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If my cable box loses power then it loses all its channel guide data, and it takes maybe 15 minutes to reload. It really seems unbelievable. Why isn't the data
by hackuser 9y ago
If my cable box loses power then it loses all its channel guide data, and it takes maybe 15 minutes to reload.
It really seems unbelievable. Why isn't the data stored on the local disk? How much data could that be and why does it take more than 10 seconds to download? On my box, it is all text.
- OliverJones 9y agoAgreed. The monopoly regulators who tell the cable companies what to do should give them a limit on the electric load their customer-premises equipment (cable boxes) may draw when idle. It should be no more than dozens of milliwatts. When the load exceeds that, the cost of that electricity to their customers should be refunded via a credit line item in each bill. That will give the cable operators a way to transition to better equipment, and an incentive to get the transition completed. Accountability: there's no other way.