[LINK] Vista and Do Not Record broadcast flags

[Anthony Hornby]

">Quite simply,
> why would I rearrange the house or run cables just to hook the TV to the
> computer, when I can put the recorder where the TV is?"

You don't have to, and you can. There are plenty of near silent
computer options to choose from in a variety of form factors that are
fine as media centres. And you can get them with cases that look just
like a bit of high-end Hi-Fi gear if you want to.

">PC-based Media
> Centres, whether Apple or Microsoft or Linux, have a specific target
> market: people for whom getting this sort of crap to work creates a
> sense of achievement which serves as a surrogate for the ability to do
> things that are actually useful ..."

Personally I would have one PC setup at home for storing all my files,
music, video etc anyway and yes it is a little more complexity to make
this a media centre but I prefer to have one technology to manage and
the flexibility to add features as I need them. As to useful - unless
you have no hobbies or interests that aren't all actively saving the
planet or building better communities - how about we agree that
everyone wastes some time on something or another ...

I am not ramming media centres down anyone's throat and may decide to
go for a black box in the future.It is my choice to decide how I spend
what amounts to a little of my time. Now my media center is setup I
actually spend very little time fiddling and most of the time using
it, as does my wife.

I meets my needs for now.

Just my 2c.

Regards Anthony

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Richard Chirgwin
<rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> I don't think the "loss of time shifting" is significant in this case.
> The actual adoption of Windows-based broadcast TV recording among
> mainstream users is pitifully small. It's easier in every way for Joe
> Sixpack to buy a black box hard disk recorder.
>
> Hence, although in many ways I think Vista is a dead duck anyway, DNR
> flagging won't change its future one way or the other...
>
> I can't get the excitement about media centres, myself. Quite simply,
> why would I rearrange the house or run cables just to hook the TV to the
> computer, when I can put the recorder where the TV is? PC-based Media
> Centres, whether Apple or Microsoft or Linux, have a specific target
> market: people for whom getting this sort of crap to work creates a
> sense of achievement which serves as a surrogate for the ability to do
> things that are actually useful ...
>
> RC
>
> Rick Welykochy wrote:
>> stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>> Vista is Honoring the 'Do Not Record' Broadcast Flag
>>>>>
>>>> With each upgrade to Mac OS X, I get the feeling that Apple is complying
>>>> more and more with the wishes of the entertainment moguls ..
>>>>
>>>> Do we have any examples of the "Do Not Record" flag in Aussie?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the loss of (digital) time shifting will be significant for everyone?
>>>>>
>>>> Has there been any copy protection scheme ever that has not been cracked?
>>>>
>>> Excellent questions
>>>
>>
>> I'll posit some guesstimate answers.
>>
>> Do we have any examples of the "Do Not Record" flag in Aussie?
>> No. This country won't do it for another 10 years.
>>
>> Has there been any copy protection scheme ever that has not been cracked?
>> No.
>>
>>
>> cheers
>> rickw
>>
>>
>>
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