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If ReplayTV were to come out with an HD model with two tuners, I could see many customers...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/Dec 19th 2005 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/
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"For instance, if you have come to rely on an integrated Electronic Program Guide, chances are you won’t get it (or it will be buggy) if you’re using a CableCARD-enabled TV. If you want to partake in any of the new VOD (Video On Demand) services being offered by cable companies, you’re out of luck."

I have Time Warner digital cable with HDTV in NYC and frankly, these two features are fantastic. I understand the advantages of CableCARD and that it is a bare-bones solution, but unlike a lot of cranky people I have no problem with my cable box. It gives me a tv guide, VOD, HDTV channels, perfectly integrated DVR functionality, and a FireWire port. I'm delightfully happy with my service...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/Dec 19th 2005 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/
How long before a tv with cablecard and DVR builit in?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/
what will make your life easier is a universal remote so you don't have to be juggling multiple remotes to cover each of your boxes.

I think probably the best idea is to consolidate content as much as possible, so you can have one video source to control but then drive your surround sound with another box and use your tv as a video monitor. that way your tv just has to be good at one thing, and can leave managing what you watch to another device whether it be a media center pc (perhaps home brewed if thats your style) or a pvr.

i do think it'd be nice to integrate the video switching functionality of a av reciever into your dvr or whatever because that way your reciever can function on driving speakers and decoding audio signals and your content source can keep up with passing through dvi/hdmi or whatever. trying to keep your av recievers (if you use one) up to date on all the latest video formats and having multiple inputs for each one seems both unnecessary and that it would add a lot of complexity to a device that should be able to focus on one task.

i mean people do run everything into their tv, especially if they are forgoing surround sound, but these tvs don't usually have the 2 each of dvi and hdmi you might want.

by the way I'm all for PCs that can grab multiple input streams at a time, save them for tivo like functionality or streaming via orb, and still provide on demand functionality. I'd love to get all that without any drm though, it's not like it's going to stop someone who is intent on pirating. I figure if I pay for comcast for access to this stuff I have a right to use it whereever and however I want. I may need to brush up on my fair use copyright law though.

just my two cents

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Media center is already sweet but would be so much better If I could get digital and HD content directly into my PC without looking to OTA solutions.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/14/the-clicker-cablecard-and-opencable/
Not true.

First, Comcast in the late of 2004 implemented these Foundation Ed. set tops in a Seattle test market only. This is not "many".


Second, cable companies lose large amounts of cash due to unreturned equipment.

Third, Comcast has said that they will offer 2-way cable cards in the future.

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This is just not true. You need to get your facts straight. Outgoing FCC chairman Michael Powell submitted a proposal to delay the integration ban by a year, but it has not yet been approved by the remaining members. Until that does get approved, and here's to hoping it doesn't, CableCARD is not dead.

If the FCC holds strong on the integration ban, expect to see CC 2.0 cards get produced very, very quickly. The MSOs can't afford to use CC 1.0 products as they lose out on all of the VOD and PPV revenue.

Quote: "OCAP (OpenCable Application Platform) and OpenCable Host Device Specifications were developed by CableLabs to allow cable companies to push both their “look and feel” and their features to consumer electronics devices."

This is also not true. The only thing that gets "push"ed to the host device is the channel listing and the show listing. These could even be ignored by the host device, if the manufacturer had another way of getting the data (ala TiVo call). "Look and feel" and features have nothing to do with it.

Quote: "A mere three months after TiVo chastised the cable companies, TiVo woke up, struck a deal with Comcast, and prepared to ask the world, “Would you like to lease a Honda Accord with that cable subscription?”"

A better extension to your analogy would have been, "Would you like to upgrade your Honda Accord to a Lexus LS 430 for a few dollars more per month?"
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