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A CableCARD is a device around the dimensions of a credit card which cable providers give out in order to use DVRs, especially TiVos, with the cable provider. CableCARDs have always kind of been a pain to order and many cable providers require you to pay rental fees for using them. CableCARDs are becoming harder to rent as cable popularity is declining. | A CableCARD is a device around the dimensions of a credit card (or a laptop PCI card) which cable providers give out in order to use in TVs, Cable Receivers, or DVRs, especially TiVos, with the cable provider. CableCARDs have always kind of been a pain to order and many cable providers require you to pay rental fees for using them. CableCARDs are becoming harder to rent as cable popularity is declining. | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 29 July 2023
A CableCARD is a device around the dimensions of a credit card (or a laptop PCI card) which cable providers give out in order to use in TVs, Cable Receivers, or DVRs, especially TiVos, with the cable provider. CableCARDs have always kind of been a pain to order and many cable providers require you to pay rental fees for using them. CableCARDs are becoming harder to rent as cable popularity is declining.
