[PhilB]

It looks like the two-way cable card may be on it's way.

http://www.commsdesign.com/showArtic...cleID=51000151


-phil

 

[QZ1]

Quote:

Originally posted by PhilB It looks like the two-way cable card may be on it's way.

Any idea on when a CC2 TV gets to market? Is one year realistic or will it be one-and-a-half or two years?

 

[dt_dc]

Longer version here:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041021/215938_1.html


Or here:
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...38&newsLang=en

 

[vegggas]

Panasonic demonstrated this at CES at the start of this year...
http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_el...12&cont_id=591

And are further into development and deployment as soon as the final standards are known.


vegggas

 

[PhilB]

Quote:

Originally posted by vegggas Panasonic demonstrated this at CES at the start of this year... And are further into development and deployment as soon as the final standards are known. vegggas

The OCAP 1.0 standard has been issued for a month now. According to CableLabs, Samsung is the first CE manufacturer to license the technology. Despite what Panasonic showed at CES it looks as if they have yet to step up to the plate and make the commitment that Samsung has.


Just becuase Panasonic demonstrated something at CES it does not follow that they are further along in develpment than Samsung.


-phil

 

[vegggas]

Panasonic was also first to market CableCard V1 sets and has been pushing other manufacturers and cable companies to adopt the standards needed to make V2 workable. I know that they already have the hardware in place for deployment with their slide out modules (in plasmas), so that the base set can be upgraded if it conforms to the needed standards.


vegggas

 

[cxdmn2004]

Quote:

Originally posted by PhilB The OCAP 1.0 standard has been issued for a month now. According to CableLabs, Samsung is the first CE manufacturer to license the technology. Despite what Panasonic showed at CES it looks as if they have yet to step up to the plate and make the commitment that Samsung has. Just becuase Panasonic demonstrated something at CES it does not follow that they are further along in develpment than Samsung. -phil

Panasonic(MEI) is one of licensors of OCAP (which includes GEM) technology. Samsung is a licensee of the OCAP.


For reference, refer to the following news links.

• Via Licensing Calls for Essential Patents for MHP, GEM and OCAP (06-10-2004, SAN FRANCISCO)
  
  : http://www.dvb.org/index.php?id=10&nid=76
• Panasonic And Comcast Agree to License OCAP Middleware for U.S. Cable Market (09-23-2004, Secaucus, NJ)
  
  : http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/pressroom/cont2.asp?Filter=12&cont_id=798

 

[vegggas]

Ahhh!!!

That makes more sense to me now.


thanks

vegggas