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Taxi · 02-07-2006, 11:16 PM

Check this out: A fascinating ars technica article about the CableCARD system in specifics, and in general about the future of Digital/HD cable. (Thanks Slashdot.)

Vonner · 02-07-2006, 11:59 PM

I got a CableCard in my TV.

Taxi · 02-08-2006, 12:40 AM

Yeah, my Dad has one in his, but he doesn't use it because he has DirectTV, and even if he had digital cable, I doubt he'd care about pay-per-view, etc. so he should be fine with his set and its current CableCARD configuration for years to come.

Vonner · 02-08-2006, 12:42 AM

Yeah, I could care less about PPV, OnDemand, and "the Guide". I got it for the HD channels and it serves me well so far. I've only had it about 5 weeks.

dugpa · 02-08-2006, 01:24 AM

I'm kind of waiting for devices with the 2.0 spec, as I do kind of want the guide aspect. I could care less about the other features. But it really would have been nice if they'd just done it right from the start. Between this and HDMI's constant changes, this trend of releasing devices before they're fully done is really getting annoying.

02-07-2006, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Taxi Admin Emeritus Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	CableCARD info Check this out: A fascinating ars technica article about the CableCARD system in specifics, and in general about the future of Digital/HD cable. (Thanks Slashdot.) __________________ *Admin Emeritus* \| DDS#42 No, I am not back. Eschew obfuscation.

02-07-2006, 11:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vonner Previously, on '24'... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota	I got a CableCard in my TV. __________________ I was inappropriately blunt, wasn't I? I do that a lot. - Chloe O'Brian

02-08-2006, 12:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Taxi Admin Emeritus Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	Yeah, my Dad has one in his, but he doesn't use it because he has DirectTV, and even if he had digital cable, I doubt he'd care about pay-per-view, etc. so he should be fine with his set and its current CableCARD configuration for years to come. __________________ *Admin Emeritus* \| DDS#42 No, I am not back. Eschew obfuscation.

02-08-2006, 12:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Vonner Previously, on '24'... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota	Yeah, I could care less about PPV, OnDemand, and "the Guide". I got it for the HD channels and it serves me well so far. I've only had it about 5 weeks. __________________ I was inappropriately blunt, wasn't I? I do that a lot. - Chloe O'Brian

02-08-2006, 01:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
dugpa Nothing But the Best Join Date: Sep 2004	I'm kind of waiting for devices with the 2.0 spec, as I do kind of want the guide aspect. I could care less about the other features. But it really would have been nice if they'd just done it right from the start. Between this and HDMI's constant changes, this trend of releasing devices before they're fully done is really getting annoying. __________________ DVD collection LD collection Will rent this sig space for blu-ray discs.

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