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Seriously, 1080p broadcasts are not likely to happen. Networks can't even get it right with 720p and and 1080i without problems. Most don't even use their full bandwidth now. My concern with this notion of going all mpeg4 will kill the QAM support for local channels which are protected by FCC rules. But then that won't stop Comcast from ignoring more FCC regulations. ]]>Dec 20th 2007 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/Dec 20th 2007 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/Dec 20th 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/Dec 20th 2007 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/
There's always Xbox. It's what I keep telling myself.]]>Dec 20th 2007 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/MPEG4 didn't ruin your directv tivo...directv dvr ruined it. There's absolutely nothing wrong w/ MP4, more compression, but it looks great and saves space. u should be thankful for it. You should just be bummed that direct got greedy and chose not to renew their contract w/ tivo. ]]>Dec 20th 2007 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/
All those old Motorola DCT series STBs do have MPEG4 decoders in hardware and the CPUs aren't powerful enough to do it in software. I am not sure on the DCH and SA/Cisco stuff...but are cable companies really ready to mass upgrade even just the HD subscribers?

All Digital Cable Ready TVs sold both currently and in the past don't have MPEG4 decoders either.

Maybe for Pay Per View and things that require a two-way STB anyway...but I can't see mainstream linear HD channels going to MPEG4 anytime soon.

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