[mythtv-users] Easy Cable Box Integration

[Joe Votour]

Quoting John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com>:

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> Wouldn't that mean that every cable box on the network would have to
> be replaced or could this be a firmware update??
>
> John

It depends on the companies involved.

For some cable operators, they might be able to get firmware updates  
out of their existing vendors (i.e. Motorola STBs and headends).  In  
other cases, they might need to replace the set-top box.

Once the successor to CableCard, with two-way communication and  
switched broadcast comes out, then set-tops that adhere to that  
standard could be used, and a translation layer added at the headend.

There's so many possibilities that I don't care to speculate too much  
right now.  I'm more of the headend programming guy than a set-top guy  
right now.  But rest assured, there will be a way to do it, and even  
if the up-front hit on set-top boxes is not appealing, the long-term  
bandwidth savings and business opportunities make up for it in the  
long run.

We're also starting to get into such minute detail that we're going off-topic.

-- Joe


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