Mari’s leveraged her Motorola connections and dug up some USB SDV “tuning resolver” details:
- Working prototype produced in only four months
- Committed to deployment by end of Q2, 2008
- Boxes provided by MSO, pricing undetermined
- Motorola’s form factor similar to small DCT700 cable box (shown above)
- Initial implementation does not support VOD, but it could in the future
For more interesting reading, check out TiVo’s brief FCC filing which discusses both the SDV Tuning Resolver and proposed retail OCAP DVR.