Re: Did Comcast cancel Sci Fi channel in all areas?

"elsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Mac Breck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > What's needed to do that with Digital?  2 boxes?  4
boxes?
> > No Timer recording more than 1 channel per box?
>
> Yeah, 4 boxes, though you can do timer recording on any
channel with
> each box if you have a recorder than can control the box.
TiVo does
> this.  VideoGuide also did this but unfortunately is out
of business
> now.  Another option, though very clumsy, is a remote with
timer that
> you leave aimed at the box while away.
>
> You're right, though, using a box sucks.  I just don't see
anything
> worth paying for on the premium channels anymore.

About a week ago, I went to Zap2it TV listings and displayed
the entire week of Showtime and HBO, and there was almost
nothing on there that I'd be interested in seeing.  It
looked like a vast wasteland.


> Maybe it would be better if you could subscribe to TV on
DVD.  Each
> week, you would receive your selection of custom DVD's.
Maybe
> something like $10 a week for 40 hours of programming of
your choice.

Never going to happen.  Just be patient and wait for the
commercial DVDs to come out (e.g. Band of Brothers).   ;-)

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