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Will CableCard 2.0 arrive in 2008?
ElectronicHouse.com has an excellent article on CableCards. CabeleCards allow you to replace your cable box with another device, like a Series 3 Tivo or a Vista media center computer. The main drawback of the current generation of CableCards is that they do not allow two-way communication, meaning you cannot access the video and [...]
Continue reading...S1Digital to Ship CableCard Tuners in May
26. April 2007
In my inbox this morning I found a press release from S1Digital announcing they will be shipping Digital Cable Tuners this May. More and more companies are offering these new tuners that allow you to view high definition cable through a media center pc. Hopefully all of this competition will drive [...]
Continue reading...List of who’s selling Digital Cable Tuners
23. April 2007
The main new feature of Windows Vista Media Center is the implementation of Digital Cable Tuners, which allows you to view high definition cable television through a computer. The downside though is that Digital Cable Tuners have to be purchased with new computers and through only certain vendors that have been approve [...]
Continue reading...CableCARD Not Yet Ready for Primetime
6. April 2007
Sometimes I feels as if this blog has become a CableCARD blog. It is the most interesting topic regarding home theater computers though. Continuing with that trend, here is more info on CableCARDS: Anandtech has an extensive article about installing and using a Dell XPS 410 with a Digital Cable Tuner. It is a [...]
Continue reading...Hands-on with a Niveus CableCARD Vista Media Center
4. April 2007
The folks over a Gizmodo attended a CableCARD media center demonstration at the Niveus Headquarters last week. From the article: We got a chance to visit the Niveus headquarters last week, and the founders gave us a nice hands-on with their upcoming CableCARD-capable systems. If you’re not familiar with these media centers, they’re essentially Windows [...]
Continue reading...Digital Cable Tuners delayed
2. April 2007
Through Velocity Micro PC and Niveus, the first wave of Digital Cable Tuners have been released. However, the next round of Digital Cable Tuners have hit a snag and will not be available until mid-April. Apparently, ATI needs to update the firmware for the system. I went to the Velocity Micro PC [...]
Continue reading...Xbox 360 Elite geared towards high definition
30. March 2007
Microsoft announced this week the release of the Xbox 360 Elite. For $480, you can buy a supercharged version of the Xbox 360, with a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) cable and a 120 GB hard drive. These features are not geared towards gamers, but rather are an attempt to make the Xbox [...]
Continue reading...Velocity Micro shipping media center with CableCard support
21. March 2007
Media Center PCs with CableCARD support have yet to hit the marketplace. It appears that Velocity Micro might be the first company to release these long awaited computers. EngadgetHD pointed out that a Velocity Micro employee was over at AVSForums.com and stated that Cablelabs certified PCs will be shipping within the week. I took [...]
Continue reading...Sony VAIO Digital Living System VGX-XL3: Great design but needs more than one tuner
15. March 2007
Home theater computers that will support CableCard digital receivers are right around the corner. Most of the announced products to date have been from smaller manufacturers like Niveus or VidaBox. Sony is also preparing their own version of a Vista-based media center computer, named the VAIO Digital Living System VGX-XL3 . [...]
Continue reading...Niveus Digital Cable Receiver insanely expensive
14. March 2007
As I have said before on this blog, the main new feature of Windows Vista Media Center is the addition of CableCARD support. Microsoft has a lot riding on the implementation of CableCard by various vendors, including Niveus. The [...]
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29. April 2007
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