 kpfx
join:2005-10-28
San Antonio, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| CableCard is not the way TiVo has expressed some concern that the switch to SDV could disrupt third party DVR services that rely on CableCARDs.
Yes, but CableCard is a horrible stop-gap technology that is already on its way out. Just look at the number of new TVs that support CableCard being release now VS 3 years ago.
With the new M-CARD system this won't be a problem. The whole point of the FCC mandated OCAP platform was so companies like TiVo could make devices like theirs work on systems with SDV and 2-way services.
But on that note... think about how well are those 3rd party DVRs with CableCard are also going to run with AT&T's U-Verse or other IPTV platforms. |
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 intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
 ·Cingular Wireless
| hey, if the cable co wants to buy me a TV that works with m-cards, then great, I'll gladly switch from cable card. But today the fact remains that cableCARD is the only way to avoid bulky cable boxes in secondary TV locations like the bedroom. There will be some major outrage if they break CableCARD. |
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The FCC did NOT mandate OCAP. That is something that CableLabs is trying to push. FCC did mandate that cable companies support CableCard, and the cable companies seems to be doing everything they can to make it fail.
As everyone else has pointed out, we the customer can easily "break" SDV. All that has to happen is any node/neighborhood request all of the available channels on SDV at any one point & time. Eventually the cable companies will have to drop SDV if enough complaints come in. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to inteller
Um, since when is an M card not a cable card? It's a cable card with multiple streams. A cable card is a cable card. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to WeKnSmith
The FCC mandated that the security method be separated from the box - that's it. They didn't mandate any specific technology. They just wanted to open the systems for a universal 3rd party device.
To say the cable co will have to drop SDV because of complaints in pure BS.
I'm reading your post and so many others and listening to great stories, but that's all they are so far.. stories.
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·Mediacom
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said by inteller:There will be some major outrage if they break CableCARD. Yes all 100000 of them. cable cos need to improve their service and not worry about TIVo or other third parties. |
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intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | reply to fiberguy
that doesnt guarantee my current set will be compatible with m-card whereas it IS compatible with current CableCARDs.
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | You missed the point. You're calling one thing a cable card and another an M card. They are both the SAME THING.
If you are going to use terms, please use them correctly.
There is a (S)ingle stream cable card and a (M)ulti Stream Cable Card... but they are BOTH cable cards.
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intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
·Cingular Wireless
| tv sets today that have cablecard won't be compatible with newer m-stream cards....I guarantee. that's the way technology works. They will make you buy a new set to use the new cards.
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