The Cable Show 2008 roundup

This was the first time The Cable Show was back in the Big Easy since Katrina, and the first we've attended, too. For those unfamiliar, it's the cable industry's biggest event, and we certainly left with a new perspective on Big Cable. In case you missed what's coming down the coax in the next year, here's a rundown of our coverage.

Hands-on and on location

• Hands-on with the Motorola Tuning Adapter MTR700
• Hands-on with the Cisco Tuning Adapter STA1520
• The Cable Show 2008 floor tour
• The CableNET Booth tour at The Cable Show
• Up close and personal with the new Pace HD STBs
• Samsung shows off SMT-3090 tru2way DVR
• Cable has big plans for tru2way

Announcements

• Motorola study finds millennials hungry for VOD
• Tuning adapters hit CableLabs testing lair, still not ready for public consumption
• ADB shows off tru2way STB to MSOs
• ESPN unveils The Ultimate Remote, is WiFi worth $300?
• ESPN ratings 43% higher in HD homes than SD abodes in April
• Motorola's SmartStream remote diagnostics to replace truck rolls
• Comcast claims more HD than anyone, anywhere
• Time Warner Cable signs up MGM HD
• QVCHD launches on SES AMERICOM satellites

[KM @ May 23rd 2008 1:00PM]

I'm from New Orleans and any type of event like this is good for the city. I was not able to attend so thanks for the coverage E!

[brad @ May 23rd 2008 1:41PM]

my peepee hurts

[Brad @ May 23rd 2008 2:02PM]

Until there is cable/IPTV competition in my city, I will continue to boycott the cable industry. It's nice to complain about how Comcast and Charter suck, but it's even better to know that, come monthly bill time, you're not sending them a penny.

[Skaught @ May 23rd 2008 8:16PM]

Is someone preventing competition in your city? Doesn't seem like a boycott makes sense if the answer to that is simply "no". It's not the cable company's responsibility to provide for local competition.

[Katosen @ May 24th 2008 1:43AM]

Ok, i have a problem; My cable provider has let this go on for years, but now its really starting to get to me. You see, my cable loses signal at any random moment. This also happens across town with my friends, but I am on a hell of a lot more than them.

I've complained, and all they did was send a guy (each time different, which irked me) to check, say my levels were great, put in a 2cent splitter and was on his way.

When, in the next county, thier cable is nearly flawless and is in fact MUCH FASTER! (provided, its under a different name too)

[Laron @ May 23rd 2008 2:52PM]

Doesn't look like there was that many people there.

[Brian @ May 23rd 2008 4:10PM]

They would have better attendance if they used booth babes ala E3...

[JerkfacedFed @ May 23rd 2008 9:10PM]

wtf what about tru2way for pc's. ive been waiting years to get a media center pc. will i have to buy from an oem distributor like with the ati ocur cards?? come on give us the real stuff we want, not these crappy motorola devices

[Eric @ May 24th 2008 2:04AM]

Are you guys going to the SCTE (Society of Cable Television Engineers) show as well? It is much more interesting, from a gadget standpoint at least.

The cable show is more for the suits.