This was the main reason why I dropped cable TV. Cable company gave me a big FU so I did it right back. I didn't have a HDTV set yet, but my setup was perfect. On my main TV I could record a cable show on one channel on my DVR (my own, not a TIVO) and watch a cable show on my TV. We could also watch TV in the basement on the other set.
Then they introduced the boxes--you only got one free per account so no more TV in the basement unless I wanted to pay extra. The box wasn't programmable so I couldn't have it automatically switch TV channels for me like my DVR could. I'd have to manually set the channel to record. I also couldn't watch a different channel from what I was recording.
Of course, if I went to their DVR service I could do all this. Anyway, these cable people really POed me. I know you don't get something for nothing but this is just plain greedy.
Then they introduced the boxes--you only got one free per account so no more TV in the basement unless I wanted to pay extra. The box wasn't programmable so I couldn't have it automatically switch TV channels for me like my DVR could. I'd have to manually set the channel to record. I also couldn't watch a different channel from what I was recording.
Of course, if I went to their DVR service I could do all this. Anyway, these cable people really POed me. I know you don't get something for nothing but this is just plain greedy.
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