Why the New Crop of Downloadable TV Services from CBS and NBC Suck

Why the New Crop of Downloadable TV Services from CBS and NBC Suck: " Like a deer caught in the headlights, so are the days of our lives. Om Malik is out with a post on the recent CBS and NBC download announcements and states: 'They want to allow downloads of their popular television shows like CSI and Law and Order: SVU. For 99 cents they will make these shows available for replays on (CBS) Comcast/ (NBC) DirecTV. CBS will allow you to have the privilege of paying a buck for watching the shows with commercials after they have aired. No you cannot take it to go like ABC shows on Video iPod. No it won’t playback on your PC. So in essence you are paying for something you can currently do for free if you own a TiVo/DVR, or even use one of the DVR set-top boxes sold by either Comcast or DirecTV.' More... Blog-X Awards - Nominate eHomeUpgrade. Thanks for spreading the word! RSS Sponsor: SONOS Digital Music System [Learn More] "