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To: Scott Pedigo who wrote (3524)10/13/1998 8:12:00 AM
From: Scott Pedigo  Read Replies (2) of 17679
 
My speculation about caching broadcasts on a set-top box is a reality,
though not in the exact context I imagined (as part of a set-top box
decoder/cable modem/movie ordering device).

I saw a short article in a magazine (either the periscope section
in a recent Newsweek or else the First Looks section in PC Magazine)
about a caching device now available. You can be watching a show,
and if you have to be interrupted (emergency visit to the WC, a
telephone call, whatever), you can turn on the caching. When you
come back you can continue watching where you left off. Up to 7
hours of programming can be cached.

The article did not go into detail about the technology used.
I was speculating about a solid-state device, based on cheap
prices for RAM, but this could be a tape-loop device, or use
a hard disk. The price was reasonable - in the same ball-park
as a VCR, so I don't think it can be RAM, considering the amount
needed for 7 hours of storage.
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