Tag Archives: SDV

Bright House Giveth, And Bright House Taketh Away – From TiVo Owners

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 by MegaZone

There’s an article in today’s Orlando Sentinel about Bright House cable yanking four HD channels (HGTV HD, TBS HD, The History Channel HD, and Food Network HD) away from CableCARD users who have had them since last October. It seems … Continue reading →

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CableLabs Ready To Test Tuning Resolver, TiVo Owners Await SDV Support

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 by MegaZone

Switched Digital Video (SDV) has been the bane of CableCARD users, notably owners of the TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD. SDV channels cannot be tuned by UDCP (unidirectional digital cable products) CableCARD devices, such as TiVo, as SDV requires bidirectional … Continue reading →

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TiVo SDV Oddity

Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 by MegaZone

A reader contacted me today to ask me about something odd he’s been experiencing with his TiVo Series3. He’s a Time Warner Cable user in Raleigh, NC, and lately they’ve been adding new HD channels using SDV in his area. … Continue reading →

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Some Interesting Details on the Tuning Resolver for SDV

Posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 by MegaZone

Following up on the recent Tuning Resolver solution for SDV announcement, Mari Silbey at Connected Home 2 G0 used her connections inside Motorola to dig up more details. And they are certainly interesting details – some highlights: Motorola starting working … Continue reading →

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A solution for Switched Digital Video on TiVo is coming in 2Q2008

Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 by MegaZone

One of the big concerns surrounding the TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD has been Switched Digital Video (SDV). SDV is used by cable operators to increase the capacity of their systems. Instead of sending the signal for all channels over … Continue reading →

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