First of all, there is no "CC 2.0" card. It doesn't exist and probably will never exist. Multistream CCs are coming out this summer after July 1; that has nothing to do with "CC 2.0" - that just means that the CC has more "tuners", so you could record two shows at once.
Second, every box that the cable company puts out will have a Cable Card inside after July 1. So SDV has to work with CC enabled devices.
Here's the problem: SDV will work on cable card enabled devices that have firmware that the cable cos can change and upgrade to work with the SDV network, i.e. the leased set top boxes from Moto and SA. It won't work on a Sony TV you bought from Best Buy, for example, unless Sony changes their firmware to work with SDV． That's probably not going to happen, because Sony already sold you the TV set and they already have your money.
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CR @ Jun 13th 2007 9:49PM
First of all, there is no "CC 2.0" card. It doesn't exist and probably will never exist. Multistream CCs are coming out this summer after July 1; that has nothing to do with "CC 2.0" - that just means that the CC has more "tuners", so you could record two shows at once.
Second, every box that the cable company puts out will have a Cable Card inside after July 1. So SDV has to work with CC enabled devices.
Here's the problem: SDV will work on cable card enabled devices that have firmware that the cable cos can change and upgrade to work with the SDV network, i.e. the leased set top boxes from Moto and SA. It won't work on a Sony TV you bought from Best Buy, for example, unless Sony changes their firmware to work with SDV． That's probably not going to happen, because Sony already sold you the TV set and they already have your money.