First, true it doesn't change the 1394 requirement on STB's, but still, the only channels you are more than likely going to get are the OTA channels which you *should* already be able to get anyways. Almost all pay content is still 5C'd.
Second, it's not that most poeple think CableCARD's suck, it's more that we have yet to see them working as equal product replacement for a STB. Until we have 2 way CableCARD's, people are probably gonna think the technology sucks.
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First, true it doesn't change the 1394 requirement on STB's, but still, the only channels you are more than likely going to get are the OTA channels which you *should* already be able to get anyways. Almost all pay content is still 5C'd.
Second, it's not that most poeple think CableCARD's suck, it's more that we have yet to see them working as equal product replacement for a STB. Until we have 2 way CableCARD's, people are probably gonna think the technology sucks.