I HATE CABLE, but this is cool

[directv newb]

This is what I think is the future, and it looks coooooooool!!

http://news.yahoo.com/comcasts-x2-platform-saves-tv-shows-online-154109733.html

 

[dtro77]

This is what I think is the future, and it looks coooooooool!!

http://news.yahoo.com/comcasts-x2-platform-saves-tv-shows-online-154109733.html

I like that idea. Works on my amazon account. Only issues I see, is the Live tv pause rewind issue. How can it be done without a hard drive?

 

[Ronnie-]

Good idea unless your internet goes out.

 

[spaceghost]

I like that idea. Works on my amazon account. Only issues I see, is the Live tv pause rewind issue. How can it be done without a hard drive?

Perhaps that is the whole point, to control the ad content.

This is long overdue. I would imagine it doesn't save it online, it just makes is more like VOD. Instead of having millions of the same copy on everyones DVR HDD, it links to a copy and possibly downloads it when start playing it.

 

[dtro77]

Good idea unless your internet goes out.

This would be a problem, But most likely if their Internet is out , my guess their cable would be too! LOL

 

[Ronnie-]

This would be a problem, But most likely if their Internet is out , my guess their cable would be too! LOL

True, but a traditional DVR would still be functional.

 

[lern4483]

This is what I think is the future, and it looks coooooooool!!

http://news.yahoo.com/comcasts-x2-platform-saves-tv-shows-online-154109733.html

I love it! How cool.

 

[riffjim4069]

Sounds very similar to Cablevision's central server DVR from a few years ago. Offhand, I'm not sure if they're offering customers this service.

 

[riffjim4069]

Sounds very similar to Cablevision's central server DVR from a few years ago. Offhand, I'm not sure if they're offering customers this service.

If memory serves, they caught a lot of flack from Tivo and the broadcast/cable favorites industry.

 

[zim2dive]

no commercial skipping.. one might wonder that they would disable a 30-second skip forward if supported at all. regardless of how they spin this, its just a move to keep the content further and further from the customer and under tighter control.

Also means that your DVR now requires a higher speed cable connection than you might have otherwise needed, just so you can watch "recorded" content.

If/when the cable companies switch to per-byte-billing, you'll also pay each time you watch this content (for the data consumption).

I'm not saying it's not going to be a trend.. it's just not a trend I'm interested in seeing.

After all, even tho the equipment costs will come down (no, or at least much smaller HDD in the "DVR"), I don't expect we'll be seeing a fee decreases....