Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of non-iPhone news… from our other blogs: Ten Things Only Industry Insiders Believe About CableCARD: Connected Home 2 Go Blockbuster <3 Blu-Ray or Shotgun Wedding: Davis Freeberg Intel on Board with OCAP: Connected Home 2 Go MySpaceTV to Compete With YouTube: Web TV Wire

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. A Gazillion HD Channels: Connected Home 2 Go Build Your Own OCAP App: Connected Home 2 Go The Cost of Adding CableCARD: Connected Home 2 Go BabelGum Internet TV to Contend With Joost: Web TV Wire

Time Warner Gets Switched

Ben Drawbaugh over on EngadgetHD reports that Time Warner Cable will be deploying switched digital video (SDV) to 50% of its markets before the end of 2007. That’s great news in the sense that SDV should free up significant bandwidth. Like analog reclamation, SDV will make it possible to offer more HD content as well … Read more

Do CableCARD PCs Really Matter?

Given the title of this post, you might (correctly) assume that I don’t believe CableCARD PCs matter. Sure there will be a small niche that embraces the technology as a home media center hub, but the average consumer won’t bother overcoming the learning curve and paying the associated premium. It’s nice to hear that CableCARD … Read more

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: BBC iPlayer Given the Go-Ahead: WebTVWire Simple Convergence– Caller ID on the TV: Connected Home 2 Go If You’re Gonna Dig the Trenches: Connected Home 2 Go Waivers on the Eve of The Cable Show: Connected Home 2 Go

Digeo’s Big Q4?

On Monday, Digeo announced that in Q4 they’ll offer MSOs a new Moxi HD set-top box with CableCARD support allowing them to comply with the FCC’s separable security mandate. They hope to sell these to cable-cos (i.e. Charter) at 1/3 the price of their current boxes. Some features: Moxi 4.1 software improvements including faster rendering … Read more

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. DivX’s Old And New CE Partners: Davis Freeberg The Set-Top Open and Shut: Connected Home 2 Go Merger Monday: Connected Home 2 Go The Race to DOCSIS 3.0: Connected Home 2 Go

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. Motorola CableCARD Set-Tops Shipping: Connected Home 2 Go Along the Road to Convergence: Connected Home 2 Go 100 Mbps Without Fiber to the Home: Connected Home 2 Go