As we’ve mentioned in the past…the idea of a CableCard is simple, and mandated by the FCC. The card would allow devices such as televisions and consumer owned tuners to become cable ready, by decrypting the content instead of requiring consumers to rent cable boxes from the cable provider at an expensive monthly cost. The problem has been so far that these devices are only one-way…blocking such features as on-demand programming, electronic program guides, and so on from being available.
Personally, while we have never seen an inexpensive television with a CableCard slot, this could pave the way for that option, now that the same experience as a cable box can be integrated and universal. We are hoping to see inexpensive CableCard options popping up within the year.
