HDTV geektalk - (was: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others)?

[Bill McGonigle]

On Dec 14, 2005, at 15:02, Ben Scott wrote:

>> ... (or even better - Java) ...
>
>   Oh, great, as if PCs full of spyware aren't bad enough.

Do cable boxes have spyware problems?  You would do this with signed 
code and a crypto provider.

You have basically three choices:
	1) cable card as-is, you get the features the TV has
	2) cable box - they control the horizontal, they control the vertical
	3) tv with a targetable platform - can get new features as they become 
available from your service provider or 3rd parties.

Which gives you, correspondingly:
	1) no new features
	2) new features, no control
	3) new features, your control

Did I miss any?

-Bill
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