2015-12-04, 02:48 AM
Another thread about using a cable card brought up a question or two.
Lets say you purchase a bunch of channels from Charter. Using a random number here, lets say you get 150 channels. Of these, if you are lucky you may find 10-15 that you would watch. The rest are junk.
The bold statement below is where the question comes from. How can you tell of the 10 or 15 channels you may look at, which ones may be copy protected and you can not see them or record them??? Going in this direction would not be very good idea if you could not watch the channels.
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"Pros:
- You'll get 3 tuners (i.e. record/watch 3 shows concurrently)
- Additional options to watch live TV on a number of devices
- Cheaper to rent than a cable box ($2/mo)
Cons:
- Any copy protected channels won't be recordable/viewable, you'll still need a cable box and tuner card for those... This is probably the biggest con."
Lets say you purchase a bunch of channels from Charter. Using a random number here, lets say you get 150 channels. Of these, if you are lucky you may find 10-15 that you would watch. The rest are junk.
The bold statement below is where the question comes from. How can you tell of the 10 or 15 channels you may look at, which ones may be copy protected and you can not see them or record them??? Going in this direction would not be very good idea if you could not watch the channels.
.
"Pros:
- You'll get 3 tuners (i.e. record/watch 3 shows concurrently)
- Additional options to watch live TV on a number of devices
- Cheaper to rent than a cable box ($2/mo)
Cons:
- Any copy protected channels won't be recordable/viewable, you'll still need a cable box and tuner card for those... This is probably the biggest con."