> ability to pause/rewind/fast-forward, choice of sub/dub FWIW, depending on the channel/show, one could do this with cable all the way back in the VCR era. So

> ability to pause/rewind/fast-forward, choice of sub/dub FWIW, depending on the channel/show, one could do this with cable all the way back in the VCR era. Some shows had secondary audio programs with alternative languages and had multiple closed caption streams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_audio_program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_audio_program I do agree, loads of content never bothered with this though and for sure managing recordings with a VHS or even a DVR was a lot messier than just clicking "play" on a stream. Just pointing out the tech technically existed back then to enable those choice of sub/dub options > Makes me often wonder what people clamoring for the “good old days of cable” are actually smoking. Fully agreed on this point.