But there is the underlying problem of the tuner.. the NTSC/ATSC tuner in the television simply cannot tune satellite signals.
You can have any cam in the world, it wouldnt matter, but the parts conecting the antenna to the decoder need to work with both.
Unless they are going to start making televisions with CableCard and a NTSC/ATSC and Satellite Tuner which is a possibility, but that means that any existing CableCard television wouldnt be compatible, and therefore would splinter the install-base.
I do admit, its a great idea, and I am all for it, however its just not compatible with the existing CableCard standard.
And if you thought adding ATSC tuners was difficult for television manufacturers, imagine when they are told they have to add Satellite tuners too!