F*ck 3D TV. When are they gonna come out with a TV with a built in Cable Box??

[beenz]

Enough of the fukking nonsense. TV's always have a shytload of features I can't use cuz I'm stuck with these dumb ass comcast HD boxes in order to receive programming. why can't my smart tv simply have a comcast app built into it to replace the box? I know they wanna gouge us on cable box rentals ($10/month here and I got 4), but this is downright retarded being that we are damn near in 2014.

I just bought a 2nd roku box last night, and I was suprised that they have added a bunch of new apps like fox and espn. (I haven't used my roku in my bedroom in a while) And ESPN even allows you watch live programming on all their channels. I just have to validate my subscription. if roku can get it where the majority of my channels are available as apps, I'll simply return all my cable boxes and go that route instead and save the bread FTW. Plus roku is wireless, and my cable box needs to be near a cable outlet . I'd only need 2 more roku boxes and that's only $100 as a one time fee instead of renting 4 boxes at $40 a month total. they will have paid for themselves in notime.

 

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[Rekkapryde]

they had that cable card thing but it never latched on like they hoped.

but we all know they do it to get that addtional box revenue.

 

[Digital Dre]

XBMC

 

[daze23]

I think different cable providers use different 'chips'

in general it's easier for them to iterate the boxes. I'm sure a lot of people go through multiple cable boxes before they upgrade their TV

 

[satam55]

Enough of the fukking nonsense. TV's always have a shytload of features I can't use cuz I'm stuck with these dumb ass comcast HD boxes in order to receive programming. why can't my smart tv simply have a comcast app built into it to replace the box? I know they wanna gouge us on cable box rentals ($10/month here and I got 4), but this is downright retarded being that we are damn near in 2014.

I just bought a 2nd roku box last night, and I was suprised that they have added a bunch of new apps like fox and espn. (I haven't used my roku in my bedroom in a while) And ESPN even allows you watch live programming on all their channels. I just have to validate my subscription. if roku can get it where the majority of my channels are available as apps, I'll simply return all my cable boxes and go that route instead and save the bread FTW. Plus roku is wireless, and my cable box needs to be near a cable outlet . I'd only need 2 more roku boxes and that's only $100 as a one time fee instead of renting 4 boxes at $40 a month total. they will have paid for themselves in notime.

Well, this is where we're head:

Cable companies ordered to support HD content streaming within homes by 2014
By Aaron Souppourison December 6, 2012 07:23 am

The FCC has ordered cable operators (and TiVo) to update their cable boxes to include support for HD streaming over home networks to devices like PCs, smart TVs, and tablets. In addition to video streaming, cable boxes must also allow HD video recording on external devices through home networks. By June 2nd 2014 the vast majority of set top boxes will have to support an open standard, although cable companies with fewer than 400,000 subscribers have been given an extra three months to implement the changes.

The commission originally ordered cable companies to support network-based streaming back in 2010, but TiVo protested the order saying "if each cable operator deploys set-top boxes with its own understanding of an open industry standard, the result may be an outcome that is neither standard nor open." The FCC has now clarified that an open standard should enable companies to work together without consultation, explaining that video streaming should work even if the cable company and (for example) PC manufacturer have never had any contact with each other.

Both the FCC and Verizon have cited the successor to the DLNA Premium Video Profile, which should be agreed upon at some point next year, as an example of a compliant protocol that cable companies could adopt. In order for the standard to comply, it must support "recordable high-definition video, closed captioning data, service discovery, video transport, and remote control command pass-through."

It'll be down to each company to choose the standard they want to use, but whatever happens, customers should be free to watch (and record) their cable TV content on any household device they choose.


http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/6/3...network-hd-streaming-recording-fcc-order-2014

Any device that supports DLNA (including a smart TV) should be able to take advantage of this feature.

 

[Uncle Kingpin]

They already do exist you big dummy
What does "Digital Cable Ready" (or "DCR") mean?

Today, a television designated "Digital Cable Ready" (or "DCR") is able, when used in conjunction with a separate CableCARD™ module, to receive one-way digital cable signals — with full image quality — without the need for a traditional cable set-top box.

 

[Change]

I have Comcast and I don't have a cable box rental fee anymore. I forgot why but they got rid of them about a year ago.

 

[beenz]

I have Comcast and I don't have a cable box rental fee anymore. I forgot why but they got rid of them about a year ago.

do tell.......how did this come about? those greedy MF'ers at comcast ain't never tryin to give u a break.

 

[beenz]

They already do exist you big dummy
What does "Digital Cable Ready" (or "DCR") mean?

Today, a television designated "Digital Cable Ready" (or "DCR") is able, when used in conjunction with a separate CableCARD™ module, to receive one-way digital cable signals — with full image quality — without the need for a traditional cable set-top box.

this sounds like more bullshyt. so instead of renting a cable box, I'd have to rent a seperate cable card given that my TV accept them

I don't know anyone who has a cable card.

 

[beenz]

I think different cable providers use different 'chips'

in general it's easier for them to iterate the boxes. I'm sure a lot of people go through multiple cable boxes before they upgrade their TV

for me its the opposite. I have been thru multiple tv's and pretty much always had the same cable boxes minus the one that broke once.

 

[Uncle Kingpin]

this sounds like more bullshyt. so instead of renting a cable box, I'd have to rent a seperate cable card given that my TV accept them

I don't know anyone who has a cable card.

Nope you can buy your own cable card and register it with the cable company. Same way you can buy your own cable box.Doesnt change the fact that what your looking for already exists. I have a single cable card with a quad tuner on my computer, so i can watch/record 4 different things at the same time. Xbox 360 is my cable box breh

 

[rantanamo]

I use cablecard

 

[Liquid]

cable tv is old technology. Apple will come out with a better solution in 2 years

 

[StarClout]

As a DirecTV subscriber, this would be null since the TV would need to either have an access card built in (which would render it useless if a card swap happens) or it would have to have an access card port.

This could also open up a can of worms I don't think DTV or DISH want opened again after not having dealt with it for years