[mythtv-users] Another step towards what I'd predicted

[Mike Perkins]

jedi wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 09:22:29PM -0500, Mark Steckel wrote:
>> At 04:10 PM 1/5/2008, you wrote:
>>> This week i E-mailed the FCC and complained about the fact that allot of
>>> people are buying new TV's with the digital and Qam tuners and the cable
>>> operators are blocking us from using our tuners.. My Argument  is we
>>> change over to digital tv's and still have to rent a stb and remote..I
>>> have 3 tv's  so it costs $24.00  a month to do what my tv's already
>>> do..They E-mailed me 2 days later and asked for my home phone number so
>>> they could speak to me about it...Maybe if  more people would e-mail
>>> them and tell them their cable co.won't allow them to use their TV's
>>> with out an stb... Can't hurt.... Sorry to jump on your post,but i
>>> wanted to maybe prompt a few to do as i did....  The email address is
>>> MBINFO at fcc.gov
>> The following implicitly explains cable companies' desire for stb, 
>> namely 2-way communication to support interactive services, 
>> pay-per-view and what not.
> 
>   ...STB, no STB. It doesn't really matter to me one way or the other.
> 
>   I just want a signal in the clear that I can record from.
> 
> [deletia]
> 
>   Controlling an external tuning box has never been any big deal.
> 
So you don't mind paying for an extra piece of kit that duplicates what your 
computer is already capable of?

Mike Perkins