[opendtv] Re: Content picture fuzzy for latest HDTVs
- From: "Adam Goldberg" <adam_g@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:20:16 -0500
CableCARD does nothing for scrambled/protected analog transmissions. Analog
scrambling, to the extent it still exists, is rare.
It does allow you to view QAM conditionally-accessed programming (including
call-ahead PPV, if supported by the operator), but does not (currently) help
with access to "switched digital" channels (without the use of a
not-yet-available "tuning resolver" and a receiver (TiVo) that supports it).
-----Original Message-----
From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:18 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Content picture fuzzy for latest HDTVs
At 7:54 AM -0800 1/15/08, John Willkie wrote:
>Doesn't cable card ONLY work on QAM tuners? Why would cable card be 'all
>but gone' on most of these sets.
>
You need the cable card to access protected tiers that are sent in
analog AND QAM. It looks like most sets are shipping with QAM/ATSC
tuners, but only a handful of channels can be accessed without the
cable card - typically the same broadcast stations you can access
with an antenna - rendering these tuners mostly worthless.
Meanwhile the DBS and cable operators are starting a "real" HD war
based on services that are built around an HD PVR box and on demand
services...
Regards
Craig
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