Re: Microsoft and CableLabs Enable HD Programming on Windows PCs

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Unfortunately, it is not Version 2.0 with two way capabilities, but it
surely beats what we have now. Wouldn't it be great to have Video On Demand
AND the ability to record it?

=D-

"Derek R. Flickinger" <DrFlick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Microsoft and CableLabs Enable HD Programming on Windows PCs
>
> Future Versions of Media Center PCs to Receive Digital Cable Programming
> (November 16, 2005)
>
> Microsoft Corp. and Cable Television Laboratories Inc. announced they have
> reached an agreement that will allow Microsoft and PC manufacturers to
> bring to market digital-cable-ready Windows(R) Media Center-based PCs in
> the holiday 2006 time frame.
>
> These Media Center PCs, capable of supporting a CableCARD module, will
> allow consumers to enjoy one-way cable programming, including premium
> high-definition cable content, on their personal computer and throughout
> the home on compliant network-connected devices, such as Xbox 360, while
> protecting cable operators' investments in high-value content in a digital
> environment. Microsoft is working closely with CableLabs to document final
> approval of Windows Media(R) Digital Rights Management (DRM) as a content
> protection technology for OpenCable(TM) products that receive one-way
> cable content under the terms of this agreement.
>
> The agreement is the culmination of more than two years of extensive
> evaluation and technical reviews performed by the two entities under the
> CableLabs OpenCable process to develop specifications and test suites for
> the new solution.
>
> The specified OpenCable architecture allows for multiple DRM systems to be
> used in the device and ensures content providers of protected delivery of
> content to the PC. Microsoft(R) Windows Media Digital Rights Management is
> the first major DRM system to complete the due diligence necessary for
> approval by CableLabs.
>
> The OpenCable project will continue to play an important role as the new
> agreement moves forward, allowing the cable industry to work closely with
> the consumer electronics and IT industries to innovate rapidly on the new
> specifications developed by Microsoft and CableLabs.
>
> CableLabs will host interoperability events to enable vendors working on
> products based on these specifications to test products in CableLabs
> facilities and conduct more formalized certification testing. More
> information about the OpenCable project is available at
> http://www.opencable.com.
>
> Media Center PCs deliver advanced computing and easy-to-use integrated
> digital entertainment experiences. To date, Microsoft has sold more than 4
> million Windows XP Media Center Edition licenses, and more than 130 PC
> manufacturers are offering Media Center PCs around the world. The cable
> industry supports more than 370 models of digital televisions manufactured
> by 22 companies that display one-way cable content via CableCARDs.
>
> About CableLabs
> Founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry, Cable
> Television Laboratories Inc. (CableLabs) is a non-profit research and
> development consortium that is dedicated to pursuing new cable
> telecommunications technologies and to helping its cable operator members
> integrate those technical advancements into their business objectives.
>
> About Microsoft
> Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
> software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
> their full potential.
>
>
>
> http://www.dmnnewswire.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=35728&afterinter=true
>
>


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