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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dan Boger wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 04:06:38PM +0000, Tim Courtney wrote:
> > My dad told me about this a few days ago, and Jake just blogged it.
> >
> > http://www.tv-b-gone.com/
I wonder if this story refers to the same thing:
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/geek/?n=4883
> > I can't wait to get mine. I hate those dang idiot boxes.
>
> I saw it... and yet... Yes, I can understand hating TV. But in your
> own home, you have your own remote, so you don't need this. In a public
> place, isn't it the proprietor's privilage to choose what, if anything,
> is on?
Yes!
If I end up getting one of these, I'll always ask an employee (and thus agent of
the owner) for permission before using it...
> Can you imagine the riot (as in violence) if someone used one of
> those at some sports bar last night in Boston?
Why, did something significant happen? (grin)
> If I was the owner of a bar, I'd make sure that my TV's IR ports have
> covers on them.
That may not be workable since that then means the employees can't change the
channels (or adjust the volume) with the real remote either.
Perhaps we'll soon see remotes with device specific encryption, similar to
garage door opener radio coding? I sense the possible start of an arms race.
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| (...) Heh. Driving home after the game ended was definitely an "interesting" experience :) (...) I'd expect an option to control the TVs from a wired device... Though, this might all blow over - a similar worry was voiced when universal remotes came (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) All they'd need to do is set up a single tuner that feeds a single signal to all of the TVs and hide it under the bar. Not only would that be immune to this device (which they claim only works on TV sets), but it would also allow them to (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) If I ever got one of these, I'd probably use it for evil. But really, all it does it turn them off. Where's the fun in that? With a full-function universal remote there are sooo many more options. (...) <plans hatching> Allister (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I saw it... and yet... Yes, I can understand hating TV. But in your own home, you have your own remote, so you don't need this. In a public place, isn't it the proprietor's privilage to choose what, if anything, is on? Can you imagine the riot (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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