Panasonic lone TV manufacturer signed up for tru2way Developers' Conference

by Steven Kim, posted Apr 23rd 2008 at 10:17AM

Sure, we've got reports that this year's The Cable Show '08 (May 18 - 20) will be a blowout year for tru2way, but there's evidence that TV manufacturer support is lagging a bit. Hampered out of the gate by its crazy naming progression, the technology formerly known as CableCARD 2.0/OCAP/OpenCable has got some CE manufacturer trust to gain before it can take off. Don't get us wrong, we want to see the promise of a set-top box-less setup realized; but sadly, we don't call the shots for the industry. Counterbalancing tru2way's coming out party at The Cable Show '08 is this: TV manufacturer enrollment for the tru2way Developers' Conference numbers exactly one party -- Panasonic (no surprise there). Sure, there are plenty of technology providers signed up, but with Panasonic as the sole TV manufacturer, don't expect to see a flood of tru2way TVs just yet.

Filed under: Industry, Displays, Set-top boxes, Panasonic, Cable

Tags: cable show, CableShow, panasonic, set-top box, Set-topBox, tru2way

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Ben @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:30AM

Very surprising considering Samsung and LG were both showing tru2way TVs at CES.

I'd bet the others just weren't included in the press release.

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mike @ Apr 24th 2008 12:39PM

Samsung is also signed up to speak at the conference!

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CableTechTalk @ Apr 28th 2008 2:11PM

Just to clarify, in addition to Panasonic, Samsung and Thomson are participating in the tru2way conference. In addition, there are other devices with might utilize tru2way. For example, Cisco, which makes set-top boxes, is a participant.

There will also be some tru2way demos at CableNET during The Cable Show, include Samsung, Sigma Designs, and Zodiac Interactive.

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