Tag Archives: Time Warner Cable

CableCARD Continues To Struggle In Consumer Devices

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 by MegaZone

In a filing yesterday with the FCC on the current status on CableCARD deployments the NCTA revealed that there have been a total of over 374,000 CableCARDs deployed for use in Unidirectional Digital Cable Products (UDCPs), such as the TiVo … Continue reading →

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The Only Real Replacement For A TiVo? Another TiVo

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 by MegaZone

Recently ZDNet’s Ed Burnette lost a TiVo in a lightning storm. When that happened he decided to give Time Warner’s Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8340HDC DVR a try rather than having his old TiVo, which had lifetime but was not HD, … Continue reading →

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Funai Electric Also Signs Cable MOU

Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by MegaZone

I posted this morning about LG Electronics signing the cable MOU on tru2way. Well, it looks like Funai Electric has also signed it. You may not be familiar with the Funai name, but Funai markets their products under the Philips, … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics Signs tru2way Accord With Cable MSOs

Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Originally announced as an agreement between Sony and the cable industry, and then signed by additional CE vendors, the tru2way MOU has now been signed by LG Electronics. They’re planning to release tru2way-enabled HDTVs starting in 2009. Press release below:

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CableLabs Approves Motorola And Cisco Tuning Adapters

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 by MegaZone

The Motorola MTR700 and the Cisco STA1520, which we knew were slated for Wave 60 certification testing at the end of June, have both passed, as reported by Multichannel News. With both major vendors’ Tuning Adapters certified, cable MSOs should … Continue reading →

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