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A rant from my blog on my frustrations with background programs that hog system resources on your PC
© February 20, 2007 by David Broberg
DRM Interoperability Report
A summary of my recent experience with DRM (Plays-for-Sure), Sansa e200 media player and Yahoo Music.
© December 29, 2006 by David Broberg
How Many Ways to Inhibit Video Copying?
This is a list of the many different technologies currently employed that can be used to inhibit video copying
© October 12, 2006 by David Broberg
CableCARD Primer
This tutorial describes the CableCARD (POD) technology and dispels many "internet myths"
by David Broberg, © 2006 Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
Towards A Second Generation Point of Deployment (POD) Interface
     for Multi- Tuner Cable Receiving Devices
© NCTA, reprinted with permission of NCTA, from the 2003 NCTA Technical Papers™
by David Broberg and Joe Weber
Broberg's Effectiveness Tradeoff Hexigram
Do you want it "fast", "cheap" or "good"? You can't have all three! .
© July 2, 2003 by David Broberg
Truth or Consequences?
An article on the false hope some have in misplaced standards.
© November 3, 2001 by David Broberg
Architecture for a Retail Set-Top Box for Multimedia Delivery
This article was presented at the 2001 International Conference on Multimedia and Expo.
© May 2001 by David Broberg, Mukta Kar and Dorothy Raymond
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Interface Design
This article describes seven guidelines or principles for effective interface design.
© June 23, 2001 by David Broberg
The Challenge of PVRs for Cable Systems
PVRs technology changes the way we watch TV. This article describes some of the challenges for cable systems as they begin to implement this promising technology
© June 23, 2001 by David Broberg
Extended Copy Control Instructions - A Bad Idea
ExCCI seeks to tag content with an expanded suite of copy restriction commands. This article explains why this is a bad idea with many flaws.
© May 16, 2001 by David Broberg
History of the Cable Network Interface Standard
An article that describes the history and development of the Cable Network Interface Standard (ANSI-SCTE-40 formerly DVS/313)
© March 11, 2001 by David Broberg
Network Interface Part-2, a Closer Look
This article takes a closer look at the specific content of the Cable Network Interface Standard (ANSI-SCTE-40 formerly DVS/313)
© March 11, 2001 by David Broberg
An Analog HDTV Interface for Cable Set Top Boxes
Can a unidirectional analog component interface adequately serve as a primary connection between an advanced set-top-box and a DTV display?.
© February 19, 2001 by David Broberg
Like Bickering Children
The lack of cooperation and child like behavior demonstrated by some of the industry associations reminds me of bickering children. .
© February 3, 2001 by David Broberg
Interfaces for Digital Set Top Boxes
Article describing the development, selection process and implications of digital interfaces for cable television set top boxes.
© January 20, 2001 by David Broberg
Maintaining Control of Controlled Content
An article describing the copy protection technology on the OpenCable POD-Host Interface.
© November 11, 2000 by David Broberg
Copy Protection in Digital Cable Television Systems
NCTA Technical Paper Proceedings, June 2001
Digital Set-Top Box and Interactive Capabilities
CCTA Technical Paper, March 2000
What's Wrong with EIA-770.x
A White Paper that describes some problems when using the EIA-770 component analog interface standards to carry DTV signals.
© July 16, 1999 by David Broberg
Why Overscan?
Are consumer TV's just built sloppy or do they need to cut off the edges of the picture?
© July 12, 1999 by David Broberg
V-Chips and DTVs, What Gives?
Just what kind of V-Chip processing can we expect from the new DTV systems?
© July 6, 1999 by David Broberg
Working with the Japanese
Presentation for JETRO seminar on E-commerce, November 1998
Does HDTV Mean Big Screen TV?
A guide to the selection of screen size when you upgrade to HDTV.
© April 15, 1998 by David Broberg
Over 100,000 Illegal Colors!
A guide to the electronic generation of digital color for the NTSC Color System
© June 27, 1991 by David Broberg
A Format That Will Improve Your Image
Implications of Y/C Signals in Professional Video
© 1988 by David Broberg and Mike Janko
Data Broadcast: New Opportunities in the VBI
Originally published in the 47th Annual Broadcast Engineering Conference, Proceedings
By David Broberg, April 1993 *PHOTO*
Television Data System for Program Identification
Originally published in the 46th Annual Broadcast Engineering Conference, Proceedings
By David Broberg, April 1992

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