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1. It keeps costs to a minimum. People who don't want or need the Tru2way capability don't have to pay for it.

2. With the drive to make sets thinner, not having to find a place to install the cablecard slot would be a plus.

3. Finally a good use for HDMI CEC (or VieraLink in this case). The sidecar is controlled by the TV and it's remote. An elegant solution to the two remote issue.

And why it is all digital - simple - most cable companies have all-digital lines that the Digital STBs and Cablecard devices use in addition to the traditional analog basic channels. Comcast is like this both in my hometown in suburban Detroit and at my mom's in West Virginia. Charter up here in Bay City Michigan does Analog / Digital s Simulcast as well. It is odd that it is an FCC requirement but honestly I think for most cable subscribers not having an analog tuner in the Tru2way sidecar is a non-issue. If you just subscribe to basic cable, just use the TVs built-in NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuner.]]>Dec 8th 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/panasonic-to-make-boston-the-fourth-tru2way-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/panasonic-to-make-boston-the-fourth-tru2way-market/Dec 9th 2009 8:37AM