Cablevision prepares to appeal a federal court ruling that stopped the New York-region provider from offering more potent DVR services to its customers. This case amazes me.
Cablevision, created and was testing a virtual DVR (digital video recorder) service. This would allow for DVRs with video storage moved from a hard drive inside a STB (set top box) located in the customers home, to a network server location that lets the storage occur there. Most users have no idea where the shows they want recorded are stored, or even care. They would simply get the DVR features they want, and the virtual DVR was a platform that made it easier to enhance and update services going forward. Cablevision would be able to save money on set top boxes and updates. This would have been a big win for consumers and the cable providers. Now it is up to the courts it seems.
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