On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, Eli Allen wrote:
Its not that Time Warner came up with the solution, its that the FCC
forced CableLabs to have a solution avalible.
The problem with tunning adaptors is they don't always work, partially
because its not that reliable in how it communicates to the head end
but also because they tell the headend if its a automated recording
which means the headend doesn't have to honor the request.
Tivo would rather have a tcp upstream communication
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24455769/Tivo-s-Response-to-FCC-National-Broadband-Plan
I Agree, Tivo would definitely prefer to have no additional box. I have
not run into any issues with my Tuning adaptor (Other than the install
snafu of them giving me a broken cable card which was resolved).
It isn't a perfect solution, but is one that makes switched digital work
for me.
Christopher Fisk
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