Looks like TimeWarner has approved OPAC cable boxes for some markets. Anyone know of HD cable boxes that on the market?

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6441452.html?q=OCAP&q=OpenCable%2D+based+set%2Dtop

Any new OPAC hardware out there yet? Would like one that can do MPEG4 once the content starts showing up.

Is this upgradeable to MPEG4?
MOTOROLA DCH 3416

Is this upgradeable to MPEG4?
MOTOROLA DCH 3416No.

Looks like Motorola just released an MPEG4 OCAP box...

http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=9066_8995_23&pageLocaleId=2026

Looks like Motorola just released an MPEG4 OCAP box...

http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=9066_8995_23&pageLocaleId=2026Just announced, you mean. It won't ship until 2H 2008.

Looks like Motorola just released an MPEG4 OCAP box...

http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=9066_8995_23&pageLocaleId=2026

Looks like they'll be sold directly to Cable companies and leased to the end users.

"In addition, as these next generation DCX set-tops combine MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 technologies, cablecos are able to maximize their investment in technologies today while transitioning to MPEG-4."

I hope Comcast goes ahead and gets these boxes for two reasons:

MPEG-4 has better compression and more HD channels can be added, and;
Those boxes look HAWT :P