http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/13/pcmagcom-reviews-dell-xps-410-with-cablecard/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:42:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/13/pcmagcom-reviews-dell-xps-410-with-cablecard/#comment-16336 Is OpenCable Platform (OCAP) Delaying Media Centers? » Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:28:47 +0000 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/13/pcmagcom-reviews-dell-xps-410-with-cablecard/#comment-16336 [...] Where are all the media center computers with digital cable tuners? Digital cable tuners were supposed to have ushered in a new era for media center PCs, allowing HD cable television to be watched on your computer. Unfortunately, reality has been less than exciting. VelocityMicro PC is the only viable vendor for purchasing such a computer system. HP is no longer selling Digital Cable Tuners and Dell, although offering the XPS 410 for reviewing, has not delivered a commercial product. [...] [...] Where are all the media center computers with digital cable tuners? Digital cable tuners were supposed to have ushered in a new era for media center PCs, allowing HD cable television to be watched on your computer. Unfortunately, reality has been less than exciting. VelocityMicro PC is the only viable vendor for purchasing such a computer system. HP is no longer selling Digital Cable Tuners and Dell, although offering the XPS 410 for reviewing, has not delivered a commercial product. [...]

]]> http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/13/pcmagcom-reviews-dell-xps-410-with-cablecard/#comment-10157 Engadget: Hand-ons with Vista CableCard Media Center » Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers Tue, 22 May 2007 02:58:28 +0000 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/03/13/pcmagcom-reviews-dell-xps-410-with-cablecard/#comment-10157 [...] It seems there are a lot of benefits in being the big boys on the block. The writers at Engadget had two Dell XPS 410s (estimated cost of $3,400) with CableCard support delivered to them yesterday.  One installation went smoothly while the other was a comedy of errors, similar to the PCMag.com article. Here are the links to the articles. Installing a CableCard media center: Fiasco [...] [...] It seems there are a lot of benefits in being the big boys on the block. The writers at Engadget had two Dell XPS 410s (estimated cost of $3,400) with CableCard support delivered to them yesterday.  One installation went smoothly while the other was a comedy of errors, similar to the PCMag.com article. Here are the links to the articles. Installing a CableCard media center: Fiasco [...]

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