Ben, It is so you can bring your own Cablebox or DVR. Lets say you hate that DVR supplied to you (Like me) and you want to buy a TiVo. You should be able to buy your TiVo put ONE cable card in it and enjoy recording two HD channels at once.
Even if you don't want a TiVo, but your a big PQ nut, you might buy a differnt cable box that has extreamly nice components or some special feature. Maybe a high end scaller with a CableCARD slot.
The point is choice like we had for years with NTSC, but still a balance that allows the content providers protections.
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Ben Drawbaugh @ Jul 20th 2006 3:11PM
Ben,
It is so you can bring your own Cablebox or DVR. Lets say you hate that DVR supplied to you (Like me) and you want to buy a TiVo. You should be able to buy your TiVo put ONE cable card in it and enjoy recording two HD channels at once.
Even if you don't want a TiVo, but your a big PQ nut, you might buy a differnt cable box that has extreamly nice components or some special feature. Maybe a high end scaller with a CableCARD slot.
The point is choice like we had for years with NTSC, but still a balance that allows the content providers protections.