Boxee TV's Unlimited Cloud-based DVR Holds Users Hostage To Monthly Fees 174
An anonymous reader writes "Boxee has announced the game-changing Boxee TV, offering live streaming TV via two on-board tuners and an industry-first 'No Limit' DVR service that allows users to record as much TV content as they want, and access it from virtually anywhere. The problem is that the unit, which records directly to the cloud, does not allow recording to a local drive, meaning users are stuck with Boxee for as long as they want to access their stored content — potentially hundreds or thousands of hours – to the tune of $14.99 per month until Boxee ups the ante. CEPro.com suggests, 'I suspect Boxee is offering unlimited storage to make users especially beholden to them. The more content you have, the less likely you are to drop the service.'"
Re:Do any of these work with cablecards or SDV? (Score:4, Informative)
No. ATSC only or Clear QAM, which as of this week is going away. the FCC is allowing Cable providers to encrypt everything to keep the scumbag customers from recording with unauthorized devices.