Hughes DVR SDDVR40 Question

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On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 17:50:18 GMT, "Pants"
<schmartypantz@yahoooooo.com> wrote:

>Cablevision of Long Island made an offer that could not be refused, so I am
>moving back from DirecTV. My question is can I still use my Hughes made
>satellite DVR box, SDDVR40, once the cable is reinstalled? If the answer is
>yes, how does it get it's TV listings, over the phone line or through the RF
>input? Thanks.
>
Not for Tivoing cable broadcasts. It gets its listings over satellite.
At non satellite RF input is just a bypass.

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> Welcome BACK to cable!
> ...SDDVR40... makes rather spectacular paper weight

Thanks for the (expected) info. I look forward to the blazing cable
download speeds of Cablevision. I will not miss the slothlike downloads of
Verizon DSL. I will really miss Turner Classic Movies (sniff, sniff).

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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:59:29 GMT, AH#49 <AH@your.net> wrote:

>Pants wrote:
>>
>> > Welcome BACK to cable!
>> > ...SDDVR40... makes rather spectacular paper weight
>>
>> Thanks for the (expected) info. I look forward to the blazing cable
>> download speeds of Cablevision. I will not miss the slothlike downloads of
>> Verizon DSL. I will really miss Turner Classic Movies (sniff, sniff).
>
>Why?
> That's on Cable.

Perhaps not in that system.

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SmartyPants wrote:
>
> >>> I will really miss Turner Classic Movies (sniff, sniff).
>
> > >Why? That's on Cable.
>
> > Perhaps not in that system.
>
> Exactly. Cablevision of (western) Long Island chose not to carry it to keep
> their costs down, apparently.

How odd.
Well, as long as he has "FX" so that he can watch "Buffy The Vampire
Slayer" !