Those tuners cost money, due to unnecessary licencing for codecs, and with the cable boxes locked down there isn't an easy way to watch two stations anymore bey

Those tuners cost money, due to unnecessary licencing for codecs, and with the cable boxes locked down there isn't an easy way to watch two stations anymore beyond having multiple TV's going or using a HTPC. It was mostly useful for sports and a related issue with Sunday evening broadcast TV occasionally getting delayed due to NFL bumping the schedule later. The only other use was neurotic channel surfing during commercial breaks, again obsolete with streaming and DVRs.