Cablecards?

[Boneless]

I'm new to HD and thinking of subscribing. How does the tivo3 work? I don't understand how the cablecards fit into this scenario.

[jrm01]

Try reading the FAQ post, then come back if you have any specific questions.

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=315791

[classicsat]

The Series 3 directly tunes digital cable and OTA itself. It uses Cablecards to decrypt the encrypted pay channels, and to provide channel mapping.