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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Iulius @ Aug 27th 2007 4:36PM
Grrr...
Doesn't change the fact that CableLabs and the cable companies knew all along that a one-way communication device (cableCard) could never work with a two-way protocol like SDV, and yet only now do we see any evidence of a solution in the works. I'm not a big "government interference is needed" kind of guy, but if the FCC is this worthless, lets just shut it down. As it is the cable companies do whatever they want. Why should I be spending my tax dollars with worthless regulations?
iulius
MegaZone @ Aug 27th 2007 8:38PM
*ALL* CableCARDs are capable of two-way communication, always have been. And the CableCARD 2.0 host specification fully supports SDV - and PPV, VOD, etc.
What determines if it works in the host device, not the card. TiVo, and basically all consumer CableCARD devices, are UDCPs - Unidirection Digital Cable Products. The main disagreement is that to do bi-directional you need to do CC2.0 with means OCAP - which means giving control of your UI and functionality to the cable company. That doesn't sit well with companies like TiVo, whose business is based around their software and UI. So there is an impasse currently between the cable industry and the CE industry.
This 'Tuning Resolver' would give UDCPs access to SDV content.