Re: Apple II: Second Best Tech Product of All Time!

[heuser.marcus@freenet.de]

On Apr 5, 10:43 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> This happens a lot in the US, too, because the "show" data either is
> not carried as a part of the "show", or because that data is not used
> properly by the DVR (or both).  The guide data is provided (under
> license) by third parties, and so is rarely adaptive to the real-time
> extension of some shows (particularly sporting events).

AFAIK the same as in Germany (I only use one service so my
experience is obviously limited).

> The usual work-around is to manually extend the end time by an
> amount appropriate to the event.

Apropriate can mean hours ;-)

But the good thing is that in most cases the recording gets
deleted after the viewing so the slack is irrelevant if I don't
want to record something else at the time (I have two tuners
so the chance of a collision is pretty minimal).

When I want to keep the recording I'll have to edit it anyway.


> Sounds right.  There are lots of interesting things that a DVR
> *could* do that they are not yet *permitted* to do.

This is why I have a HTPC ;-)

My biggest problem was finding the right program to easily edit
and convert the videos to a DVD-burnable format.
Ever since I found the right tool for the job I'm perfectly happy.
At least for the moment...


> Over-the-air analog broadcasts stop in less than two years in the
> US, but cable providers will continue to use analog until it's a
> non-issue.

In most densely populated areas in Germany we don't have any
analog terrestrial broadcasts anymore. DVB-T, the digital free-to-
air "everywhere tv" (as it is wrongly called), is a free service
to all people which don't want to switch to other options because
of the higher costs or sometimes because they can't: sat dishes
are sometimes not allowed to use if you rent an appartment here).

However, analog cable still has the most recipients, followed by
sat broadcasts. But digital variants steadily gain ground and HDTV
will get really important around 2010.

bye
Marcus