Al J
@ameritech.net
| Does anyone make a Decrypt box?
Got the Comcast digital Chicago letter and I'm not looking forward to cable boxes, A/B switches, another remote with tiny buttons, and all that first-generation nonsense.
Does anyone make or have plans for a Decryption-only box that decrypts the subscribed channels, while allowing the TV's Digital/QAM tuner to tune them and operate as god & Mr. Sony intended? Such a device would solve a whole lot of problems with things like DVT's, Media Center PC's, HD local channels, etc. Since cable card support is so spotty with TV makers, maybe it could use the providers cable card.
I'm not trying to steal something I'm not already paying for, just having things work simply and easily. |
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neufuse
join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA
 ·Comcast
1 edit | Yeah, its called a CableCard... get a tv that has a slot for one and you get decrypt only :P the only boxes out there that you will get that with is Tivo, no consumer boxes out there besides that with decrypt... you need some type of security mechanism... aka box with embedded security or cable card |
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insomniac
Oh Yeah
Premium
join:2002-09-22
Naperville, IL
clubs:
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Al J
said by Al J :
Got the Comcast digital Chicago letter and I'm not looking forward to cable boxes, A/B switches, another remote with tiny buttons, and all that first-generation nonsense. I hear you on that. In addition to my TiVo HD w/CableCARDs, I have two older TiVos in other rooms that are simply plugged into the wall. Now I'll need to drag out the IR blasters again when I get the DTAs.
I'm really not interested in buying new TVs w/CableCARD slots, especially since the average 19" LCD doesn't seem to have one. For now, I'll cope with DTAs and see what happens with tru2way.
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scanpa
Premium
join:2006-09-06
Lebanon, PA | 19 inch? It's time to upgrade, 40inch or larger LCD!  |
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neufuse
join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA | yeah, if you have a 19" screen, it makes HD almost pointless... |
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insomniac
Oh Yeah
Premium
join:2002-09-22
Naperville, IL
clubs: | reply to scanpa
I have a 42" LCD projection in the living room.
I am not buying big TVs for bedrooms in which they will see little use. Waste of money.
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Goober
Premium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
| said by insomniac  :I have a 42" LCD projection in the living room. I am not buying big TVs for bedrooms in which they will see little use. Waste of money. See little use??? I thought the fun was in the accumulation, regardless of utility.
That being said, we have a 37" in the bathroom that gets turned on maybe once a week or so for 30-45 minutes. You never know, though, when I'll be spending a couple of hours in the whirlpool tub and need to watch a movie in there. It hasn't happened in 3 years, but a person can't be too careful. |
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