[mythtv-users] Hauppauge in trouble with the FCC

Chris Ribe chrisribe at gmail.com
Sat Mar 8 00:33:52 UTC 2008


>
> Does this mean it will be illegal to sell VCRs unless they are re-
> engineered to have an ATSC tuner? That'd be the end of $30 VCRs.
>

There is no "will be."  This rule went into effect over a year ago.  Judging
by a quick scan of Walmart and Best Buy,  the VCR manufacturers have gone
the route of dropping the tuner altogether.

DVD recorders, which have replaced VCRs for the PVR impaired, now include
ATSC tuners.



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