Hi all-

I haven't even seen mention of a TV with Tru2Way yet- but was wondering if anyone has heard anything about tuner cards (or USB devices) with Tru2Way cards on their way?

Thanks!  AL

LrngToFly:

Hi all-

I haven't even seen mention of a TV with Tru2Way yet- but was wondering if anyone has heard anything about tuner cards (or USB devices) with Tru2Way cards on their way?

Thanks!  AL

Save us a Google search. What is Tru2way?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tru2way

Its a 'brand' of interactive services over cable.  Also called the Internet? :-) (Sorry, had to have that dig...chuckle)

BOCRs ("tru2way" PC tuners) will not be ready until Windows 7 at the earliest.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2008/02/29/1522852.aspx

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Chris Lanier
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Chris - Moderator:

BOCRs ("tru2way" PC tuners) will not be ready until Windows 7 at the earliest.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2008/02/29/1522852.aspx

That link has more acronyms than I've ever seen!

I'm still hoping it will be sooner than Windows 7. Maybe there will be a dual launch of the DirecTV tuner and True2Way sometime in the next decade.

I was exceited when I first got cable with VOD. After a couple weeks I was over sifting through so much junk just to find something good.

Lets hope that if Obama wins, Biden doesen't stick with pushing his DRM loving ways...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.0

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>Save us a Google search. What is Tru2way?

It's basically Cablecard 2.0 that has 2 way communication.  Cable companies hate Cablecard because it's one way- and so they can't push pay-per-view, on demand, or the guide.  And so they want everyone to rent a box for $8/month for each TV you own.  The FTC has been fighting the cable companies to support cable cards.  So, Cable Labs came up with Tru2Way and several months ago, I think it was about 6 of the major CE companies agreed to implement Tru2Way in their TVs.

I've upgraded my main TV to a HDTV, and rent a box for $8/month from Comcast.  But there is no way I'm going to rent 4 more boxes for my additional TVs when I upgrade them to LCD flatscreens!  And I only get a small subset of channels in Clear QAM that I actually pay for!  So, I'm waiting for TVs with Tru2way to arrive... 

With that in mind, I'm also hoping that TV Tuner cards with Tru2way also come about someday.  And I hope that the stupid restriction that only entire PCs with cablecard support can be sold is removed.