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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">It
will be too late. 6 months from now, sale of tuner cards for
HDTV</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">that
could be used in an open source environment will be banned. So
while</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">you
may not get your HDTV display, you will be wanting to get your
tuner</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">card
before June, and once you have it, you may as well put it in
your</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">system.</font></blockquote>
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<div>Its also worth noting that this law is only in the US (and very
stupid, IMHO). So it is possible, if you live outside the US, that you
will be able to buy the cards and record HDTV content - which would
surely drive adoption (but, hell, the US has already put off HDTV
adoption for 10 years already, what's another 10?!). Also - as a side
rant - how can the FCC seriously consider making every existing HDTV
decoder obsolete just when HDTV is taking off?!? I would be FUMING
mad!</div>
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<div><font color="#333333">If this sounds as stupid to you as it
should, write or call your congressmen and tell them that Hollywood
has them over a barrel and they are effectively removing your fair use
rights.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#333333">Back to the original config question...
Doug, I would suggest that you also take a look at the Asus Pundit as
a front-end for your system. Its small, quiet, and fairly cheap. I'm
very happy with mine.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#333333">Cheers,</font></div>
<div><font color="#333333">Brad</font></div>
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