DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
 ·Patriot Media
 ·Cingular Wireless
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| reply to DonLibes
Re: Render CableCards useless?
Its cables way of hurting there revenue, anyone with an non upgradable HDTV will become useless. Because Cablelabs was too stupid to think a few years ahead. So a TV set bought in a store today, will be obsolete in a few months. I cant believe they are getting away selling them. Yet there was a mandate for analog sets. |
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RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| It is only "useless" if you are beholden to cable and don't want the cable box. There are not that many people using CableCARDS (which attach directly to the TV) and instead connect to the cable company converter box via component or HDMI (or, if you don't fix the Comcast install, composite) inputs. Those are hardly "obsolete".
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AZwldcats
Ummm That's Right
join:2001-02-20
Tucson, AZ
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February 8th, @04:10PM
| reply to DaveNJ
Dave,
CableLabs doesn't make devices.... Just certifys products... Kinda like UL does...
And all technology will get replaced.... It's just a matter of time...
Shame on people for not having a crystal ball... |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
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·Cingular Wireless
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by AZwldcats  :Dave, CableLabs doesn't make devices.... Just certifys products... Kinda like UL does... And all technology will get replaced.... It's just a matter of time... Shame on people for not having a crystal ball... So if the cablecos cared, they would tell manufactures to stop selling CC1 sets. Since they will not be supported. Will CC2 (tru2way) sets arriving soon, or CC2+. Cable should support customers, not saying incredible silly things like technonlogy you purchased a year ago is obsolete, and its your fault. Then they wonder why FIOS is doing so well. |
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