F.C.C. mandates Cable Card availability !

See if you like this one better:

http://www.wired.com/news/technology...n_technology_1

Let's see,

1) This is a new link, so are you admitting that the other links had
nothing relevant? That was my original point.

2) I've addressed this in another post, but the point is *not* that the
FCC has mandated it, I agree with you on that. The point is that some
cable companies are defying that mandate. And as wrong as that is, it
doesn't make it any easier if you are trying to get a cablecard from a
company that refuses to give you one.

Randy S.

Jackzwick wrote:
http://www.cablevision.com/index.jht...K5Y4CQFSALSFEQ
?pageType=qa&qaType=cablecard

This is what the TiVo S3 was waiting for.


http://tv.about.com/od/learningcenter/a/plugandplay.htm

Good story on the S3

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/h...-tivo-series3/

That's BADASS with a "Z"

Jackzwick wrote:
http://www.cablevision.com/index.jht...VAXSK5Y4CQFSAL...
?pageType=qa&qaType=cablecard

This is what the TiVo S3 was waiting for.

http://tv.about.com/od/learningcenter/a/plugandplay.htm

Good story on the S3

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/h...-tivo-series3/

That's BADASS with a "Z"

Jackzwick wrote:
http://www.cablevision.com/index.jht...VAXSK5Y4CQFSAL...
?pageType=qa&qaType=cablecard
This is what the TiVo S3 was waiting for.
http://tv.about.com/od/learningcenter/a/plugandplay.htm
Good story on the S3
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/h...-tivo-series3/

That's BADASS with a "Z"

In article , "Randy S." wrote:
Jackzwick wrote:
In article ,
"Randy S." wrote:

Jackzwick wrote:
http://www.cablevision.com/index.jht...K5Y4CQFSALSFEQ
?pageType=qa&qaType=cablecard

This is what the TiVo S3 was waiting for.


http://tv.about.com/od/learningcenter/a/plugandplay.htm

Good story on the S3

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/h...-tivo-series3/
What the hell, Jack, there's nothing about the subject line in these links!

Not at all true. Sorry your reading comprehension is so poor.

Can you show me a quote from one of these links that mentions the
cablecard FCC mandate? I read the first link in the entirety (and
actually found some info pertaining to cablecard portability that was
applicable to another post), and there's nothing there regarding
mandates (which is what the post subject states).

I only ask this because I *am* looking for documentation to that effect.
It would be useful to present to the cable companies that are refusing
to install cablecards in S3's.

Randy S.

http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/...n=expand,11002
http://www.wired.com/news/technology..._technology_10

Time warner in hot trouble over cablecards
http://www.engadget.
com/2006/07/26/time-warner-wont-provide-cablecards-for-series-3-tivos/

Jackzwick wrote:
In article ,
"Randy S." wrote:

Jackzwick wrote:
http://www.cablevision.com/index.jht...K5Y4CQFSALSFEQ
?pageType=qa&qaType=cablecard

This is what the TiVo S3 was waiting for.


http://tv.about.com/od/learningcenter/a/plugandplay.htm

Good story on the S3

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/h...-tivo-series3/
What the hell, Jack, there's nothing about the subject line in these links!

Not at all true. Sorry your reading comprehension is so poor.

First link: Search for "mandate" comes up with one reference:
copy to DVD ...
As a part of the regulations for Plug-and-Play, the FCC has mandated
"Copy Protection" of digital content.

Second link: Search for "mandate" results in no matches. Article has
a comment from the FCC that appears to be a year or two old:
The FCC’s new “plug-and-play” rules will ensure that most cable
systems are compatible with DTV receivers and related consumer
electronics equipment.

Third link: No match for "mandate", "FCC", or "F.C.C.".
Even though it does not match the Subject line in this thread,
it points to a very informative page, so to that extent, it is
a good link.

-Joe

I only ask this because I *am* looking for documentation to that effect.
It would be useful to present to the cable companies that are refusing
to install cablecards in S3's.

Randy S.

http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/...n=expand,11002
http://www.wired.com/news/technology..._technology_10

Thanks, that's definitely more along the right lines.

Time warner in hot trouble over cablecards
http://www.engadget.
com/2006/07/26/time-warner-wont-provide-cablecards-for-series-3-tivos/

I actually provided that link myself earlier and was the reason this
whole discussion got started ;-).

Randy S.

wrote:


I thought this was interesting, "$199 lets you move Lifetime Service
from a S1 or S2 unit to the new S3"

Are the subscription costs the same for the S3?

If so, and it's a second unit your breakeven point is over 2 years.
Even as a primary unit, it's 15 months. Doesn't seem like that great
a bargain, especially since your up front costs very high. Figuring 8%
sales tax, the Tivo ($849) would be $923+199 for the transfer so the
total cost would be will be $1,122 just to open the box. Plus you're
probably going to have a monthly charge for the cable cards.

It's a nice unit but I can't justify even looking at this thing until
the price is down by at least half.

Scott Peterson

--
I have yet to meet a C compiler that is
more friendly and easier to use than
eating soup with a knife

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Scott Peterson wrote:

Figuring 8%
sales tax, the Tivo ($849) would be $923+199 for the transfer so the
total cost would be will be $1,122 just to open the box.

Just to correct myself, I guess the price is $799 so the costs would
be 862+199 = $1061 which is still a hefty chunk of change.

Scott Peterson

--
Sweer's Impossibility Theorem:
Nothing can be both completely general
and internally consistent at the same time.

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