[mythtv-users] Cablevision requiring STB for all TVs in my area soon

[Fred]

Brian, I found your previous inquiry during my search this morning.  :-)  I
found posts on other groups from last year when Cablevision was seeking a
waiver from the FCC in order to encrypt all channels on their feed. Some
people mentioned at the time that the firewire port on the HD STB was still
unencrypted, or something to that effect. I am wondering if anyone on the
list has more technical details than what Cablevision is providing, since
their solution is to just add a box to every TV. I don't necessarily care
about all the channels, but I want to know what I will have left without a
box.


On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:

> On Tuesday, August 31, 2010 08:22:23 am Fred wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to figure out my options now that I have received a letter in
> > the mail from Cablevision on Long Island (NY) informing me that "all your
> > televisions will require a digital cable box by September 28, 2010. Also,
> > without a digital cable box, your TV cannot access iO TV (r)." For those
> > who don't know, iO TV is Cablevision's digital channel package (anything
> > over channel 99). I have done some web searches which seem to indicate I
> > will not be able to record anything unencrypted, even with digital tuner
> > cards. I have one STB with an IR blaster, but currently I am also
> > recording as much as possible with two other analog cards.
> >
> > Does anyone know if the STB with firewire that Cablevision rents will
> > provide any additional benefit? I am not renting three boxes, so I will
> > have to look at alternatives if necessary.
>
> Wonderful, since Cablevision will be taking over our smallish local
> franchisee (Bresnan).
>
> Requiring the rental of an STB is very anti-consumer. I'd complain to
> anyone who will listen: franchising authority, State
> PUC, politicians, the FCC, and anyone else you can think of.
>
> It's essentially a rate increase without having to go through any approval
> process.
>
> First the government requires you to pay for a digital tuner, then they
> allow the cable operators to prevent you from
> using it?
>
> If the STB has component outputs you could use an HD-PVR, but those outputs
> might not last for long.
>
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