ClearQAM - What It Is And Why It Matters

Re:ClearQAM - What It Is And Why It Matters by jsz0 on Saturday February 18, 2012 @03:21PM (#3607637)

Not necessarily. This could be done through most of the existing equipment customers own. An iPad app just needs the right IP address to tune a digital video stream that's arriving via your existing cable modem / router. Same thing for a stand-alone IP set top. I saw a demo a few years ago at Cisco on this exact configuration that was part of their early 'TV anywhere' development. The box they were using was about $50 and available on NewEgg.com at the time. Worked beautifully.

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Re:ClearQAM - What It Is And Why It Matters by joezydeco on Saturday February 18, 2012 @06:55PM (#3608118)

First sentence in the article:

"There are millions of homes and apartments around the country that have a TV connected to a cable but have no set-top box and no video service from their local cable provider"

If we need to provide these users with boxes, fine. But that's not what we're talking about here.

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Re:ClearQAM - What It Is And Why It Matters by jsz0 on Monday February 20, 2012 @11:35PM (#3615223)

Also from the article:

Putting direct IP access to the broadcast channels on the cables is a much better approach.

I agree it's a better approach and offers more benefits to consumers in the long run.

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