The thought came to me earlier today....
I seem to remember hearing a while back that by law (in the US) STB's had to be available with firewire (and/or possibly DVI..?) to cable/satellite subsribers who asked for it, sometime this year, for the ability to record to DVHS decks. Is there any reason you couldn't connect that firewire output to your HTPC if you wanted? Does anyone actually have a STB with an active firewire port yet? Was this just a rumour I had heard? If you have an STB with an inactive firewire port could shady men in dark drenchcoats activate it for you?
Jason
I seem to remember hearing a while back that by law (in the US) STB's had to be available with firewire (and/or possibly DVI..?) to cable/satellite subsribers who asked for it, sometime this year, for the ability to record to DVHS decks. Is there any reason you couldn't connect that firewire output to your HTPC if you wanted? Does anyone actually have a STB with an active firewire port yet? Was this just a rumour I had heard? If you have an STB with an inactive firewire port could shady men in dark drenchcoats activate it for you?
Jason
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