I would not have a problem if they somehow made my external USB HD "secure". Encode it somehow, I don't care, I only watch TV on my TV, so it's not really an issue. What is an issue is that a season of a show or two would be nice to have, but 100 hours is just not enough. Heck, let's not even get into movies.
Preaching to the chior, I know.....
Steve