Comments on: The Big DVR in the Sky: Good News For You and Me? http://technologizer.com/2008/08/04/the-big-dvr-in-the-sky-good-news-for-you-and-me/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: CableTechTalk http://technologizer.com/2008/08/04/the-big-dvr-in-the-sky-good-news-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-286 CableTechTalk Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:50:29 +0000 http://technologizer.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-286 To clarify, it's not the CableCARD that's two-way, it's the device it plugs into. The story you linked to is about Sony (and other manufacturers) <a href="http://www.ncta.com/ReleaseType/MediaRelease/LG-and-Funai-Sign-tru2way-MOU.aspx" rel="nofollow">signing on to the tru2way MOU</a>. Would a network DVR service require a set-top box or a tru2way device? I would say "yes." You would need two-way communication to request the content from the headend and to work the playback controls. So, not just a TV with a CableCARD, since the current generation of sets are only one-way, but a tru2way set. See more about CableCARDS and tru2way <a href="http://www.cabletechtalk.com/tech-discussions/2008/06/30/clearing-the-air-on-cablecards-tru2way/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. To clarify, it’s not the CableCARD that’s two-way, it’s the device it plugs into. The story you linked to is about Sony (and other manufacturers) signing on to the tru2way MOU.

Would a network DVR service require a set-top box or a tru2way device? I would say “yes.” You would need two-way communication to request the content from the headend and to work the playback controls. So, not just a TV with a CableCARD, since the current generation of sets are only one-way, but a tru2way set.

See more about CableCARDS and tru2way here.

]]> By: John Feeney http://technologizer.com/2008/08/04/the-big-dvr-in-the-sky-good-news-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-208 John Feeney Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:02 +0000 http://technologizer.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-208 "a happy development for consumers" like that was the true intent of this whole thing. Under the flag of Fair Use, cable companies will re-invent itself. And you thought we were moving on... “a happy development for consumers” like that was the true intent of this whole thing. Under the flag of Fair Use, cable companies will re-invent itself. And you thought we were moving on…

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