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Microsoft Announces CableCARD Support

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the if-you-yell-loud-enough-and-long-enough dept.

Thomas Hawk writes "Microsoft and CableLabs announced today that they have reached agreement that will allow digital cable ready CableCARD supported Media Center PCs to ship by the Holiday Season next year. Lack of premium HDTV cable or satellite support was frequently cited as one of the largest weaknesses of the Media Center platform. Central to this agreement is the DRM protection scheme developed by Microsoft to protect HDTV cable programming under the OpenCable process."

2 of 126 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I Matter by GryphonTech · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ummm... wtf?!? I have no reply to the previous post except maybe.... I welcome our new Media Center, DRM infested Overlords......

  2. Microsoft, Cable, and DRM? by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Reminds me of a song:

    ...Your heart's an empty hole.
    Your brain is full of spiders,
    You've got garlic in your soul.
    Mr. Gates^H^H^H^HGrinch.

    Just in time for Chistmas!