A bit thicker than your Visa card, this device slips into a slot on your HD display, allowing you to watch digital cable programming without a cable set-top box. It's not all gravy though - make sure your card is a two-way device, or video-on-demand and electronic program guide features won't be available.
A removable security module (in a PCMCIA or PC card form factor) which, when inserted in an OpenCable certified set-top, television or other device, enables delivery of digital video programming and other services. The OpenCable specification is designed in part to support the retail sale of advanced digital set-top boxes and other devices. CableCARDs will be provided directly by the cable operator to customers who request them. Or a CableCARD is a detachable device, distributed by cable providers, that connects to the home receiver. The interface between the CableCARD unit and the receiver is specified by the OpenCable platform. CableCARD functionality includes copy protection and signal demodulation.
A removable security card available from cable TV providers. It allows a TV with a compatible CableCARD slot to receive digital cable programming, including premium and HD channels, without using a separate set-top box. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) began requiring service providers to make CableCARDs available as of July 1, 2004. Contact your local cable provider for details regarding the availability and costs of CableCARD-related services.
Roughly the size of a double thick credit card, this device is designed to take the place of your cable TV set-top-box. The TV must be equipped with a CableCard slot to work. At this time, CableCards (which are provided to you through your cable company) do not support all the services your provider may offer such as "on demand" movies or interactive menus.
A cable-company-supplied device that slides into a set-top box or television. The card IDs the user account and turns off protection safeguards so HDTV channels can be watched.
a device that consumers who own Digital Cable Ready (DCR) TVs or other Digital Cable Ready devices will receive from Cablevision to allow for the descrambling of digital programming
a device that consumers who own Digital Cable Ready TVs or other Digital Cable Ready devices will receive from their cable provider that allows for the descrambling of digital programming
a device that plugs into a Digital Cable-ready TV and permits reception of encrypted services
a new piece of equipment about the size of a credit card that allows you to see some,but not all cable channels, without using a set top box
a PCMCIA type II card, or PC card, that takes the place of a set-top cable box
a small card designed to replace the bulky set-top cable boxes that cable and satellite provider
a tiny device designed to replace bulkier set-top cable boxes over the next few years
Credit-card-sized device that inserts into a CableCARD-compliant television and replaces a separate cable box.
CableCARD - This is a new standard for a digital security smart card that allows Digital Cable Ready HDTV sets (and in the future PC peripherals) to receive the encrypted digital cable and HDTV content without a set-top box. For more check out this summary of the technology on ecoustics forum.
A special plug-in card that allows you to watch digital cable TV on any system in the United States through your digital cable-ready TV. Your local cable system operator supplies the card, which plugs into the rear of your digital TV set.
currently not supported by computers, it is an electronic card meant to replace a cable box on a DTV-supported television. Does not support VOD and often will not allow a channel guide
A removable electronic card supplied by a cable-TV service provider that enables reception of encrypted premium channels without a separate decoding box when it’s inserted in a digital cable-ready HDTV.
A device built into new-generation televisions that allows digital cable reception without a set-top cable box.