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The loose availability in that press release is 2nd qtr. 2008, so I guess that could mean end of June before we hear more about that development.

Meanwhile what is outrageous is the fact that Cablevision in their flyer make no mention of the dongle, so if you are a CableCard customer call their bluff and contact their customer service demanding a release date for the dongle!

Stay tuned!]]>Mar 19th 2008 9:21PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/]]>Mar 19th 2008 9:50PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/The notice says you need the cable box to get the interactive program guide and the music channels. That is wrong. New TV's and Tivo have TV Guide on screen and both get the music channels. You don't even need cablecard to get the music channels, they are unscrambles QAM. ]]>Mar 20th 2008 12:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/Mar 19th 2008 10:49PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/Mar 20th 2008 10:22AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/19/cablevision-optimum-coaxing-cablecard-users-back-to-hd-stb/ Was there really no alternative? What about the bandwith dedicated to providing 6-10 versions of Premium stations? As cable customers now record programs for viewing at their convenience, having the exact same programing on 10 stations only appears to provide more choice.
For decades, the cable companies have fought and delayed implementing every FCC regulation designed to improve cable services and lower the costs to consumers. The use of a cablecard not only freed cable customers from the necessity of having a set-top box, it would have freed customers from the necessity of renting a set-top box from their cable provider.
Clearly competition in this area would have been beneficial for consumers. ]]>Apr 16th 2008 9:26PM