This will be short and sweet. I have a CableCard Media Center I've blogged in anger on PeterF.net before about CableCard DRM. Windows Vista and 7 use OS specific DRM. This means I cannot share my recorded TV shows between the two operating systems, eventhough they're on the same harddrive on the same computer. Just to clarify, we're talking about 1 TB of TV. Watching live TV is reserved for football/baseball games only.

Windows 7 is so amazing that I'm using it on my laptop as my primary operating system. I don't even have a problem with data migration. So thanks MS for making me (and many others) love your new product, but screw you for accepting horrendous DRM that makes me wait for the final release to make the jump on my Media Center.

I'm going to lose tv when Windows 7 comes out. Also, I do not believe an upgrade install willl work. Typically the DRM is broken and killed when you run the media center setup. Especially on a new OS. I just don't plan on testing that!

Engadget reported that the House did not reach enough votes to pass the bill that was approved by the Senate. Personally, I think this is fantastic. Obama wanted to delay this originally. It shows that there is some sense between the Congress and President Obama.  By some, I mean the 168 who voted negative in the House.

"But Peter!!! What about the poor people who can't afford to get a converter box?" My response: they're shit out of luck. The money that was handed out originally was a dumb idea, and it's still a dumb idea after they ran out of money. We're not talking about power, water, food supply, etc. We're talking about catching up on Heroes before the season starts back up. Not worth using tax dollars to help anyone.  I stand corrected, the money doesn't come from taxes. I still think it could have gone to better use. Like highways, debt, bigger guns, etc.

And if we're so concerned about the economy, wouldn't it make sense to keep the transition date and force people to upgrade? How about this for a sales pitch? "You can buy this converter box which is sooo clunky, or you can buy this new HDTV!!!"

Our President-Elect has preached to bring change to America. I've kept somewhat silent on this blog about our man Obama, but this one is too good to let go by.  Engadget posted that Obama is asking Congress to delay the DTV Transition.

For those of you that are somehow on the internet, but don't watch TV, this involves shutting off analog TV broadcasts and forcing people to watch digital TV (DTV) over the air (OTA). This is a great idea and makes a lot of sense. It's more efficient and supports HD to just keep the story short. The hypothetical bad is the following: the people who have been blatently ignorning the many DTV transition commercials and think the problem will just go away, will be without TV until they go buy the converter (maybe this will help stimulate the economy).

If Obama has his way, this will be just like the Metric conversion in the US. Still waiting....... Companies, industries, and many Americans have been prepping for this for a VERY long time and have been dilligent. Obama, you were in the Senate. Why didn't you bring this up while you were there? Oh wait, you weren't there because you misspent a lot of your time campaigning for the Presidency. Thanks for representing Illinois.

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