http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/ Engadget HD Comments for Verizon pushes VueKey as an alternative to CableCARDs http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/Oct 30th 2008 3:45PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/Oct 30th 2008 3:57PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/"Everything works the same, except that the key isn't owned by U.S. cable or CableLabs."

I'm not sure I quite understand what this is about, but would this somehow bypass the current requirement that forces HTPC owners to use CableLabs certified prefab PC's?

Could we, for instance, finally build our own HTPC's with VueKey Cablecards that would subsequently work with FIOS?

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Authorization can be handled on the Verizon side by with random keys, and the VueKey calls home to make sure that the customer has the OK to descramble the content, thus making it safe for Verizon to allow any HTPC owner to use (even Macs or Linux users). Also Verizon owns the wire going to the home and the ONT box, so any unauthorized person can simply be turned off from a physical standpoint.

Then again, Verizon doesn't have to do anything to make it easier for HTPC users, so while this might make it great, they could make it a greater barrier to entry than cablecard.]]>Oct 31st 2008 10:45AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/10/30/verizon-pushes-vuekey-as-an-alternative-to-cablecards/Oct 30th 2008 4:20PM