Thread: Any one here testing the NTL S/A Tv drive
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Old 23-10-2006, 14:19   #23
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Re: Any one here testing the NTL S/A Tv drive
Of course you can attach a DVD recorder to the output of the box and use that as a backup device. There would probably be restrictions in doing this with the HDMI output -- you know how paranoid the Hollywood types are that anyone might get a second copy of something on another format that they didn't have to pay for again.

I think NTL will eventually enable the SATA facility on the boxes, they've just got bigger priorities at the moment (i.e. fixing the existing bugs). The only reason for not doing so would be pressure from those evil Hollywood people again: it would be very easy to take that SATA drive and connect it to a PC, and if the encryption was cracked...

Lastly, the serial and USB connection on the boxes are primarily there for diagnostic purposes. What would you want to use the serial port for anyway? The only use I can think of for the USB would be using a keyboard for TV e-mail, but does anyone actually use that any more?
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