TiVo Product Verified as Digital Cable Ready.LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- CableLabs(R) announced today that TiVo has successfully achieved verification status for the first "Digital Cable Ready See CableCARD. " (DCR DCR Department of Conservation and Recreation DCR Decrease DCR Digital Cable Ready (television) DCR Dark Crisis (Yu-Gi-Oh! cards) DCR Debt Coverage Ratio DCR Dacryocystorhinostomy ) product. The TiVo product was verified for compliance in a recently concluded test wave held at CableLabs. The approval by CableLabs allows TiVo to build and deploy a CableCARD(TM)-enabled DCR digital video recorder See DVR. (DVR), and enables consumers to enjoy unidirectional digital and high definition (HD) cable programming without the need for a set-top box. More than 400 digital television models from 22 different manufacturers now have been verified or self-verified for compliance with the DCR testing program. "We're excited to see the innovation that is possible in Digital Cable Ready products," said Mike Hayashi, Chairman of the OpenCable Certification Board, and Senior Vice President, Advanced Engineering and Technology, Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . CableLabs' testing is conducted to show compliance with the DCR test suite. Verification or certification indicates that the DTVs have shown compliance with the DCR test suite, but does not verify conformance with all applicable specifications, FCC rules, intellectual property licenses, or any other legal requirements applicable to DCR products, nor does it imply any subjective measure of product performance. Product claims are solely the responsibility of the company making the additional claims. Founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry, Cable Television Laboratories 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 advancements into their business objectives. Cable operators from around the world are members. CableLabs maintains web sites at www.cablelabs.com; www.packetcable.com; www.cablemodem.com; www.cablenet.org; and www.opencable.com. CableLabs(R), DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (R), CableHome(R), PacketCable(TM), OpenCable(TM), OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan (TM), CableCARD(TM), DCAS DCAS Department of Citywide Administrative Services (New York City) DCAS Downloadable Conditional Access System (digital television) DCAS Defense Contract Administration Services (DLA) (TM), M-Card(TM), Go2Broadband(SM) and CableNET(R) are marks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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