The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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IMO cable card is important because it keeps the cable monopolies from sticking it even more to the customers. I much prefer my $2/mo cable card to a $10/mo STB which requires yet another remote.
w/o a CC alternative, cable companies could try to roll even more useless services into their HD packages and jack up the price. My cable company charges $10 for the STB, $10 for HDDVR which also requires $7 for program guide and 2 way services. Not worth it IMO
But cable card is pretty poorly supported, mine died last week and made my HLR5067 act completely crazy. Cox swore it was my TV, but upon replacing the CC it went back to normal. I just hope 2.0 is implemented better.