[P1] [OT] TiVo

[Don Hinkle]

I'd dearly love to hear from some MacUsers who have this Firewire/cable 
box and know about whatever difficulties lie waiting in that...Right 
now I have a straight connection from cable to the TV. I assume a box 
will go between and perhaps make getting the right channel on the TV 
even more difficult? Or is it simpler nowdays?

-donald henry hinkle
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On May 14, 2004, at 4:27 PM, Keith Whitney wrote:

>> ...from MacOSXHints:
>
> "This 21st Century Holy Grail comes in the form of a recent FCC 
> regulation
> requiring all cable companies to provide a Firewire-enabled Cable box 
> to any
> customer who asks. (Yes, some government agencies are still on our side
> after all!) This law went into effect April 1st, and by now most Cable
> companies have complied."
>
> "Unlike regular TV, you cannot record HD with an analog VCR -- or even 
> a
> standard issue Tivo. You must have a Firewire connection ... the very 
> same
> Firewire that ships on every modern Mac. (bet you see where this is 
> headed).
> You have the Mac, now all you need is the cable box and a pair of free
> programs: VirtualDVHS for recording, and VLC for playback!"