CableCARD Demystified

The CableCARD has got to be one of the most misundertood and under-the-radar consumer technologies ever developed. It’s been talked about for years, but most consumers, even reasonably tech-savvy ones, aren’t exactly sure what it is or how the technology will work. Well, scratch your pointy head no longer. Ars Technica has put together an excellent, straight-forward primer on this next-gen cable TV technology.