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Re: Not a techical issue storing recordings said by cowboyro:There are maybe 15-20 channels that people would record and only for 5-6 hrs a day at most - I don't see any problem with any cable operator recording all these channels and then each user "recording" a channel would be given just a "pointer" to the actual recording. Storing 150-200hrs of content a day for 30 days is fairly easy these days. All that a user would need is a box with a disk cache where content would be stored as needed while viewing a recording in order to prevent network congestion. Tivo says:
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cable industry has "total inadequate capacity at this point for broad scale deployment of a network DVR solution," particularly when it comes to the recording and storing of individual HD streams during prime time. That, he said, "is beyond the realm of most cable operators' capacity."
But I agree with you. Recording and storing the streams is hardly an issue at all. If the cable companies have an issue it is finding enough channels to deliver the content to the STB during playback. Dropping analog channels & starting SDV will help, but delivery is the hard part and not storing content on ultracheap disk subsystems.
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