Posted by TNKEV on 10/03/05 13:31

Morton Davis wrote:
> YUP. TIVO users were recently treatred to a sample of things to come
when
> the networks inadvertently flagged a bunch of programs that were
not
> supposed to be flagged, thus not allowing TIVO users to record those
> programs.
>
> In 2008, the flagging is going to be in use on an industry wide
basis. Want
> to record that ballgame while you're at work? Sorry, you can't. Want
to
> record Letterman so you can watch it the next day? NOPE. No
recording of
> just about ANYTHING n a TIVO or a DVD recorder.
>
> Oh, and those new TV-In video cards? THey won'y work either, or so
I'm told.
>
> Of course, there'll be a goldmine for anyone who can build a device
that
> will kill the flags.....

I have TiVo,I make payments to Direct TV for the box and pay for TiVo
service,I haven't found anything it wouldn't let me record yet and if
I do I will drop TiVo because that is exactly what it is used for,if
TiVo wants to just throw thier buisness in the trash can they will
allow this but I seriusly doubt it would or could happen, it would be
the end of thier service because it woud be useless!
at the very most I could see making the send to VCR feature
inoperable or remove it completely.
I have heard the opposite,TiVo says they are about to come out with
new software that will make transferral of TV to the PC easier.

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