Let me tell you about my conversion experience...

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rdaJay wrote:

I understand the DRM issues.. I personally don't really care about DRM - I legitimately purchase software and media, knowing I can only run them in WMP or Zune. That's fine by me. That issue (DRM) , to me, seems like a licensing disagreement and those people who don't want to be locked in shouldn't by it. And not be Pi$$ed when companies don't want to sell it without protection.**

rdaja

 

That's*quote from me, from a thread last week.

 

Now, I've changed my mind.... DRM sucks.. Why? Because of Media Center not recording good programming, like American Gladiators, when its scheduled because someone supposedly accidently flipped on a broadcast flag switch. I missed the premier. And even the rebroadcast on Friday didn't record.. Ok, it recorded for 22 minutes before ending.

 

Ok, How the F*(k does someone "accidently" do that??! They don't. It's negligence. Or incompentence. Is this going to happen when I try to record Knight Rider in the fall? Or re-runs of the bionic woman?

 

Probably.

 

It's one thing to try to protect pay-per-view (and I wouldn't be complaining). But shows over the air don't warrant that at all.

 

Now, to find alternatives to my extender. .. That work with the XBox 360.. I guess there aren't any.

 

Out of curiousity, does anyone know how come this same broadcast flag didn't cause other DVRs to stop recording? Or does this have something to do with the Zune -> NBC relationship that is brand new?

 

grumble... grumble..

 

 

 

 

 

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