Comments on: Sony And Six Largest Cable MSOs Reach Agreement On Two-Way Cable http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/27/sony-and-six-largest-cable-msos-reach-agreement-on-two-way-cable/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/27/sony-and-six-largest-cable-msos-reach-agreement-on-two-way-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-24779 MegaZone Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:28:19 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2546#comment-24779 Any box that has tru2way has to have the transceiver hardware for bidirectional communication. And one of the platform requirements for tru2way is that the firmware on the box support SDV. So it is a lower level than OCAP, it is down at the platform level. Any box that has tru2way has to have the transceiver hardware for bidirectional communication. And one of the platform requirements for tru2way is that the firmware on the box support SDV. So it is a lower level than OCAP, it is down at the platform level.

]]> By: Glennhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/27/sony-and-six-largest-cable-msos-reach-agreement-on-two-way-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-24777 Glenn Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:30:40 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2546#comment-24777 Not convinced yet.I still don't understand how this resolves the SDV issue? Obviously you'll still need a CableCard in your TV to decode the channels, and that CableCard will have to be rented from your cable company and be of the right type (SA or Mot). But how will channel changing work? I can't imagine it will involve invoking cable company java software downloaded onto the TV, but that *must* be what it means. And perhaps not just cable company software, but cable company GUI software, with slow performane and ...Perhaps you can clarify Megazone? Not convinced yet.

I still don’t understand how this resolves the SDV issue? Obviously you’ll still need a CableCard in your TV to decode the channels, and that CableCard will have to be rented from your cable company and be of the right type (SA or Mot). But how will channel changing work? I can’t imagine it will involve invoking cable company java software downloaded onto the TV, but that *must* be what it means. And perhaps not just cable company software, but cable company GUI software, with slow performane and …

Perhaps you can clarify Megazone?

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