[mythtv-users] FW: CableLabs

Dean Collins Dean at collins.net.pr
Thu Jun 2 03:13:19 UTC 2005


Yep, it was very interesting to view the difference in future projects
between time warner and rogers.

Rogers are totally switched on and impressive with their future
directions and time warner are talking about how cablecard is not an
impressive technology and they have no interest in developing 3rd party
platforms.


Cheers,
Dean


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Joe Votour
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2005 7:04 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] FW: CableLabs
> 
> (Disclaimer: I work for a company in the video headend
> space, and I've worked in the DOCSIS cable modem
> industry for three years - those three years, being
> regulated by CableLabs.)
> 
> I haven't read the documents at the link yet, but you
> already know my opinions, as we've discussed them.
> 
> The cable industry in the U.S. is looking for the
> cheapest possible way to continue with their monopoly
> and aren't investing in the future at all.  They've
> backed themselves into a corner that they just can't
> escape from.  At least in Europe they're investing
> heavily in the infrastructure and trying new things.
> 
> The U.S. cable operators will be hit hard by IPTV,
> it's not a question of "if", it's a question of
> "when".
> 
> -- Joe
> 
> --- Dean Collins <Dean at collins.net.pr> wrote:
> 
> > http://www.cablelabs.com/conferences_public/MB2005/
> >
> > I was going to scan a few of these presentations
> > from the paper copy I
> > received on the day and email them but they just
> > emailed me the link.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a number of comments to make but to be honest
> > I'm still forming
> > my ideas, my initial reaction though is the US cable
> > industry is in for
> > a real shock. They are acting like Telstra at it's
> > worst, very
> > monopolistic and unaware of what's coming down the
> > pipeline from the dsl
> > IP-TV providers.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dean
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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