say it broadens your reach in to the programming, letting you watch what you want when you want it, without having to pause for TV.
When i 1st go the box I was reserved as to if I'd like it that much, but I can say that it's here to stay:-)
They actually do not have any kind of tracking mechanism built into their machines, that technology hasnt evolved at the same pace as the digital TV has, thats not to say that it's not some software patch they can apply to it later. But i remember watching a TV show about how it all works and they just don't have the ressources to track what everyone is watching/recording at any given time.
I've had a DVR since about may of this year, and I can tell you that it has changed my viewing habits dramatically. I cannot stand watching advertisments anymore, I would rather record something than watch it live. The dual tuner feature is just great. The only setbacks i've had with the box are the slow response times, especially when you're recording something. If you are fast forwarding and a show begins to record, good luck re-gaining control of the box for a good 40 seconds. The disk capacity is awesome, I have only filled it up completely twice, and thats with a two people household. If you have the oppertunity to get one I'd say go ahead. Now imagine if you could send the show you've recorded to you PC or share that show with a friend using the same system.
I think its very well worth the 10 extra dollars a month, and will change your viewing habits once you get used to it. not to mention that it is totally integrated with the digital set top box.
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My window doesn't have a "view".. heck I don't even have a window!
Have any of you thought of if someone set this up in the window of a bulding in dense population with a high speed internet connection, and then connected to it from somewhere else and started going rampage on people, how can they allow such home made remote shooting machine to even be used for comercial ends ?! This is wrong on so many levels
.... Microsoft will be going on "tour" to say how much better their search engine is compared to google.
Has Yahoo increased their attachment limit too ? or is it still the old 3mb ?
When a man designs a computer for women
Whats next, a woman designing a computer for men ?
I think the company i worked for other post Was the "black box" in that car.
I used to work for a company that would track cars with a GPS/Cellphone tracker, installed in the vehicles of people who bought them, the service was primarily to give courtesy services, such as directions and locate businesses in proximity, Through a radius search in a database which was merged with Navtech data.
The Tracker was superior technologically to that of OnStar, in fact the service was called OnGuard, the main advantage of their tracker is that you did not have to put the customer on hold to get an update on their location (OnStar does). If the vehicle is running we could get a location on it when we would call the cell, if the car was off we would have a 7 minute window every 1 hour to call it if it was in a cell area.
There were other uses for the trackers. Police agencies throughout the States and Canada used them in "bait" cars where they'd leave the keys on the seat of the car, and wait for someone to take it for a ride, with the door handles triggering a switch that'd call us.
Unfortunately they ceased operations in our area, and moved else where. It was a great pioneering technology.
I remember when Yahoo used google to search their "non-category" web results.. and before google it was "Inktomi" Do any of you remember?
But then Yahoo let go of google, and google took the search engine world over.
I'm not exactly sure who dumped who, but if it was Yahoo, I bet they're regretting it now that google has most of the search engine marketshare.
Our New Reality TV show!.. "Big Brother goes to Kinterdarten"
Thank you thank you...
I had my DVR unplugged for 2 days (moved) and all the shows i had recorded were still there, it didnt give me any errors about the shows that were scheduled to record but didnt recoause cause it was unplugged (that would be a feature they should think about). I've also had som problems with scheduling a manual recording, the darn thing would jsut not take, and it would not even tell me why, but thats something I can live with.
I wonder how many people are working on the box right now.
I know that all the special connectors everyone is raving about are disabled, even the AUDIO IN chinch plugs. *dissapointed* but they're saying they're developing for those connectors soon.
The box also has a SIM card slot. I don't know why tho.
Actually it depends how much TV you watch usually, I find myself in habit of actually watching the show in its entirety, before the DVR i was always scanning channels when commercials were on, then if I found something else to watch then I'd forget about the previous show, so with this system you'll watch show's that you'd usually not watch (just becasue they come on too late, the commercial breaks are too long...) So I'd say you'll watch more TV that matters, you'll cut a show that lasts an hour into one that is 45 minutes (minus the commercials) so i dont know if that qualifies as spending less time in front of the TV. I'd say it broadens your reach in to the programming, letting you watch what you want when you want it, without having to pause for TV. :-)
When i 1st go the box I was reserved as to if I'd like it that much, but I can say that it's here to stay
They actually do not have any kind of tracking mechanism built into their machines, that technology hasnt evolved at the same pace as the digital TV has, thats not to say that it's not some software patch they can apply to it later. But i remember watching a TV show about how it all works and they just don't have the ressources to track what everyone is watching/recording at any given time.
I've had a DVR since about may of this year, and I can tell you that it has changed my viewing habits dramatically. I cannot stand watching advertisments anymore, I would rather record something than watch it live. The dual tuner feature is just great. The only setbacks i've had with the box are the slow response times, especially when you're recording something. If you are fast forwarding and a show begins to record, good luck re-gaining control of the box for a good 40 seconds.
The disk capacity is awesome, I have only filled it up completely twice, and thats with a two people household.
If you have the oppertunity to get one I'd say go ahead.
Now imagine if you could send the show you've recorded to you PC or share that show with a friend using the same system.
I think its very well worth the 10 extra dollars a month, and will change your viewing habits once you get used to it. not to mention that it is totally integrated with the digital set top box.
Is the glass half full or is it half empty ? :-)