What is a CableCARD for a TV?
CableCARD is a special-use PC Card device that allows consumers in the United States to view and record digital cable television channels on digital video recorders, personal computers and television sets on equipment such as a set-top box not provided by a cable television company.
What devices work with a CableCARD?
A CableCARD is a device roughly the size of a credit card that can be used with a compatible third-party device to access Xfinity TV services. Comcast supports CableCARD-compatible devices such as TiVo, Ceton or Silicondust.
Why do I need a cable card?
Why do I need a CableCARD? About the size of a credit card, a CableCARD is a plug-in card that is inserted into a slot on your TiVo UES/DVR so you can receive digital cable channels. If you do not insert a CableCARD decoder into your TiVo device, it will not be able to receive digital cable TV.
What is a multi stream CableCARD?
If you have cable TV, your TiVo box needs a multi-stream CableCARD (M-Card) to receive cable channels, and to watch and record multiple channels at the same time.
Can I buy a spectrum receiver?
Since Spectrum supports a number of third-party DVRs, you can buy your own equipment. All you need to do is make sure that they are compatible. Receivers manufactured by Arris/Motorola, Cisco, Scientific Atlanta, Pace, and Samsung work quite well with the service and are worth considering if you want to go this route.
How does an M card work?
When travelling by bus or train, simply place your MCard on a smart reader on the bus or smart-enabled rail gate. TOUCH – BEEP – GO. You will need to hold it on the smart reader until the card has been read properly. This is usually shown by a green light and an audible beep.
What is the CableCARD standard?
Cable providers in the United States are required by the FCC to support the CableCARD 2.0 standard. The specification was developed by CableLabs, a research group run by a consortium of cable companies. Devices that use CableCARDs are known as “Hosts” and must be certified as compliant with the specification by CableLabs.
Do I need a cablecablecard to view digital cable channels?
CableCARDs are not necessary for viewing unscrambled digital cable channels if the user has a QAM tuner —a feature in some televisions and DVRs. CableCARD support is most common on higher end televisions that include a special slot for the CableCARD and a built-in cable tuner.
How do I know if my televisions support CableCARD?
Televisions that support CableCARD should be labeled by the manufacturer as ” digital cable ready ” (DCR). Interactive features such as video on demand rely on the CableCARD Host device being an OpenCable Host Device and have nothing to do with the physical card.
Can I use a CableCARD device instead of a Comcast TV box?
Using a CableCARD device instead of a Comcast TV Box means you will only be able to receive one-way digital cable channels and not be able to receive Xfinity On Demand, Pay Per View (PPV), or the interactive programming guide.