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More info?)
On Mon, 30 May 2005 17:18:08 -0400, eat@joes.com wrote:
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>>>one@atime.com wrote:
>>>> USB Wireless networking module
>>>> USB Wireless remote extender unit
>>>> USB camera video input
>>>> USB camera photo input
>>>> USB external hardddrive
>>>> USB flash drive input/output
>>>> USB external modem
>>>> USB external tv tuner
> 8. USB easier hackability of replay unit
Did you count wrong? There are already 8 devices listed. Anyway, what
sort of device is this?
Hacking would be something done on an existing network connection, not
some additional device.
> 9. USB video camera surveillance
>
That's not a device either, but something you could do with #3 that
was already listed, or (more likely) existing A/V inputs.
>>>1 and 7 are unnecessary and other than the external drive, the others
>>>are just ridiculous to think would be supported. You are not talking
>>>about a Windows PC
>>
>>Why should #7 "USB external modem" and #8 "USB external tv tuner" be
>>treated differenlt?. Neither would be of any use unless the
>>corresponding internal component in the Replay was defective.
>
>#7, external modem, would be an easy fix if the internal modem went
>belly up.
>
Yes, same thing for an external tuner.
>#8, external tv tuner, 2 tuners would be better than 1.
>
Are you thinking of being able to record 2 channels at once?
The Replay has ONE MPEG encoder and is designed to record ONE thing at
a time.
What's actually needed here is a way for 2 (or more) Replays to
communicate with each to handle simultaneous recording. Originally I
thought of a seperate control cable, but that isn't needed any more
(since you've got a network connection).
>Anyways, this was not suppose to be a complete list, just a beginning
>to why a working usb would be better than a non-working usb.
>
>I believe Replaytv had no intention of ever turning on the usb
>function.
That's the way it looks.
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believe anyone with even a modicum of education can
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