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Re: PC systems more popular now?
OK - so this has been helpfull.
I think before my Media PC purchase a few weeks ago I read two dozen magazine articles, all of which were written to encourage folks to move forward with intergrating (purchasing) a high-end PC into their HT.
None of these articles mentioned copywrite laws or more accurately
policy conventions (e.g., equipment designed to prevent copying or storage) but they did encourage folks to buy machines with fast chips and huge HDs. Since I have had a DVR with a small HD for months now, I naturally assumed the magazine article advice on HD storage was made so you could record HD programming from cable boxes, rented DVDs, and other sources on your PC for future play-back in your home (not for resale to others).
My cable company (Cablevision) allows DVR recordings to be stored (copied) indefinately. If the Supreme court decision only permits time shifting, this Cablevision feature seems to go further.
To be truthful, I never read the FBI warning. I can put a sign on my front lawn that says you enter my property at your own risk, but that would not prevent a mailman from succesfully suing me if he slips and falls on my driveway. In other words, you can place a warning that is illegal to copy material but that does not make it law; right?
Anyway, I have no intention of violating copyright laws.
Knowing what I do now, I can't think of a good reason why someone should run out and buy an expensive PC to integrate into their HT. Yet, PC magazines are continuing to tout these as a necessary component in HT.
Why is that; are they slaves to the advertisers who butter their bread?
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