Re: Infrared control gadgets?

[Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@xxxxxxxxx>]

In article <Vdr9n.10991$4p5.9031@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 "Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I beleive it is a Scientific Atlanta PVR model. I am told it's the same for
> all cable boxes in Canada as Bev sat patented the remote function and the
> cable companies can't implement it.
>
> I assume you meant "skip" intervals?

Yeah, I fumble-fingered that one.
>
> Do you have a PVR cable box that can do this? It would be nice to have.

I have a Sony HDD250 with a cable card and a Motorola QIP6416, both of
which have configurable  forward/back skip intervals.
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> "Tom Stiller" <tom_stiller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:tom_stiller-67D8C1.20522331012010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <vXn9n.10970$4p5.56@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>  "Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > That is one feature that the sat PVR had on it was "jump forward x
> > seconds"
> > and "jump back x/2 seconds". Since switching to the cable PVR I really
> > miss
> > it. I may switch back just for that feature alone. The FF and REW really
> > stinks for commercial bashing. Apparently Bev patented it.
>
> What make cable box?  Many of them are configurable for forward and
> backward ship intervals.

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