HDTV CableCard

Based on the list of incoming data for many of the current crop of HDTV CableCard, you will see the end of which many of them, but what is HDTV CableCard?

Quite simply, it is a very elegant method of receiving HDTV from a cable provider.
Instead, they provide a set-top box to receive and decode its HDTV
Transmission, the cable provider gives you an HDTV CableCard which simply slots
with the TV. The card decodesChannels that my subscription to your
Integrated HDTV receiver or the rest is done.

The advantage is that a CableCard HDTV much less space than a set-top notes
Field does not require its own power supply and reduces the number of cables
Need for HDTV cable. Another advantage is that if you move and the need
Changing service provider, is not learning to use a new set-top box. You
Only have to abandon the existing card andA new again from your provider,
everything else remains the same.

Perhaps the biggest advantage of HDTV CableCard is in the image quality. Cables
Companies are not responsible for the high quality components that have put in --
Top box. Most consumers can not tell the difference between a photo and a decent
very good. So cable companies tend to go for features rather than quality. With
CableCard your equipment - the HDTV tuner or integratedHDTV is the scale
and display, so you can choose how good the image quality. If they are important to you
can purchase a good or a TV tuner and will benefit from improved scalability and display.

The disadvantage of HDTV CableCard is that it is currently only in one direction, then cable
Services that require interaction, such as pay-per-view, on-demand,
Sports subscriptions and program guides do not work. For those, you need to make
Set-top boxes.

ATwo-way version of CableCard is currently in development.