Can the viewing options on a DVR now be controlled by the broadcaster? Tipster “Matthew” writes in to tell us:
“I recorded 24 this evening on FOX-HD (Comcast, Chicago Area) and low and behold, I was unable to Pause, Rewind, or Fast Forward any of the show! I have not heard of this at all, but it seems as though they’ve found a way to restrict what a DVR can do. On the other hand, my Tivo, recorded the same show, on Fox’s non-HD channel and I was able to use all of the DVR functions.”
We haven’t heard anything about this – has anyone else experienced these problems, or is Matthew experiencing delusions caused by a genetically-engineered virus? Let us know by adding your comments to this post!
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THIS DVR I GOT TODAY AND INSTALLED IT I CALLED COMCAST HOTLINE TWICE IT TOOK ME 2 HOURS TO SET THIS UP I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE OLD BOX, AND STILL I CANT GET THE BOX TO DISPLAY CLOSED CAPTIONS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED… IM DISAPPIONTED!!!
has anyone figured out if you can unlock the block that keeps you from recording from any room in the house?
My momma tried to record American Idol and she got drunk and passed out. I bet the government is in on this!
I had the same problem with American Idol. I’m also in Chicago with Comcast 6412.
Worked fine for me in Western Mass
Same thing happened to me about half way thru American Idol last night. Also in Chicago w/ Comcast 6412.
Same box with Comcast. I did not have any problems pausing or fast forwarding.
It worked just fine for me last night. No problems at all.
I was watching last night’s 24 in HD as well. I had no problem at all fast-forwarding, rewinding, or pausing. I paused it for 10 minutes at a time without incident. There ARE a ton of bugs with these machines.
I have the same box, and I also could not ff 24. Called the cable company this morning and they said they needed to send a signal to my box. I’ll see if it works when I get home.
Really, watching 24 w/o ff last night drove me insane. I think it’s a box issue, not something special with that episode of 24 (though, this is the second time I’ve had that problem with 24).
Somebody set us up the bomb!