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Comcast/Motorola 6412 DVR HD Broadcast Restrictions?

Ed Steele February 1, 2005 11

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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11 Comments »

  1. Keefer February 1, 2005 at 5:43 pm -

    Somebody set us up the bomb!

  2. amb34 February 1, 2005 at 7:31 pm -

    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).

  3. Andrew February 1, 2005 at 7:42 pm -

    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.

  4. Jason February 1, 2005 at 9:57 pm -

    It worked just fine for me last night. No problems at all.

  5. Bob February 2, 2005 at 12:44 am -

    Same box with Comcast. I did not have any problems pausing or fast forwarding.

  6. Brian February 2, 2005 at 4:44 pm -

    Same thing happened to me about half way thru American Idol last night. Also in Chicago w/ Comcast 6412.

  7. Jeff February 2, 2005 at 5:23 pm -

    Worked fine for me in Western Mass

  8. Nicki February 3, 2005 at 4:35 am -

    I had the same problem with American Idol. I’m also in Chicago with Comcast 6412.

  9. Billy Bob February 6, 2005 at 2:23 am -

    My momma tried to record American Idol and she got drunk and passed out. I bet the government is in on this!

  10. troy September 27, 2007 at 7:57 pm -

    has anyone figured out if you can unlock the block that keeps you from recording from any room in the house?

  11. FRANK February 24, 2009 at 1:38 am -

    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!!!