The price WILL come down... (Score 1)

I remember when TiVos cost over $1000 for the 14-hour model. DVD players used to cost upwards of $2000. My first CD burner was the size of a large toaster oven and burned $40 discs. Times change. Prices fall. Technology moves on. This TiVo has a lot of power in that box, and the cablecards take it to a whole new level. This is one case where the mythtv fanboys can't say "Just build one yourself." It will be a good long while before we see oss for cablecard and encrypted video decoding due to the tight restrictions on that standard. And I'm with Overzeetop - at $400 I'd buy one.