By law in the US, cable operators must offer standalone CableCards, used in everything from TVs to HTPCs to Tivos, to encourage competition with and choice beyond standard, clunky settop boxes. But not all that many people take advantage of the policy. More »
It looks like consumers in Chicago and Denver will have the privilege of being the first to get their hands on Panasonic’s new tru2way-enabled VIERA HDTVs. Basically, true2way is a new type of CableCARD that will deliver interactive features to cable subscribers without the need for a cable box.
AU: While this is very US only, there may be a chance, one day (but not any time soon) that this tech will feed over to Australia so we can get Foxtel on our TVs without the extra box.
