Engadget, all CableCARDs can support two way cable cards, it's the hosts that are two-way or not. You guys keep making this mistake even though you got it (somewhat) right once:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/22/cablecard-2-0-is-ready/ "We aren't sure why this is so complicated, but right off the bat, lets clear something up. CableCARDs have supported two-way communications for some time, it is the two-way host device certification that is new to 2.0."
It's somewhat right because it should just read "two-way". There is no "2.0 host".
You have posted this article under the heading "CableCARD 2.0 caught in the wild". It's wrong, which causes confusion - look at the comments. THERE IS NO CABLECARD 2.0 right now. There will probably never be. These are the same old Cable CARDs. The one you have is a multistream CableCARD, meaning that it has support for multiple streams of video at once (so it can support your dual tuner SA DVR).
Also, it's "separable security", not "seperate security".
Don't believe me? Check it out with CableLabs. They'll be happy to talk with you again.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
glide @ Jul 19th 2007 1:16PM
Is it the card or the device that needs to be multi-stream capable? Or both?
For example; could I take that cable card and pop it into my TV and receive VOD services? Or does it have to reside in the box?
CR @ Jul 19th 2007 9:38PM
Engadget, all CableCARDs can support two way cable cards, it's the hosts that are two-way or not. You guys keep making this mistake even though you got it (somewhat) right once:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/22/cablecard-2-0-is-ready/
"We aren't sure why this is so complicated, but right off the bat, lets clear something up. CableCARDs have supported two-way communications for some time, it is the two-way host device certification that is new to 2.0."
It's somewhat right because it should just read "two-way". There is no "2.0 host".
You have posted this article under the heading "CableCARD 2.0 caught in the wild". It's wrong, which causes confusion - look at the comments. THERE IS NO CABLECARD 2.0 right now. There will probably never be. These are the same old Cable CARDs. The one you have is a multistream CableCARD, meaning that it has support for multiple streams of video at once (so it can support your dual tuner SA DVR).
Also, it's "separable security", not "seperate security".
Don't believe me? Check it out with CableLabs. They'll be happy to talk with you again.