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Originally Posted by Felix Torres
A second reason is that the networks aren't really in the content business per-se; they are in the advertising business, primarily.
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In that sense, the TV business is much like the magazine business. Not surprisingly, my favorite TV shows are often on cable subscription channels, and my favorite magazines are the more expensive ones. I prefer unique over free. I suspect many consumers feel the same way.
I also offload tv shows from my Time Warner HD DVR to a standalone DVD recorder. And indeed, the HD feeds look pretty stellar when recorded at higher bit rates, such as 1 hour per single layer disc. I have more issues with the compression on Time Warner's end than I do with the DVD recorder though. :roll: