Pale Blue Ego;332299 Wrote: > <RANT> > Excuse me, but WHAT A CROCK! What if you don't even own a PC - you > have to buy a monthly net account just to watch TV? And what happens > if you lose the net connection, the TV signal cuts off? > > Does your cable company install the ethernet jack for free at the TV > location, or is that another expense YOU have to incur? And I hope you > realize they are using the net connection to track everything you > watch...this data will be sold to advertisers. Neilsen used to pay > people to voluntarily provide this data, now you're providing it > against your will and at your own expense. > > "to fight piracy" - that sounds very suspicious. Are VCRs illegal? I > can pick up 10 or 12 HD channels over-the-air AND about 70 unencrypted > cable channels with a hi-def tuner card. How are they fighting piracy > if you can record the same programs for free with a $100 PC card? It's > all about CONTROL, denying you LEGAL behavior through an imposed > technical limitation. > </RANT>
Exactly what I was thinking, I would change suppliers or refuse. What a bunch of bull. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51480 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
