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Originally Posted by Top banana
It's something to do with content providers not wanting anyone to be able to record something and then give the content to someone else to watch via their PVC I think, whereas by storing in the cloud you will have content linked to your account so only you can access it.
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In which case they could make a lockable snap out drive and provide VM techs with the key. The method was intended to be a quick fix to avoid losing recorded content when a box fails.
If anyone was that determined to share / swap drives they could just open up the box and remove it.
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
On VM boxes the card is used during recording, not playback (apart from Sky channels where it is used for both).
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Yes, I did mean the Sky channels. Premium content providers would be more concerned about this unlikely form of programme sharing than most broadcasters.
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
I know, I was just pointing out making the drive removable doesn't help. In fact it makes your chances of losing content are slightly higher as there is more hardaware to go wrong (plus the risk of kids pulling out the drive and losing/dropping/smearing with marmite etc)
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The point was to make it easier for a VM tech to transfer the drive from a faulty box to a replacement box. An alternative to taking the whole thing away resulting in lost recordings.